Hi Robert: I am very much looking forward to getting my hands on this device. I see interesting times ahead. Peter On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 19:00, <linux-request [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca> wrote: > Send Linux mailing list submissions to > linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > linux-request [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > > You can reach the person managing the list at > linux-owner [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Linux digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. cool new processors combine cortex-a9 with fpga (Robert P. J. Day) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday [ at ] crashcourse [ dot ] ca> > To: Ottawa Linux Users Group <linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca> > Cc: > Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:31:15 -0500 (EST) > Subject: [OCLUG-Tech] cool new processors combine cortex-a9 with fpga > > this might be the new toy for next year: > > http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Xilinx-Zynq7000/ > > "Xilinx announced its first application processors in the form of > Linux-ready, dual-core Cortex-A9 system-on-chip (SoCs) that offer FPGA > functionality. The Zynq-7000 devices integrate dual 800MHz ARM > Cortex-A9 cores with 28nm-fabricated, low-power programmable logic > derived from the Xilinx Artix7 (Zynq-7010 and Zynq-7020) and > higher-end Kintex-7 (Zynq-7030 and Zynq-7040) FPGA technologies." > > too many toys, too little brainpower. > > rday > > -- > > ======================================================================== > Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA > http://crashcourse.ca > > Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday > LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday > ======================================================================== > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux mailing list > Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux > >