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Start kit of ARM, Linux for beginner

Robert W
Mastermind 7100 points
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: OMAPL138, OMAP-L138, TMS320C6748

Hi,

I want to learn TI ARM+DSP. It seems that OMAP 138 is a good start point. The following link is found at eStore.

https://estore.ti.com/TMDSEXPL138-UNV-OMAP-L138C6748-DSP-Experimenter-Kit-for-Universities-P2940.aspx

I am not sure about whether it comes with the ARM core (SOM) besides DSP 6748. I am not sure about that information from that link.

There are other ARM cores at TI. Can OMAP 138 still active for several years? Or, do you have other suggestions besides OMAP138.

Thanks,

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    TI__Guru** 116740 points

    Hi Robert,

    The OMAPL138 LCDK contains both an ARM and DSP integrated in a single SOC chip. The platform is supported using a Linux SDK kit for the ARM developers and BIOS SDK for the DSP developers. The OMAPL138 contains an ARM9 with a C674x DSP on it.

    If you are looking for development on Cortex A8 ARM core, there are a couple of options you can consider Beagle board XM or Beagle Bone which are extremely popular low cost development platforms used by ARM linux developers.

    Beagle Board XM:

    http://beagleboard.org/hardware-xm

    Beagle Bone:

    http://beagleboard.org/bone

    Hope this helps. All above device will remain active for several years.

    Regards,

    Rahul

  • 0 in reply to Rahul Prabhu
    Mastermind 7100 points

    Hi,

    The OMAPL138 LCDK you recommend is at the following link?

    http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/L138/C6748_Development_Kit_(LCDK)

    There are two links:

    For more information, Refer the product page url's for the following:

    OMAPL138 LCDK - www.ti.com/tool/tmdxlcdk138

    C6748 LCDK - www.ti.com/tool/tmdxlcdk6748

    These two links direct to two product at eStore.

    It seems to me that there are two versions, i.e. L138 and C6748.

    But this link gives me the impression that one board can support both ARM L138 and DSP:

    http://www.ti.com/tool/tmdxlcdk138#Technical Documents

    Any one can make me clear before I decide to buy which one?

    thanks,

  • 0 in reply to Robert W
    TI__Guru 64540 points

    The OMAP-L138 and TMS320C6748 devices are pin-for-pin compatible.  This is why it seems the same hardware could support both, because it can.

    The OMAP-L138 is an ARM926 + C674x+ DSP.

    The TMS320C6748 is just a C674x+ DSP.