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Leon
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      10-30-2009, 08:47 PM


On 30 Oct, 08:06, Piotr <piotr.pi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've set about to do a SHOUTcast Internet Radio, so I'm looking for
> cheap (low than $100) and small board (ARM based, for example), which
> can run simple Linux distributions. It has to contain Ethernet
> Controller, Audio Codec and it will be very nice if it also provides a
> simple LCD interface (2x16).
>
> I need ~40 pieces of this board.
>
> Could you propose any hardware solutions which meets my requirements?
>
> Thanks in advance for you engagement.
>
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> Piotr Piwkohttp://www.embedded-engineering.pl/


The BeagleBoard might be under $100 for 40 off.

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Piotr
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      10-31-2009, 02:58 PM
On 2009-10-30 21:47, Leon wrote:
> The BeagleBoard might be under $100 for 40 off.


It will be sufficient solution for my application, but unfortunately in basic
version there is not an ethernet connector . This connector is provided only
in addition BeagleBuddy Zippy Ethernet Combo Board which costs $79.

I need find another board ...

Thanks for your engagement.

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Stefan Brröring
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      10-31-2009, 03:46 PM
Piotr schrieb:
> On 2009-10-30 21:47, Leon wrote:
>> The BeagleBoard might be under $100 for 40 off.

>
> It will be sufficient solution for my application, but unfortunately in
> basic version there is not an ethernet connector . This connector is
> provided only in addition BeagleBuddy Zippy Ethernet Combo Board which
> costs $79.
>
> I need find another board ...
>
> Thanks for your engagement.
>


Do you know the mini2440 from friendlyarm? The board itself costs about
50,- $. You can get it with or without LCD Touchscreen Display. For your
requirements (HD44780 LCD), you can use it without Touchscren Display
and connect the HD44780 LCD Display to IO-Ports of the board.

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Theo Markettos
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      10-31-2009, 05:56 PM
Piotr <> wrote:
> It will be sufficient solution for my application, but unfortunately in
> basic version there is not an ethernet connector . This connector is
> provided only in addition BeagleBuddy Zippy Ethernet Combo Board which
> costs $79.


If your enclosure supports it you can use a USB-ethernet adaptor, which
are available for about $5-10.

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Piotr
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      10-31-2009, 08:32 PM
On 2009-10-31 16:46, Stefan Brröring wrote:
> Do you know the mini2440 from friendlyarm? The board itself costs about
> 50,- $. You can get it with or without LCD Touchscreen Display. For your
> requirements (HD44780 LCD), you can use it without Touchscren Display
> and connect the HD44780 LCD Display to IO-Ports of the board.


Excellent! I'm exactly looking for something like this. I've just send a
question to distributor (http://www.andahammer.com) about cost and realizing
time. I hope that everything will be OK.

Thank you very much for this proposal.

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Piotr
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      10-31-2009, 08:37 PM
On 2009-10-31 18:56, Theo Markettos wrote:
> If your enclosure supports it you can use a USB-ethernet adaptor, which
> are available for about $5-10.


Yes, but it will not look nice ...

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Stefan Brröring
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      11-01-2009, 05:25 PM
> question to distributor (http://www.andahammer.com) about cost and

I bought it directly in China via E-Bay. In the moment, i cannot find
any offers without TFT-Display, but it should be available.

I got it very fast, less than a week from shanghai to germany.



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Piotr
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      11-01-2009, 07:26 PM
On 2009-11-01 18:25, Stefan Brröring wrote:
> I bought it directly in China via E-Bay. In the moment, i cannot find
> any offers without TFT-Display, but it should be available.


I'm going to buy single Mini2440 boards from this site:
http://www.andahammer.com/mini244/ . They give the nice discounts

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Piotr
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      11-01-2009, 07:45 PM
On 2009-11-01 18:25, Stefan Brröring wrote:
> I bought it directly in China via E-Bay.


By the way, could you recommend any low-cost JTAG programmer for this CPU
(S3C2440) and Flash memory? What kind of tools do you use?

Thanks in advance.

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Stefan Brröring
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      11-03-2009, 03:19 PM
Piotr schrieb:
> On 2009-11-01 18:25, Stefan Brröring wrote:
>> I bought it directly in China via E-Bay.

>
> By the way, could you recommend any low-cost JTAG programmer for this
> CPU (S3C2440) and Flash memory? What kind of tools do you use?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>


When i got my Mini2440, there were small devices included, which seem to
be something programmers or jtag adapters.

I did not use it, but it looks like the parallel-port programmers which
i use for AVR programming via LPT.

I myself only made some tests, flashing linux kernel e.g. This works
fine via USB connection and a software tool which is included or can be
downloaded. But you don´t need this to test your software. You can
simply transfer data via ethernet or usb-stick.

My collegues do the programming of this device, so i can only write,
that it works...

best regards

Stefan DF9BI

 
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