[U-Boot] Seeking ARM development platform suggestions

[Graeme Russ]

Hi Jason,

On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 11:25 AM, Jason Cooper <u-boot at lakedaemon.net> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 11:13:05AM +1000, Graeme Russ wrote:
>> Support for a 'cheap' JTAG board would be a big plus (GuruPlug is only
>> US$40, whereas a BDI3000 is US$2,500 from what I can tell)
>
> You can also look at the Bus Pirate (~$35US) [1], the Flyswatter
> (~$50US) [2], and the Flyswatter 2 (~$90US) [3].
>
> The Bus Pirate is *a*lot* more than a jtag.

So why would you pay $2,500 for a BDI? Is it simply because the BDI is
a single tool that can connect to a wider range of devices (PowerPC,
MIPS, XScale) and has Ethernet connectivity)

Regards,

Graeme