At Thu, 28 Jan 2021 13:05:31 -0800 (PST) [email protected] wrote:

> 
> I'm prototyping on a pocketbeagle, but how to scale up for production or 
> ~1000 units is unclear. I can buy pocketbeagle retail for $25, but the 
> Octavia SIP lists on Digikey at $36 and I have to but 500 parts to get that 
> price . So it seems like integrating a pocketbeagle into my product would 
> be easier and more cost effective. The only bit I don't know is how to 
> solder down a pocketbeagle onto a larger board with automation, any ideas?

I have soldered male headers (pins) on the bottom of a PocketBeagle and
installed female headers (sockets) on the "base board". The PocketBeagle is
not soldered to the base board, but is mounted in a pair of sockets.

Have a look at the pictures here:

https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/Pocket_Beagle_Quad_StallMotor_w_Sense_base_board__includes_LCC_CAN_and_power_supply.html

And the design on GitHub:

https://github.com/RobertPHeller/RPi-RRCircuits/tree/master/PocketBeagleQuadSMCSense



> 
> -R
> 
> On Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 7:06:58 AM UTC-8 [email protected] 
> wrote:
> 
> > Maybe you can't buy a ready build board, but Octavio offers design files 
> > for the Red with the C-SIP version of OSD335x ->link 
> > <https://octavosystems.com/files/osd3358-sm-red-c-sip-eagle-files/>
> >
> > acheesehead schrieb am Mittwoch, 27. Januar 2021 um 15:42:56 UTC+1:
> >
> >> The board is loosely based upon the Red board. Added a second Ethernet. 
> >> The Red is a good starting point. I have a Red that we used to evaluate. I 
> >> also have a Blue. Not a bad board, but uses funky connectors. I do not 
> >> know 
> >> of a dev board based upon the cSIP.
> >>
> >> On Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 7:38:24 AM UTC-7 acheesehead wrote:
> >>
> >>> Sorry. Can't share our design. Proprietary. No thermal issues as of yet, 
> >>> but we are not running intensive software. I do plan on inspecting using 
> >>> a 
> >>> thermal camera in real time sometime soon.
> >>>
> >>> On Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 3:56:29 PM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi
> >>>>
> >>>> Are you able to share the high level design of the board. How do you 
> >>>> deal with the heat issue
> >>>>
> >>>> Cheers
> >>>>
> >>>> frank
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 1:47:39 AM UTC+11 acheesehead wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> We have designed a board based upon the Octavo Systems cSIP, which is 
> >>>>> a step beyond the SIP. They added eMMC, EEPROM and a MEMS oscillator. 
> >>>>> Many 
> >>>>> layout issues go away using their solution. I have worked extensively 
> >>>>> with 
> >>>>> the Octavo folks. Very nice people. What I understand is that the 
> >>>>> company 
> >>>>> was founded by ex-TI people. They provide free design review services 
> >>>>> that 
> >>>>> uncovered problems with our design. They say they will manage 
> >>>>> obsolescence 
> >>>>> of the components inside of the cSIP. 
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 6:18:24 AM UTC-7 [email protected] 
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> At Tue, 26 Jan 2021 05:07:26 -0800 (PST) [email protected] 
> >>>>>> wrote: 
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> > 
> >>>>>> > 
> >>>>>> > Thank you Robert! 
> >>>>>> > 
> >>>>>> > I forgot to mention that I'm looking at the BBW, but I think your 
> >>>>>> answer 
> >>>>>> > refers to this one as well. 
> >>>>>> > What about the availability between both solutions? My intended 
> >>>>>> development 
> >>>>>> > should be for industry, where they expect very very long product 
> >>>>>> > availability. Would a SIP be better over single components, or does 
> >>>>>> Octavio 
> >>>>>> > face the same problems when any part gets end of life status? 
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I don't really know. You'll have to talk to the people at TI about 
> >>>>>> that. 
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> > 
> >>>>>> > Is the image really completely the same? No diff config in uboot or 
> >>>>>> > somewhere else? Not easy to compare, because the pinout for both 
> >>>>>> ICs is 
> >>>>>> > different. 
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> The stock Beagle image works without mods on either. I don't know if 
> >>>>>> there is 
> >>>>>> a difference in the boot loader or if the uboot srcript in the chip 
> >>>>>> EEPPROM is 
> >>>>>> different. If there is, there is suitable firmware included on the 
> >>>>>> image. 
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> > 
> >>>>>> > 
> >>>>>> > [email protected] schrieb am Dienstag, 26. Januar 2021 um 
> >>>>>> 13:54:41 UTC+1: 
> >>>>>> > 
> >>>>>> > > At Mon, 25 Jan 2021 23:15:36 -0800 (PST) 
> >>>>>> [email protected] wrote: 
> >>>>>> > > 
> >>>>>> > > > 
> >>>>>> > > > 
> >>>>>> > > > 
> >>>>>> > > > Hello everybody, 
> >>>>>> > > > 
> >>>>>> > > > I'm searching the right hardware for an embedded project. One 
> >>>>>> of the 
> >>>>>> > > Beagle 
> >>>>>> > > > variants is likely to be the right base to start with. Some 
> >>>>>> point I 
> >>>>>> > > > couldn't figure out: 
> >>>>>> > > > 
> >>>>>> > > > Why are some boards using the TI AM335x like BBB and others use 
> >>>>>> the same 
> >>>>>> > > > core, but wrapped in a Octavio SIP. I know that it already 
> >>>>>> contains a 
> >>>>>> > > bunch 
> >>>>>> > > > of components board designers place next to the AM335x. But 
> >>>>>> what are the 
> >>>>>> > > > main reasons to choose one or the other? Price? Design 
> >>>>>> complexity? Is it 
> >>>>>> > > > fully software compatible on image level? 
> >>>>>> > > > 
> >>>>>> > > 
> >>>>>> > > The PocketBeagle uses the Octavio SIP and the Debian images for 
> >>>>>> the BBB 
> >>>>>> > > work 
> >>>>>> > > just fine on the PocketBeagle, with no compatiblity issues. I 
> >>>>>> think the 
> >>>>>> > > Octavio SIP allows for a more compact board because all of the 
> >>>>>> support 
> >>>>>> > > components are incorporated into a single package. This makes for 
> >>>>>> a 
> >>>>>> > > smaller 
> >>>>>> > > (and cheaper) PCB. 
> >>>>>> > > 
> >>>>>> > > -- 
> >>>>>> > > Robert Heller -- Cell: 413-658-7953 <(413)%20658-7953> 
> >>>>>> <(413)%20658-7953> GV: 978-633-5364 <(978)%20633-5364> 
> >>>>>> > > <(978)%20633-5364> 
> >>>>>> > > Deepwoods Software -- Custom Software Services 
> >>>>>> > > http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Linux Administration Services 
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> >>>>>> > > 
> >>>>>> > > 
> >>>>>> > 
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> -- 
> >>>>>> Robert Heller -- Cell: 413-658-7953 <(413)%20658-7953> GV: 
> >>>>>> 978-633-5364 <(978)%20633-5364> 
> >>>>>> Deepwoods Software -- Custom Software Services 
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> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> 

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