The Toast ColdFire Control Board circuit board files have been released. Manufacture of the first articles is under way. The schematic and printed circuit board CAD files are being released for both the GNU/Linux and Wxx platforms using the Eagle 4.03 CAD system. As usual, the design and all of its files are released under GPL. The link is on the Toast ColdFire Controller Board page.
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Preliminary Design Files for Toast ColdFire Controller Board Released
The Toast ColdFire Control Board preliminary design files have been released. This work-in-progress is a control board based on the Motorola MCF5307 ColdFire processor, and includes provisions for up to 4 megabytes of flash memory, 16 megabytes of SDRAM, 10/100BaseT ethernet, two serial ports, real time clock, and a PC/104 expansion bus. The schematic is complete and being reviewed, and the printed circuit board layout has begun.
Design for Juice I/O Cross-Extender Board Released
The Juice I/O Cross-Extender Board has been released as source and manufacturing files. This board is a cross-extender between the ISA bus and the PC/104 , to allow testing of PC/104 bus boards in a conventional PC. Full design files are provided, along with manufacturing files for the board. The schematic and printed wiring board CAD files are being released for both the GNU/Linux and Wxx platforms using the Eagle 4.03 CAD system. As usual, the design and all of its files are released under GPL. The link is on the Juice I/O Cross-Extender page.
First Article of Grits Programmable I/O Board Built, Pictures Released
The first article of the Grits Programmable I/O board and the revised version of the Cornbread Programmable I/O board have been built. Pictures are available on the Grits Programmable I/O page.
Design for Grits Programmable I/O Board Released
The Grits Programmable I/O board has been released as source and manufacturing files. This board is built in the PC/104 embedded computer format. Programmable inputs and outputs are accessed through one or more I/O addresses, and a switchable interrupt is provided. Full design files are provided, along with manufacturing files for the board. The schematic and printed wiring board CAD files are being initially released for the GNU/Linux platform and the Eagle 4.01 CAD system. As usual, the design and all of its files are released under GPL. The link is on the Grits Programmable I/O page.
GNU/Linux Eagle 4.01 CAD Design for Cornbread Board Released
The Cornbread Board has been updated, and the design brought onto the GNU/Linux platform and the Eagle 4.01 CAD system. Full design files are provided, along with manufacturing files for the board. As usual, the design and all of its files are released under GPL. The link is on the Cornbread Programmable I/O page.