X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=OpenAlt%2Findex.mdwn;h=68acf15bc49ab89a7b1bf6d67fcbd3dbab9d4a04;hb=880f9cd67a0811e71bbfd174abdda6cd7263aef4;hp=1755b87e2df9f53b53d95aa96bc747f36ceac008;hpb=97a216fb19e003b319c0be060416770c106fffd9;p=web%2Faltusmetrum diff --git a/OpenAlt/index.mdwn b/OpenAlt/index.mdwn index 1755b87..68acf15 100644 --- a/OpenAlt/index.mdwn +++ b/OpenAlt/index.mdwn @@ -65,9 +65,12 @@ the design for now: * the 3-axis accelerometer has a max scale of +/- 6g. This is insufficient for characterizing the kinds of motors that we're playing with now. -* while using a gcc-based toolchain to cross-develop for the ARM7 core works - reasonably well, it's a heavy toolchain to build and maintain, and the - processor really is serious overkill for the task at hand. +* while using a gcc-based toolchain to cross-develop for the ARM7 core worked + reasonably well, in 2008 it was a heavy toolchain to build and maintain, + and the processor was serious overkill for the task at hand. Since then, + ARM Cortex SOCs have become so cheap, and the required toolchain so well + supported in [Debian GNU/Linux](https://debian.org) and elsewhere to change + this from a bug to a feature. ## Artifacts ## @@ -76,9 +79,10 @@ presentation about this hardware generation was given at the Ohio LinuxFest 2008. Note that there are many photos included, so this is a HUGE file! The version 0.1 design had enough issues that Bdale decided not to publish -it. Work on an 0.2 revision is mostly complete at the schematic level, and +it. Work on an 0.2 revision was mostly completed at the schematic level, and some printed circuit board artwork updates were made, but a second run of -boards was never attempted. This design is now mostly of historical interest. +boards was never attempted. This design is now entirely of historical +interest. ## Futures ##