Clone Friendly ARM

electrogarage
Hello all,

Can I make clone of Friendly ARM(any of tiny/mini etc.) ?

If yes ? can I use existing schematics as it is and use same for layout and
develop h/w ?

Has anyone cloned this board? If yes can you share your schematics ?

Any suggestion on this topic will be helpful for me.







Thanks

Dave McLaughlin
Why make a clone? 

Unless you are wanting to make your own specific design based on the
schematics with perhaps different connector locations and type, a direct
clone is pointless unless you have a market for it as the cost of the
multi-layer PCB won't be cheap unless you have volume.

I have thought about a redesign myself, not a direct clone, which would
have special connectors and additional parts for battery charging and a
power supply that can work from 5V to +24V input.

If you want to clone it, then all you need is the schematics but you will
have to find all the foot prints on your own.

I'd be interested to know why you want to clone it in the first place?

Dave...

Sandy B
Hi Dave

Thanks for replying.
I want to build cheap tablet pc.I am a s/w guy and know very few things
about h/w.So for 1st revision I want to build h/w as it is.
I also want to add battery charging functionality in board but I will do
that in next revision if 1st rev works successfully.
Still working on pricing details and studying other boards like beagle
board,crane board,hawk board etc.
I agree with you that unless I have a market for it cost of multi-layer PCB
won't be cheap unless I have volume.
Right now I am not in position to go for mass production.
I am searching for Chinese tablet pc schematics also where cost of
components will be low.
I am interested in commercial aspect of building cheap tablet pc.Are there
any terms and conditions? I am open to give back schematics layouts and s/w
if it works for me.
Any suggestion will be helpful for me as I am still in initial stages of
such thing and need lot of suggestion.









Thanks