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Electronics => Projects, Designs, and Technical Stuff => Topic started by: subzero on December 14, 2017, 01:31:54 am

Title: Tegra K1 base design
Post by: subzero on December 14, 2017, 01:31:54 am
Hi all,

Has anyone done any work on a basic Tegra K1 board (bare minimum processor with LPDDR3, power management, boot, JTAG)?  I've had a look at the nVidia reference design, but I was interested in looking at a more minimal implementation if one was around.

Thanks!
Title: Re: Tegra K1 base design
Post by: subzero on December 14, 2017, 02:26:22 am
K1 seems to be the only processor in the Tegra range that is readily available for individual purchase.  X1 and X2 are next to impossible to get a hold of for the time being.
Title: Re: Tegra K1 base design
Post by: bobaruni on December 14, 2017, 02:40:40 am
It's gonna cost a lot to roll out a custom core module based on Tegra. Why not just buy TX1/TX2 modules? At ~$200, they are not too expensive for industrial or automotive applications.
If you are making consumer tablets, then you won't be able to compete Chinese manufacturers or Samsung/Apple.

I wish they were only $200, more like US$499 which is more like A$650 https://www.arrow.com/en/products/900-83310-0001-000/nvidia (https://www.arrow.com/en/products/900-83310-0001-000/nvidia)
Title: Re: Tegra K1 base design
Post by: bobaruni on December 14, 2017, 03:08:25 am
This won't work for myself but the OP may have a way of doing this  :)
Title: Re: Tegra K1 base design
Post by: NiHaoMike on December 14, 2017, 07:08:38 am
You can get a complete media player with the X1 chip for $150.
https://slickdeals.net/f/11017579-16gb-nvidia-shield-streaming-media-player-w-remote-149-free-shipping?src=sticky