all right i opened viable vpad and examined the board it uses davinci tms320dm6446 dsp it is possible to hack it it does have linux in it and has sd card port usb port and has video in and out port with 10" touchscreen lcd it is based on arm9 series
for those wondering what it looks like go to www.viable.net or http://www.sbn-tech.com/eng/01_product/product_01.asp
i tried crated a sd card with u-boot and arm linux and not bootable ,i talked to viable tech they said sd card is bootable as well usb flashable but tells me i have to mount it
anyone intresting in vpad it sells for 99 bucks special buy
yes it is possible to hack i looked in mne too it does have jtag port and a possible inline serial port
on the board near top near sd card slot is a 14 pins jtag labeled j7 and to the right of it is a 6 pins inline socket labeled j1
it has onboard 256mb ram
i looked up texas instrument website and it said to use xds510 jtag emulator
im curious to what you intend to use vpad for other thing?
since vpad version is no longer sold but they now sells vpad + it has bluetooth,built in wireless and has built in web browser to authincate wireless but you can find 1st generation vpad on ebay there are lots of vpads that all deaf people were fed up with beta version that was released last april was rip offs now it has been recently updated to real release version and no more beta testing but 1st generation doesnt have built in web browser or built in usb but i can use usb wirless by finding one with rt-73 chipset
but vpad has the potienal to be turned into linux web pad easily
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