An expansion board for multiple pandora models


Binky

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Based on the openmokast project and the way old meccano sets could be upgraded by buying expansion kits I would like to suggest the following:


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One P2 model with slightly fewer, or the same, features as the P1 - at a somewhat lower cost


Another model with an expantion layer containing a extra PCB with other fun stuff on it:


Model A:

  • whatever SOC/screen (irrelevant here)
  • L1/R1
  • microUSB otg
  • one full USB port
  • One internal Micro/mini SD slot (boot from this)
  • One external SDXC slot
  • headphones out
  • one type of TV-out connector
  • 3Ah battery
  • reduced height keyboard etc
  • Bluetooth
  • Wifi


Extra layer adds the following to make model B

  • Broadcast radio recivers (DVB/DAB/FM)
  • GPS/magnometer
  • accelerometer/gyro
  • HSPDA
  • dedicated charging port
  • USB hub
  • external SDXC slot
  • Audio Line-out
  • L2/R2
  • external, and internal USB ports
  • other TV-out connectors
  • easy access to GPIO pins externally
  • buttons on the side for mapping to shortcuts
  • space for either an internal USB dongle or 2, or an extra battery
 
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i dont want model A because it doesnt have L/R2, i dont want model B because it doesnt have L/R1


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Model B has:

  • whatever SOC/screen (irrelevant here)
  • L1/R1
  • microUSB otg
  • one full USB port
  • One internal Micro/mini SD slot (boot from this)
  • One external SDXC slot
  • headphones out
  • one type of TV-out connector
  • 3Ah battery
  • reduced height keyboard etc
  • Bluetooth
  • Wifi
  • Broadcast radio recivers (DVB/DAB/FM)
  • GPS/magnometer
  • accelerometer/gyro
  • HSPDA
  • dedicated charging port
  • USB hub
  • external SDXC slot
  • Audio Line-out
  • L2/R2
  • external, and internal USB ports
  • other TV-out connectors
  • easy access to GPIO pins externally
  • buttons on the side for mapping to shortcuts
  • space for either an internal USB dongle or 2, or an extra battery


(as you can guess from the lack of SOC, Screen, keyboard, what I labeled as model B was actually the contents of the expansion board :) )
 
Could the Wifi and BT be dropped from the model A, as they could be added by the user with a mini USB dongle?
 
I like the idea of an expansion board but I would want it to be powered sepertatly I know that was already in there but I cannot stress this enough . Also I don't personally care for micro sd as I always lose the buggers .
 
Binky, please don't take this the wrong way. I do really like your imagination and wish to continue seeing your ideas. The more ideas the better! :D I do, on the other hand, sometimes think you want Pandora 2 to be a mobile suit gundam instead of a handheld. :p
 
^ _That_ is why there are more recent threads suggesting a wireless dock :)
 
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