Re: Good ARM board for Debian?

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl@lkcl.net>]

jerry this is an example of a freescale SoC that could potentially fit
the requirements you've set.

http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=VF5xx#

like many of these cortex A5 SoCs it's relatively new, and quite... specialist.

the other one is that SAMA5:
http://www.atmel.com/microsite/sama5d3/highlights.aspx

the advantage of atmel SoCs is that atmel have considerable experience
in analogue: you *do not* need an external PMIC, just a few capacitors
and you're done, because they build the PMIC directly into the SoC
itself.

so do not be tempted to consider atmel SoCs on the price of the SoC
alone: bear in mind that the design will be simpler and the cost
lower.

but, do not also be tempted to just run at atmel or freescale going
"hooray!" - consider the expected lifetime of the product for the
client, as well, and check the end-of-life dates on the SoC [and all
other components].

l.