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>> What is TI's angle here? This isn't TI. Read the bottom of the page, it's a Michigan based nonprofit.
by phkahler 3y ago
>> What is TI's angle here?
This isn't TI. Read the bottom of the page, it's a Michigan based nonprofit.
- neilv 3y agoIs there an evolving relationship between TI and BeagleBoard.org? > The BeagleBoard is a low-power open-source single-board computer produced by Texas Instruments in association with Digi-Key and Newark element14. The BeagleBoard was also designed with open source software development in mind, and as a way of demonstrating the Texas Instrument's OMAP3530 system-on-a-chip.[8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeagleBoard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeagleBoard That page includes the BeagleV-Ahead.
- cushychicken 3y agoTI kinda sorta helped start BeagleBoard. The founder of BeagleBoard was a former TI sales or applications engineer. TI has always had a strong hand in BB hardware design because it’s effectively a reference design for them.
- skykooler 3y agoSimilar to how the Raspberry Pi was developed by former Broadcom engineers and as such uses their CPUs.
- neilv 3y agoIn both cases, there's more to the explanation than that a person used to work for the company. That explanation could be significant and nonobvious. The explanation could also change over time.