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RE: [N8VEM-S100:5012] An ARM CPU on the S100 bus
Thanks for the info gb. Currently I'm leaning toward s the Technologic TS-4900. See here:-
http://wiki.embeddedarm.com/wiki/TS-4900 and http://www.embeddedarm.com/products/board-pictures.php?product=TS-4900
They offer a mini-board with two 100 pin connectors on the back that would make the placement on an S100 board very nice. The S100 board would be modeled after one of their "TS-Sockets" and should in theory allow one to use a number of their "Computer on Module boards". They supply a free IDE programming interface but somebody told me programming the I/O control lines is not easy. There are 121 of them. Clearly plenty to control the critical S100 lines for other S100 board I/O data etc.
An alternative I've been looking at is the European Olimex line, for example their A13 https://www.olimex.com/Products/SOM/A13/A13-SOM-256/
The advantage of them is they are more "hobby" oriented and supply much more information. The down side is their boards don’t have the connectors on the back. The could be placed upside-down (not great) or perhaps removed and re-soldered.
Anyway early in the process, I have currently started on an 80486 S100 board which I will do first.
Everybody out there, please feel free to supply suggestions as to "modern" CPU board you would like to see on the S100 bus. If a cell phone can contain a powerful computer, the is no reason our S100 boards cannot be one!
John
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From: n8vem...@googlegroups.com [mailto:n8vem...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of G. Beat
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Subject: [N8VEM-S100:5012] An ARM CPU on the S100 bus
These System-On-Module (SoM) packages offer some interesting capabilities.
Ethernet / wireless support and integration on the S-100 card being a BIG Plus.
Connectivity is replacing most storage media for data/program transfers, such a board could serve the role as a surrogate for other S-100 boards.
Depending on implementation, an ARM based S-100 board (Linux) could also eliminate the need fir a separate PC to address -- uploads, interfacing, etc.
Intel's migration to NUC, now in their 4th generation, shows another paradigm shift and options. It could sit inside a S-100 case -- or attached to back of monitor (VESA), being a super-smart terminal/workstation.
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d54250wyk.html
gb
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