Mobile Pro

This is the site for the NEC Mobile Pro 770/780/790 set of Handheld
PCs. These handhelds are rather neat, and can make a powerful target for
a strong linux system. Among the overall specs of these things we have:

VR4121 168mhz 32/64 bit processor (PD30121) - you can access some
info about it here:
http://www.linuxdevices.com/products/PD3171456766.html
32mb of RAM memory
24mb of ROM memory
16mb of Flash (only on the 790 model)
A PC card bridge serving one PCMCIA slot and one Compact
Flash slot
Near full size keyboard
640x240 64k color DSTN LCD screen with touch panel
56k modem
IrDA
NEC proprietary serial plug, requires NEC cable or just wire a cable
yourself and solder it onto the pins
VGA out

Components inside it listed and checked so far (this list was made while
fixing a problem with the PCMCIA socket, so it will be updated later
with more accurate information) - refer to the board picture for more
info, I will try to get a scan of it later.

NEC VR4121A D30121F1 (PD30121) Processor
RICOH RFC5C396L PC Card controller
CONEXANT RP56LD (Modem controller)
Media
Q
MQ200 LCD Controller
2x HYUNDAI GM72V661641CLT7J 64mbit chips onboard
2x HYUNDAI GM72V661641CLT7J 64mbit chips on a plugable board (memory
upgrade anyone?)
2x NEC 023C128040L (???) -> Supposedly the ROM chips, but I can’t
find any information. I haven’t really looked for it yet either.

Here we got a pic of the thing:
mp-open.jpg

The front - CF slot in the middle, headphones jack and microphone at the
right:
mp-front.jpg

PCMCIA Socket on the right side:
mp-pcmcia.jpg

Back of the device (battery):
mp-back.jpg

Bottom of the device, you can see the RAM/ROM plugable boards
compartment’s cover:
mp-bottom.jpg

And the board picture mentioned before:
mp-board.jpg

I’m currently working using the linux-mips.org
VR41xx
code with a few modifications and code obtained from Linux on MCR700
project. Development is going on continuously on this device, the page
will be updated when deemed necessary.

Contact me for more info on: mendoza dot ricardo at gmail dot com

I would be interested in helping out on this project - how do i contact
you? - Paul

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Hardware