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Christopher Friedt wrote: |
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> I'd really like to get involved |
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> with designing a _good_ handset from the ground up, if only there was |
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> some sort of monetary incentive. |
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> I really think OM needs to buckle down if they're going to be |
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> releasing a new model based on Samsung's 6410, and I mean including a |
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> UI that makes a statement relative to the market. Really, having a 3G |
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> modem is almost standard these days. I would suggest just using the |
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> same chip 'everyone' else is using, which is the msm7200a, but it's |
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> not very open in spite of the good linux driver support and being |
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> packed with so many goodies on the inside. Aside from that, there's |
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> good ol' omap, but TI got rid of all of the baseband silicon from |
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> their chips a while ago. |
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Reading between the lines, it sounds like you want to walk on the |
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Dark (Rf) side? |
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Take a look here, if you really want to get into controlling the |
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Rf side of things..... |
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http://www.ettus.com/ |
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http://gnuradio.org/trac |
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PS, If you are going along this path, I'd stick with a mainstream uP |
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and add peripherals as needed, or a FPGA design. IC companies get |
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lots of unseen pressure from governments and corporations, when there |
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sexi little SOC become available in great detail to the masses, |
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particularly those of a linux persuasion, in my experiences.... |
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caveat emptor! |
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hth, |
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James |
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