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Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 23:40:40 +0000 (UTC) X-Mailer: iCloud MailClientcurrent MailServer2429B28.6954931b110c Message-id: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Webmail-42--9acece28-50e8-4534-975b-b4f214adf14c List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to ARM processors List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-arm List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-arm@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: X-Proofpoint-ORIG-GUID: Zq-iPz0meAsBiCegFAfYqxc20scm0Bt7 X-Proofpoint-GUID: Zq-iPz0meAsBiCegFAfYqxc20scm0Bt7 X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=baseguard engine=ICAP:2.0.272,Aquarius:18.0.1057,Hydra:6.0.680,FMLib:17.12.68.34 definitions=2024-11-26_14,2024-11-26_01,2024-11-22_01 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 clxscore=1015 adultscore=0 phishscore=0 mlxscore=0 mlxlogscore=718 spamscore=0 suspectscore=0 malwarescore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.19.0-2308100000 definitions=main-2411260190 X-Rspamd-Pre-Result: action=no action; module=replies; Message is reply to one we originated X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:714, ipnet:17.58.16.0/20, country:US] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4XyfG559CSz4QV8 X-Spamd-Bar: ---- --Apple-Webmail-42--9acece28-50e8-4534-975b-b4f214adf14c Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed The Waveshare SIM7600G-H 4G HAT. The IoT SIM provider I've used before now= sells a '12 month' flat rate SIM. I had tinkered with a prior model SIM t= hat allowed 64kbit/sec continuous bandwidth, and the newer model is rated = for 750kbit/sec instead. The project idea is to see if this data rate woul= d allow for a general communications device, allowing that phone service a= nd SMS are excluded from the data plan. [RC] On Nov 26, 2024, at 1:42 PM, = Mario Marietto wrote: ---> I'm personally working= on a phone-adjacent project... Hello Robert, We are working on the same p= roject. ---> with a Waveshare board... Which one ? ---> and likely a Pi Ze= ro 2 W. After having looked for a better SOC we have ended using the Pi Ze= ro 2W. For a start it's ok. Even though there aren't so many alternatives = at the moment. Are you a developer ? Tell me something more about your tec= hnical choices. Which display do you want to use ? On Tue, Nov 26, 2024 at= 7:28 PM Robert Clark < robert_clark@mac.com > wrote: Hi Mario, I'm person= ally working on a phone-adjacent project with a Waveshare board and likely= a Pi Zero 2 W. Have you looked at the Waveshare boards as an easy way to = get a prototyping system pulled together? [RC] On Nov 25, 2024, at 9:12 AM= , orbit < ordinarybit@proton.me > wrote: On Monday, November 25th, 2024 at= 7:02 PM, Mario Marietto < marietto2008@gmail.com > wrote: Hello. I'm plan= ning to buy this soc : Radxa Zero Specifications : CPU : Amlogic S905Y2 qu= ad-core Cortex-A53 RAM : Up to 4GB LPDDR4 (4GB option available) Ports : M= ini HDMI Micro USB OTG Micro USB power Wireless : Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, B= luetooth 5.0 because I'm trying to assemble a mobile phone powered by Free= BSD. This soc seems to be the only option available given its performances= and slenderness. But what I want to know is how compatible it is with Fre= eBSD. Are there some huge unfixed bugs ? Problems with HDMI or whatever ? = thanks. -- Mario. Hi, I stumbled with Orange Pi SoCs for IoT / mobile phon= es though FreeBSD does not support it but only Linux and Android. http://w= ww.orangepi.org/html/hardWare/computerAndMicrocontrollers/details/Orange-P= i-2G-IoT.html http://www.orangepi.org/html/hardWare/otherAccessories/detai= ls/orange-pi-Touch-Screen-For-2G-IOT.html http://www.orangepi.org/html/har= dWare/computerAndMicrocontrollers/details/Orange-Pi-3G-IoT-A.html http://w= ww.orangepi.org/html/hardWare/computerAndMicrocontrollers/details/Orange-P= i-3G-IoT-B.html http://www.orangepi.org/html/hardWare/computerAndMicrocont= rollers/details/Orange-Pi-4G-IoT.html orbit -- Mario. --Apple-Webmail-42--9acece28-50e8-4534-975b-b4f214adf14c Content-Type: multipart/related; type="text/html"; boundary=Apple-Webmail-86--9acece28-50e8-4534-975b-b4f214adf14c --Apple-Webmail-86--9acece28-50e8-4534-975b-b4f214adf14c Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8;
The Waveshare SIM7600G-H 4G HAT.

Th= e IoT SIM provider I've used before now sells a '12 month' flat rate SIM. = I had tinkered with a prior model SIM that allowed 64kbit/sec continuous b= andwidth, and the newer model is rated for 750kbit/sec instead.
<= div>
The project idea is to see if this data rate would allo= w for a general communications device, allowing that phone service and SMS= are excluded from the data plan.

[RC]

On Nov 26, 2024, at 1:42 = PM, Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> wrote:

---> I'm personally wo= rking on a phone-adjacent project...

Hello R= obert,

We are working on the same project.
 
---> with a Waveshare board...

Which one ?

---> an= d likely a Pi Zero 2 W.

After having loo= ked for a better SOC we have ended using the Pi =0AZero 2W. For a start it= 's ok. Even though there aren't so many =0Aalternatives at the moment. Are= you a developer ? Tell me something more about your technical choices. Wh= ich display do you want to use ?


On Tue, Nov 26, 2024 at 7:28=E2=80=AFPM Robert Clark <robert_clark@mac.com> wrote:
H= i Mario,

I'm personally working on a phone-ad= jacent project with a Waveshare board and likely a Pi Zero 2 W.
<= div>
Have you looked at the Waveshare boards as an easy way = to get a prototyping system pulled together?

= [RC]

On Nov 25, 202= 4, at 9:12 AM, orbit <ordinary= bit@proton.me> wrote:


<= div style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">On Monday= , November 25th, 2024 at 7:02 PM, Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello.

I'm planning to buy this soc :

=

Radxa Zero

  • Specificatio= ns:
    • CPU: Amlogic S905Y2 quad-core Cortex-A53
    • RAM: Up to 4GB LPDDR4 (4GB option available)
      • Ports:
      • Mini HDMI
      • Micro USB OTG
      • Micro USB power
    • Wireless: Wi-Fi 80= 2.11 b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0

because I'm trying to assemble a mobile phone powered by FreeBSD. This s= oc seems to be the only option available given its performances and slende= rness.
But what I want to know is how compatible it is with = FreeBSD. Are there some huge unfixed bugs ? Problems with HDMI or whatever= ? thanks.

--
M= ario.


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