Don't be affraid, we know. Are you designing the RF part too or using
the ARM as a chipset for the GPS receiver ? May I ask which receiver
chip are you using, with analog IF or digital output (1.5, 2 or 3
bits...) ?

thx,
Vasile

On 6/7/07, M. Adam Davis <stienman@gmail.com> wrote:
> Oh, and to quell any rumors, the gps thing is not for Rabbit, in case
> anyone was jumping to that conclusion...
>
> -Adam
>
> On 6/7/07, M. Adam Davis <stienman@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm working on a GPS navigation system using an Atmel at91sam9261.
> > LCD, touchscreen, serial, etc.
> >
> > I'm running Linux on it, compiled from another machine.
> >
> > A few gotchas (anyone know why GCC would forget about decimal points
> > for printf and scanf of floating point numbers?  There's got to be an
> > internationalization problem in there somewhere, but I can't find it!)
> > but very interesting.
> >
> > Prior to this I designed a usb memory card reader using an
> > at91sam7s128.  I didn't work on the code, though, only the hardware.
> > http://www.rabbitsemiconductor.com/products/usb_card_reader/index.shtml
> >
> > -Adam
> >
> > On 6/7/07, wouter van ooijen <wouter@voti.nl> wrote:
> > > Some fear that The List will die. So let's jump the next bandwagon: ARM
> > > chips. (note: I vote that we keep the name. piclist is a well-known
> > > brand.)
> > >
> > > Personally I think PICs are still interesting, especially the smaller
> > > 14-bit core chips. It is very easy to put a 6, 8 or 14 pin PIC chip into
> > > a design. One voltage, small package, choice of SMD or DIP, internal
> > > oscillator, 5V. Compared to that an ARM chip (for instance an LCP2103)
> > > is much more hassle. But even a small ARM chip runs circles around an
> > > 18F or dsPIC.
> > >
> > > So, who is using what ARM chips and what for?
> > >
> > > I use ARM chips in a series of classes. For informatics students these
> > > are the last-year LPC2106 boards with LSP, LCD, buttons, LEDs, RS232,
> > > and build-in Wiggler clone. They use C++. For electronics students we
> > > use the this-year boards with LPC2148, which adds USB and a PIC (!) as
> > > keyboard controller (deja-vue?). They use assembler and/or C. We hacked
> > > together a development environment based on PSPad, GCC and GDB/Insight.
> > > Works quite well, but a little rough on some edges. I am working on a
> > > realy great ARM library, which might be ready some time next year (do
> > > you smell vapourware?).
> > >
> > > I have not yet used ARMs for my own projects, but hope to do so when a
> > > new project arrives (and my library is ready).
> > >
> > > I sell ARM chips and Olimex ARM boards. Not in high volumes, but enough
> > > to be interesting.
> > >
> > > So what about you?
> > >
> > > Wouter van Ooijen
> > >
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> > > docent Hogeschool van Utrecht: www.voti.nl/hvu
> > >
> > >
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