Re: running FreeBSD 4.11 or 5.4 on a SBC

[Joel]

> I have a need for a Single Board Computer (SBC), something like the TS-5600
(B>  
(B> http://www.embeddedarm.com/epc/ts5600-spec-p.php
(B>  
(B> My requirements are:
(B>  
(B> +100MHz CPU
(B> Wireless 802.11b
(B> 3 or 4 Serial ports
(B> boot from a CF card
(B> 8 ch. A/D
(B> 2 ch. D/A
(B> less than 5 watts of power!
(B>  
(B> is this do-able in FreeBSD?
(B
(BIt has been done. You could probably find something about several such
(Bprojects by searching on your favorite search engine for "sbc freebsd"
(Bor something similar.
(B
(BAs noted, netbsd, openbsd, and various flavors of Linux have also been
(Bused in this sort of device with good results. (More terms you might
(Bwant to search on.)
(B
(B> Since I am on this subject, I was going to use an old P-120 motherboard
(B> running with a hard drive for development.  
(B> Does any one know of a cheep A/D - D/A and DIO PCI card that can be used
(B> with FreeBSD?
(B
(BAgain, they exist. You'll probably come across such hardware while
(Bdoing the above searches.
(B
(B> I am hoping to most of the development in C (little as possible, as I am
(B> just learning C), and shell scripts.
(B
(BYou'll probably find some mailing lists in the process as well, where
(Byou can get help with this.
(B
(BHave fun. :-)
(B
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