[Asterisk-Users] time to build an open phone?

[Bruce Ferrell]

only problem is the protocol stack isn't open.  Good chip

CW_ASN wrote:
> How about to build an ip phone with this IC?
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> http://focus.ti.com/docs/apps/catalog/general/applications.jhtml?templateId=
> 969&path=templatedata/cm/general/data/bband_ipphone_tnetv1001
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Knight" <bk at minusw.com>
> To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 4:30 PM
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] time to build an open phone?
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> 
>>Open software seems to work.
>>Why don't we try it with hardware.
>>
>>1. pick an embedded processor.
>>    It should have a nice linux gui support (like x jtag debugger).
>>
>>2. pick a linux based cad system we all have easy access to and place
>>    schematics under cvs.
>>
>>3. pick some type of gpio or serial interface for keyboard/display.
>>
>>4. pick some basic functionality.
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>>5. code it up. A stripped down *.
>>
>>Let everyone do their own thing with the expensive part.
>>Tooling/packaging.
>>
>>We could let Digium be the distributor, so they are not left out of the
>>loop.
>>A board set would be offered with NO support.
>>If Digium wants no part of it, we just build them on our own for our own
> 
> use
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>>or sell them on ebay.
>>
>>What we would provide is schematics and source code.
>>Everyone can take this to their favorite fab house and crank em out.
>>
>>--
>>Bob Knight
>>[-w] the work option
>>bk at minusw.com
>>925-449-9163
>>
>>
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