A bunch of pictures

[thatgui]

What is the leftmost connector?

I assume next to is eSATAp ... never heard of that before, so no idea if I will ever have a use for it other than using it as an USB-port ... but who knows. This will be full USB 3.0 (5 Gbit/s), right?

Is there an overview somewhere what features are currently planned? I think whatever information I have in my head is obsolete ...

from left to right (CPU side of the board): Micro USB 3.0, eSATA/USB2 combo (I guess the p stands for powered, as the power is taken from the USB part of the port), USB 2.0 + MicroUSB 2.0 (on the keyboard side), Audio (+ Headset), MicroHDMI

 

[mcobit]

The esata will be powered?


There is no 12 V on the board or is there?

 

[_wb_]

What is the leftmost connector?

I assume next to is eSATAp ... never heard of that before, so no idea if I will ever have a use for it other than using it as an USB-port ... but who knows. This will be full USB 3.0 (5 Gbit/s), right?

If things did not change, then all USB ports will be 2.0 (480 Mbit/s) except for the micro-USB OTG, which will be 3.0 (5 Gbit/s). The reason for that is that  the OMAP5 only has one USB 3.0 connection, all the others are 2.0 -- so it makes most sense to make the best use of that one USB 3.0 by using something bi-directional (so it can be both a fast host and a fast device), and the only bi-directional USB 3.0 port is the micro-USB one.

So the USB+eSATAp combo port is USB 2.0 combined with what I assume will be SATA 2.0 (3 Gbit/s). Using a cable like this: http://www.newmodeus.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=474 you can attach something like a laptop DVD writer or hard disk and reach their max speeds.

The esata will be powered?


There is no 12 V on the board or is there?

No, it will be 5V only, like on most laptops. Unless you want to directly attach a desktop hard disk, that should be no problem.

 

[matzesu]

 If all Pyra will delifered whit a Aluminium Case, i think the Case Company wouldnt be amused because they have all the work whit the Case Design, and cant sell the Plastik Cases to ED...

I would prefer a toughter Plastik Case..

Expect the lack of a Camera, the Pyra seems like a great Smartphone to mee.. hopefully it fits on my Jeans then, otherwise i would wear Baggy Pants (like the last few yeahrs)..

 

[mcobit]

Maybe the esata/usb2.0 port could allow some more current than the usb spec allows. Something around 1A.


My tv has such a port to allow usb hdds to function without a y-cable.

 

[Tenka]

Is the keyboard placement certain now?  At first I was thinking

but then I realized

I'm eager to find out how the capped keys feel.  Also the rumble, that's cool!  I hope we can finely adjust the levels of it.

 

[Tensuke]

Looking really great, ED! The rumble is a nice surprise, that plus clickable nubs plus L2/R2 buttons is going to make this way better for portable gaming than even the Pandora. I'll wonder how I ever played without them! :rolleyes:

Also the rumble, that's cool! I hope we can finely adjust the levels of it.

Me too.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZQKPTo59v3s?feature=oembed

 

[matzesu]

I remember now, at my PS2 Time, the Dual Shock Controller vibratet a lot when Sin Attacks in Final Fantasy X, then i deakitivatet this feature..

Could be usefull, if it dosnt over used in games..

 

[Bosbeetle]

I think the rumble will be mostly used for notification purposes, say "you have mail"

 

[EvilDragon]

Another pic for you:

The dummy CPU PCB on top of the mainboard and connected to the EVM.

 

[ekianjo]

excellent pics

 

[Bosbeetle]

Another pic for you:


The dummy CPU PCB on top of the mainboard and connected to the EVM.

DSC01992.jpeg

So correct me if I'm wrong but there is a dummy PCB for the CPU with on it a connector that is connected to another board that can hold the real CPU and thats connected again to another board (the EVM) what is this EVM?

 

[Binky]

There is a board carrying the real CPU (Evaluation Board, = EVM) which is produced by TI for people who want to play around with or test their processors prior to using them in a product.

That board has various connectors on it for external hardware.

There is a one-off board produced by ED and co which brings all these connections together into a handy ribbon cable

There is then another custom board which splits all those connections on the ribbon cable out to match the connector positions on the Pyra's CPU board.

That, in turn is connected to a Pyra mainboard, which is very close to the final production design.

(I think)

What's the complicated square group on unused solder pads on the board connected to the EVM?

 

[TeDaDeS]

What's the complicated square group on unused solder pads on the board connected to the EVM?

I would guess the board also contains the rotator chip and LCD functionality, maybe it reserved a spot for this.

 

[fahrstuhl]

There is a board carrying the real CPU (Evaluation Board, = EVM) which is produced by TI for people who want to play around with or test their processors prior to using them in a product.

That board has various connectors on it for external hardware.

There is a one-off board produced by ED and co which brings all these connections together into a handy ribbon cable

There is then another custom board which splits all those connections on the ribbon cable out to match the connector positions on the Pyra's CPU board.

That, in turn is connected to a Pyra mainboard, which is very close to the final production design.

(I think)

What's the complicated square group on unused solder pads on the board connected to the EVM?

The board on the EVM seems to be the same as the one on the Pyra, just upside down (See the two black connectors on either side). The square solder arrays should be for the SoC.

 

[EvilDragon]

Another pic for you:

The dummy CPU PCB on top of the mainboard and connected to the EVM.

DSC01992.jpeg

 So correct me if I'm wrong but there is a dummy PCB for the CPU with on it a connector that is connected to another board that can hold the real CPU and thats connected again to another board (the EVM) what is this EVM?

That's correct. The EVM is, as mentioned in the posts above, the official development board by TI.

As you also might now, the CPU board is not finished yet - only the mainboard mostly is.

Using the CPU Dummy which connects to the EVM and plugs onto the mainboard (like the real CPU Board will do later), we can test that all connections between the CPU PCB and the Mainboard are working fine.

 

[Binky]

The board on the EVM seems to be the same as the one on the Pyra, just upside down (See the two black connectors on either side). The square solder arrays should be for the SoC.

Ah. One board design with a EVM--> ribbon cable converter on one side and a ribbon cable --> Pyra mainboard on the other?

Cunning!

 

[PokeParadox]

Very nice!

 

[Bosbeetle]

Another pic for you:


The dummy CPU PCB on top of the mainboard and connected to the EVM.

DSC01992.jpeg

 
So correct me if I'm wrong but there is a dummy PCB for the CPU with on it a connector that is connected to another board that can hold the real CPU and thats connected again to another board (the EVM) what is this EVM?

That's correct. The EVM is, as mentioned in the posts above, the official development board by TI.


As you also might now, the CPU board is not finished yet - only the mainboard mostly is.


Using the CPU Dummy which connects to the EVM and plugs onto the mainboard (like the real CPU Board will do later), we can test that all connections between the CPU PCB and the Mainboard are working fine.

Ah clear a very clever set-up I like it...

 

[fusion_power]

Another pic for you:


The dummy CPU PCB on top of the mainboard and connected to the EVM.

DSC01992.jpeg

Tasty Sandwich. ^^

So the CPU board will sit upside down onto the big mainboard of the Pyra, SoC facing downwards to the MoBo? Ok, makes sense and now I can see it will fit without wasting space through the distance of the daughter board connectors.