SEA myStorm SDK boards for developers - please register your interest

Folknology 2016-09-09 16:37:30 UTC #1

We have a small number of myStorm higher specified developer only kits that are for sale £25/30eur/$33 we want to get these into the hands of developers that will help us get myStorm polished and ready for general consumption, if you are interested in purchasing one of these early adopter kits, please let us know by replying to this thread with a justification of what you can bring in this aim.

artag 2016-09-22 11:25:17 UTC #2

I can't promise the time to make good use of a developer-only kit, but I would like to get a standard board (since I couldn't attend OSHcamp). Are there any more available ?

Folknology 2016-09-22 11:29:17 UTC #3

We were actually oversubscribed for the OSHCAMP workshop and all of the standard ones went. We are working on a new batch of standard myStorm boards which should be available end of October.

Hope this helps artag

artag 2016-09-22 11:35:35 UTC #4

Yeah, that's great. Put my name on one please !

aaronpeacock 2016-09-24 13:57:25 UTC #5

Yes please!
I would like to extend Ultibo ( http://www.ultibo.org/ ) to enable accessing the myStorm resources from Ultibo running bare-metal on the R-pi.
I'm imagining a dual-boot scenario wherein one develops in a Linux r-pi environment (both the Ultibo IDE and the myStorm toolchain) but then boots the realtime Ultibo-enabled application image and has full hardware control across both via the GPIO header etc.

What are your expectations vis-a-vis the availability of a dev board for purchase against my development interest?

My primary interest is in enabling TDM and I2S frame-based (channel-interleaved with channel clock) interfaces for multiple/multichannel audio codecs and associated hardware ring-buffers to enable an open standard professional audio development platform where the clocking is a direct function of the audio sample rate (low jitter) and where the general platform is optimized primarily for determinate dependable audio input/output (from codec to memory/storage, to codec from memory/storage)

etabeta 2016-09-29 15:15:16 UTC #6

Wow, congratulations for the great project! Unfortunately I don't suit for the developer-only boards, but I'm looking forward to get my hands on a standard one.

Do you have future workshops already scheduled?

Folknology 2016-09-30 11:37:27 UTC #7

We are hoping to do a London workshop at the beginning of December, watch this space..

piers 2016-10-16 22:29:46 UTC #8

If any are still available (and I realise my post is quite late), I would be very interested in a developer kit. I've recently become self employed, so have more flexibility over working time. I am happy writing C, Bash and C++. I'd like to learn python, so happy to fit in 2-4 hours a week on whatever is useful. I'm even happy to write / update documentation !
I've worked with embedded Linux, I2C, GPIO, UART as well as more exotic interfaces such as CAN. My 'day job' is imaging systems, so I try to consider coding to avoid excess copies of data.

Folknology 2016-10-17 15:09:33 UTC #9

Hi Peirs I think we are completely out of the SDKs now, however we will have boards at the end of November

asm 2016-10-20 08:24:06 UTC #10

Hi, if you happen to locate any spare boards I'd like to take one off your hands. I'm an electronics engineer of too many years and this is perfect for a project I'm starting. Also if it helps, I'm local to you guys (Fleet), and am happy to help out if required.

piers 2016-10-20 22:07:48 UTC #11

Thanks Alan,
Can you add me to your list for a board in November. I'm still happy to provide some coding / documentation time to the cause.
I'm guessing you used Eagle as you are familiar with it - just thinking Kicad schematics / layout would have added even more OS goodness to the mix ! I used it once - being able to hack text files was a useful benefit (and probably good for source control too).
Cheers,
Piers
PS - sorry - I though tI sent this 2 days ago !

piers 2016-10-20 22:13:02 UTC #12

Hi Asm,
Can you outline your project ? Will it be open hardware ? Or aimed at education ?
I'm originally a hardware engineer (assembly & test technician in 91) but started dabbling in software in 95/96. I still do bits of hardware (but the tools have come a long way since I used EasyPC to design PCBs in 92-95 !) I can hack Kicad and have used Altium viewer, but would take longer than most companies would pay for to get up to speed now !
Cheers,
Piers

Folknology 2016-11-10 11:57:39 UTC #13

Can folks who still wish to purchase a myStorm SDK board please let me know if they are still interested and where in the world they are as we may have a few more available...

asm 2016-11-22 22:16:45 UTC #14

Hi, I'd like one. Is this the Black Ice?

I live in Fleet, Hampshire

Kitlith 2016-12-06 17:55:22 UTC #15

Hello, mystorm developers!

I've been wanting a myStorm ever since I first heard about it on hackaday. Would be my first oppertunity to use an FPGA, and while I'm sure I could wait for mass production, I am certainly tempted by these early adopter kits...

On to the disclaimer: I currently have a project or two in mind, though no real idea on how to implement these ideas. I get distracted from some projects rather easily, and it's possible that I'll be off this hardware/software kick pretty soon, though I don't think I will... guess we'll see.

I'm in California, USA, location-wise.

Basil 2016-12-17 14:23:32 UTC #16

Hi, If any are still available, I would be very interested in an SDK board. I am in Cambridge.

Thanks
Basil

ken.boak 2017-01-03 08:48:55 UTC #17

Hi All,

The last of the myStorm BlackIce SDKs will be shipped to interested parties this week. Apologise for delays - but I had to deal with hospitalised ageing father on the Isle of Man this last couple of weeks.

There are about 8 remaining, then future orders will be from the next production batch.

Please reply with name and address - and I will ship them out on a first come first served basis.

The cost of the BlackIce SDK is £40 and includes pmods.

Payment is by PayPal only to ken.boak@gmail.com

regards

Ken

Folknology 2017-01-04 13:46:35 UTC #18

P.S. Probably best to email the addresses directly to Ken rather than publish them here on the forum,
its the same as his paypal email..

frp 2017-02-28 13:55:19 UTC #19

Sorry to come in late, but I recently found out about the myStorm BlackIce SDKs. I've very little experience with FPGA's but I definitely want to learn more about it. I lack experience with FPGA's, and knowing that Open source, raspberry pi, and STM32's are involved...This is like a dream of a mix. You have done a great thing by opening and showing the path for mortals like myself. I really, really, really, really, really, ... would love , buy one, maybe two ... Do you still have some left? If not, when is next batch? I was specially interested in experimenting with rerouting the cells at runtime with a small micro controller. Anyway count me in for ordering the "myStorm BlackIce SDKs". Could you give me a sign or confirmation? Thanks, and great work.
frp

halipster 2017-04-11 14:18:35 UTC #20

Hello,
I'm working on a project called echOpen (http://www.echopen.org). We are developing a low-cost open source ultrasound probe. We are looking for an open source and affordable FPGA board. Your project is just what we are looking for ! Do you have any board left to sell ?
Best regards,
Alister.