Eye-fi Components Identified, This would be a sweet addition to the Z Options

[HoloVector]

IkonTools have cracked open the casing on an Eye-Fi and identified the components. The Eye-Fi is an SD combo card that contains 2GB of flash and and WiFi adapter all in the size of a standard SD Card (which would be flush mount in our Zs) Hopeful one of the wonder genius programmers that hang out here can hack up some drivers for our lovely Zs.

http://www.ikontools.com/articles/eyefi-dissected

In case their site goes down again (I had trouble reaching it earlier) here are the details. For some reason the post controls are disabled for me so I can't attach a pic. **SORTED OUT*** - Don't use the OESF Default theme; it's busted.

1. Atheros AR6001GL "Radio-on-a-Chip" (ROCm)

- Chipset: AR6001G
- Frequency Band: 2.4 GHz
- Network Standard: 802.11b, 802.11g
- Modulation Technology: OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM, CCK
- Internal FLASH: 512 KB
- Hardware Security: AES, TKIP, WEP, WPA, WPA2, 802.11i
- Quality of Service: Wi-Fi Multimedia, 802.11e EDCF
- Media Access Technique: CSMA,/CA
- Data Path Interfaces: SDIO 1.1, SPI, 8- or 16-bit parallel memory mapped
- Control Interfaces: 16550-style UART, EJTAG, GPIO, I2S
- Memory Interfaces: Serial FLASH, Parallel FLASH, SRAM
- Supported Data Rates: IEEE 802.11b 1 to 11 Mbps, IEEE 802.11g 1 to 54 Mbps
- Package Dimensions: BGA 10mm x 10mm

2. Samsung Electronics K9LAG08U1M NAND flash

- Voltage Supply : 2.7 V ~ 3.6 V
- Organization
- Memory Cell Array : (1G + 32M)bit x 8bit
- Data Register : (2K + 64)bit x8bit

- Automatic Program and Erase
- Page Program : (2K + 64)Byte
- Block Erase : (256K + 8K)Byte
- Page Read Operation
- Page Size : (2K + 64)Byte
- Random Read : 60μs(Max.)
- Serial Access : 30ns(Min.)
- Memory Cell : 2bit / Memory Cell
- Fast Write Cycle Time
- Program time : 800μs(Typ.)
- Block Erase Time : 1.5ms(Typ.)
- Command/Address/Data Multiplexed I/O Port
- Hardware Data Protection
- Program/Erase Lockout During Power Transitions
- Reliable CMOS Floating-Gate Technology
- Endurance : 5K Program/Erase Cycles(with 4bit/512byte ECC)
- Data Retention : 10 Years
- Command Register Operation
- Unique ID for Copyright Protection
- Package: 52 - Pin ULGA (12 x 17 / 1.00 mm pitch)

3. Hyperstone S4 Flash Memory Controller

- High-speed SD1.1 / MMC 4.1: 1-bit, 4-bit, 8-bit host interface
- Pad-optimized design
- Clock frequency: 10 MHz to 60MHz using trimmable internal oscillator
- 0.18µm process geometry
- Performance with 1 flash memory: SD read: 18.1 MB/s, SD write: 15.2 MB/s
- 8 bit flash interface
- Dual-voltage operation
- Supports interleaved function
- ECC: up to three random bytes per 512 Byte data sector.
- Stand-by current < 100µA
- Supply voltage 1.65V to 1.95V and 2.7V to 3.6V
- Suitable for MMCmicro, microSD, RS-MMC, miniSD


4. Epic Communications FM2422 Compact RF Front-End Module

- Ultra-low current
- Low cost standard QFN package
- Miniature size: 4mm x 4mm x 0.8 mm
- 2.4 to 2.5 GHz Operating Range
- 802.11b/g: ACPR compliant up to +18dBm
- 802.11g: 5%EVM with Pout =+15dBm at 54 Mbps
- On-chip power detector
- +3.3V Power Supply
- The device includes T/R diversity switch, a low noise amplifier with band-pass filter,a low-current linearized power amplifier(LPA),low-pass filter(LPF),and power detector. Biasing and matching circuitry are all integrated to minimize the external components required.

5. Fairchild Semiconductor FAN5350 step-down switching voltage regulator

- 3MHz Fixed-Frequency Operation
- 16µA Typical Quiescent Current
- 600mA Output Current Capability
- 2.7V to 5.5V Input Voltage Range
- 1.82V Fixed Output Voltage
- Synchronous Operation
- Power-Save Mode
- Soft-Start Capability
- Input Under-Voltage Lockout (UVLO)
- Thermal Shutdown and Overload Protection

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[HoloVector]

Looks like someone is already working on this for generic Linux.

The source is here: http://sr71.net/projects/eyefi/

Any compilers want try and see if they can make something with this?

[speculatrix]

any progress on a arm linux port?