[ros-dev] Rasberry Pi

[Maya Posch]

According to Wikipedia the Raspberry Pi uses the ARM1176JZF-S core which 
is an ARMv6Z architecture. It should be similar to the ARMv6K as it most 
notably lacks multi-core support. It's still an old architecture, of 
course, and I agree that the Cortex A-series is a much better choice as 
a development platform, whether it's the currently popular A8/A9 or the 
upcoming A15.


Maya

(2012/01/11 12:20), Alex Ionescu wrote:
> It's a generation-lagging ARM11 -- Windows and iOS don't support these 
> kind of chips anymore (called ARMv6) because of major lacking 
> functionality. The ARMv6K (which I'm not sure the Pi uses) is probably 
> the minimum you'd want to use, and I know the ROS ARM port was 
> retargeted to ARMv7 which has been out for almost 3-4 years now.
>
> The PandaBoard, which is 179$, so definitely more expensive, is a much 
> better platform for such a port -- it's an A9/v7 (successor to A8/v7, 
> successor to ARMv6K, successor to ARM6...) and has dual-core, 1GB of 
> RAM, a GPU, a DSP, and more... still a bargain for 179$ if you ask me 
> though.
>
> Best regards,
> Alex Ionescu
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Ged Murphy 
> <gedmurphy.maillists at gmail.com <mailto:gedmurphy.maillists at gmail.com>> 
> wrote:
>
>     It looks like the model B boards are now in manufacture.
>     http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/509
>
>     There are only 10k being made being made in this batch and demand
>     is really high, so I doubt they'll last longer than a few minutes.
>
>     With only 256MB RAM available, I doubt Windows 8 will ever run on
>     it although Windows Embedded Compact 7 might.
>
>     I know the reactos arm port is still a way off, but this could be
>     a golden opportunity for reactos.
>
>     At $25 per computer, they're gonna sell hundreds of thousands of
>     these things and most buyers will be enthusiasts/developers.
>
>     Ged.
>
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