[MinnowBoard] Difference between 'MinnowBoard Turbot Dual Core Board' and 'MinnowBoard Turbot DUAL Core Board'

[Wolfgang Keller]

Thanks for the information. I currently use my Minnowboard (Turbot)
mostly for some (hobbyist) low level hacking for which the openness of
the Minnowboard is of advantage. So at the moment certification is of
no worry for me. :-) I was mostly worried about changes that can cause
incompatibility on hardware or software level, which I should at least
be aware of.

CU
Wolfgang



On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 10:27 PM, Ottaway, Brian R
<brian.r.ottaway at intel.com> wrote:
> Hello Wolfgang.
>
> Functionally, there is no difference. Same firmware and software and perf. The key difference being board level changes to achieve Class B emissions--versus Class A on the currently available Turbot Dual-core...in stock at Mouser and Arrow...Netgate is sold out.
>
> What should you do? :  the Class A vs B difference is only important when one goes to production based on the design....enables you to achieve residential and commercial certs. For development and prototyping, it is all the same, just get the currently available Turbot dual-core (class A) at Mouser or arrow.
>
> Note: there is no ETA to assemble and ship the Class B Turbot dual-core...right now in CAD only. We will revisit as needed and listen to feedback. Stay tuned.  The quad-core version is shipping now, which is Class B natively.
>
> Note 2: If you go to the designs files repo on github.com/minnowboard-org you will see two root folders for Turbot dual-core (CAD databases pending)...the latest one is the Class B.
>
> That is about as much as I can handle typing on my phone. :)
>
> Have a good day,
> Brian
>
>> On Mar 5, 2017, at 9:16 AM, Wolfgang Keller <wolfgangkeller at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Dear people,
>> when one goes to
>>
>>> https://store.netgate.com/Turbot.aspx
>>
>> (the Netgate show page for "MinnowBoard Turbot Dual Core Board")
>>
>> one can read in red:
>>
>> "New, improved dual and quad core Minnowboard Turbot available."
>>
>> If one clicks on the 'dual' link, one gets to
>>
>>> https://store.netgate.com/Turbot2.aspx
>>
>> the Netgate shop page for "MinnowBoard Turbot DUAL Core Board".
>>
>> So I would like to know: What is the difference between 'MinnowBoard
>> Turbot Dual Core Board' and 'MinnowBoard Turbot DUAL Core Board'? As I
>> already outlined: The Netgate shop implies that there is one.
>>
>> Yours faithfully
>> Wolfgang Keller
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