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i own the original chip. i don't understand what this thing is about, a higher-spec chip?
by wiradikusuma 10y ago
i own the original chip. i don't understand what this thing is about, a higher-spec chip?
- Sanddancer 10y agoA chip with a design more suitable for embedding in a device. After you make the initial outlay, SMD components become much more easy to deal with than pth, for example.
- throwfaesfe 10y agoI was confused as well. I think it's all about being Open Source. You don't have to sign an NDA to view the spec.
- fingar 10y agoThe changes are: 1. It is now SiP, not SoC, because the GR8 chip incorporates 512MB RAM! System-in-Package. 2. They made changes here and there so all of the GR8 is open compared to the previous SoC. Most notably I expect the video decoding/encoding in hardware should be unable now. 3. Much smaller form factor. 4. Now has very fast NAND memory, so flash once and forget. 5. Overall they got input from developers and implemented what is needed. 6. Most important, same day Linux kernel support for the GR8 in Linus's tree. The commit was accepted a few days ago.
- Narishma 10y agoI believe it's 256MB of RAM and 512MB of NAND flash.