freebsd-arm Digest, Vol 271, Issue 1

[Damjan Marion]

On Jun 15, 2011, at 4:41 AM, Brian J. McGovern wrote:

> All,
>  I've been reading the list digest for a few weeks now to try to get an
> idea of where ARM development is. However, what I haven't seen is any
> recommendations on hardware for someone looking to get on the platform.
> 
>  Now, I don't want to seem to be trolling, but I'm curious if there are
> recommendations for a reasonably supported platform? I'm looking to
> mostly do application development for what will eventually be a remote
> sensor array, so low power consumption - in the range of 15-20W, 3-4 USB
> ports and being able to boot itself are the primary requirements. That
> doesn't mean I'm not interested in kernel work - always a possibility
> since I've written the device drivers for the USB devices that will be
> connected, but I'd like something I can get up and running with fairly
> quickly.
> 
>  In looking around, something like the OpenRD Ultimate or even the
> Dreamplug and a USB hub from Globalscale look interesting....
> 
>  Thoughts?

DreamPlug sounds as a good start, as it is based on 88F6281 which is 
well supported in freebsd. You might want to take a look at:

http://wiki.freebsd.org/FreeBSDMarvell

Regards,

Damjan