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| − | ==General==
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| − | * Official Hackers Manual ([http://www.openpandora.org/downloads/PANDORA_Hackers_manual_v101.pdf v1.01]) from OpenPandora Ltd, includes warnings about damage and warranties (or loss of).
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| − | ==Board==
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| − | [[image:Board_rev5.jpg|thumb|Pandora PCB rev 5]]
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| − | The Pandora is based upon OMAP3530 and DM3730 System-on-a-chip, that includes a whole family of processors in one single chip:
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| − | *[[ARM]] Cortex-A8 CPU
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| − | *PowerVR SGX graphics core
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| − | *C64x+ DSP core
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| − | ===OMAP3530 (600MHz units)===
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| − | * OMAP35x: Main page on TI site[http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/gencontent.tsp?contentId=36915]
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| − | * OMAP3530 specific page[http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/omap3530.html] ''This lists the features of the chip and has all the applicable Technical Documents''
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| − | * [http://focus.ti.com/pdfs/wtbu/ti_omap3430.pdf specifications]
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| − | * [http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Category:OMAP35x Texas Instruments Wiki]
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| − | ===DM3730 (1GHz units)===
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| − | * DM3730 specific page[http://www.ti.com/product/dm3730]
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| − | * [http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Category:DM37xx Texas Instruments Wiki]
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| − | ====Other OMAP3530 Projects====
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| − | *Always Innovating Touch Book[http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/wiki/]
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| − | *Beagle Board Resources[http://beagleboard.org/resources] As it uses the same SoC, many BB resources are also relevant for the Pandora.
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| − | *Beagle Board Google Group[http://groups.google.com/group/beagleboard]
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| − | ====Cortex-A8====
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| − | This processor is part of the [[ARM]] risc cpu family[http://www.arm.com/products/processors/cortex-a/cortex-a8.php] that is licensed by a lot of hardware vendors. It has multiple command extensions as [[NEON]] (similar to MMX for x86 architecture)
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| − | *r1p1[http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.ddi0344b/DDI0344.pdf] ''Note: OMAP3530 uses rev1p2''
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| − | *'''UPDATE''': r2p2 Documentation [http://infocenter.arm.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.arm.doc.ddi0344e/index.html] ''Note: OMAP3530 uses rev1p2''
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| − | *NEON instruction set [http://infocenter.arm.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.arm.doc.dui0204h/Bcfjicfj.html]
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| − | *NEON memory hazards[http://hardwarebug.org/2008/12/31/arm-neon-memory-hazards/]
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| − | ==== PowerVR ====
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| − | * [http://khronos.org/opengles/2_X/ Official site]
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| − | ** OpenGL ES 2.0, several million polygons per second.
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| − | ** [[OpenGL ES 1.1 Tutorial]]
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| − | ** [[SGX_drivers|SGX driver info]]
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| − | ====C64x+====
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| − | Digital signal processors allow to do complex calculations within only a few cycles
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| − | *CPU and Instruction Set Reference Guide[http://focus.ti.com/lit/ug/spru732h/spru732h.pdf]
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| − | *TMS320C6000 Assembly Language Tools v 6.0 Beta User's Guide[http://focus.ti.com/dsp/docs/dspsupporttechdocsc.tsp?sectionId=3&tabId=409&abstractName=spru186p]
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| − | *TMS320C6000 Optimizing Compiler v 6.0 Beta User's Guide[http://focus.ti.com/dsp/docs/dspsupporttechdocsc.tsp?sectionId=3&tabId=409&familyId=44&abstractName=spru187n]
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| − | *TMS320C6000 Programmer's Guide[http://focus.ti.com/dsp/docs/dspsupporttechdocsc.tsp?sectionId=3&tabId=409&abstractName=spru198i]
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| − | ===TPS65950 power IC===
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| − | *Main page on TI site[http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/tps65950.html]
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| − | See also [[Hardware documentation]]
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| − | = accessories =
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| − | Currently a Pandora branded case, a TV out cable and replacement batteries are available, though as of mid-2011 production of the TV out cable has not started yet. The lead developers are currently entertaining other possibilities.[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=41686]
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| − | A page in this wiki has been started to list potential generic [[Accessories|accessories and peripherals]] that will work with the Pandora.
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| − | 512MB Pandoras (early 2012)
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| − | The Pandoras produced in Germany by Global Components.
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| − | Early 2012 systems shipped with an OS that can only address 256MB of the 512MB RAM. You can check this by typing `free` in a terminal. For these systems, an OS update is needed to see and use the full 512MB. As of May 2012, that OS is available as an optional beta update.
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| − | The Pandora project has been a group effort from the beginning. The hardware development team designed Pandora based on specifications requested by potential users. The main physical features - qwerty [[keyboard]], dual analog pads, clamshell design, pocketable size - were considered important by most of the community. The physical appearance of Pandora is a result of getting all the necessary hardware into a pocket sized device while keeping the cost reasonable. Many other layouts were considered, but the final design is the best possible solution.
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| − | ==Where does the stylus fit?==
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| − | The stylus fits in a slot in the bottom, near the front and on the right hand side. It slides in parallel to the battery.
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| − | <gallery>
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| − | Image:Pandora bag.jpg|Carrying case
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| − | </gallery>
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| − | ==Emulation Questions==
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| − | [[Category:Chipset]]
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