RE: [ECOS] need ARM eval board to evaluate ECOS (incl. Ethernet)

[Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com>]

On Tue, 2005-05-10 at 04:46 -0700, Andy Voelkel wrote:
> OK, so I found the devs folder one level up from the URL you originally
> sent. I thought I was going crazy for a few minutes.
> 
> Not being familiar with NE2000, I did an internet search. It seems to be
> some sort of "standard", I assume for a MAC level Ethernet interface.
> 
> So the question is, are there are any ARM9 eval boards available which
> contain a NE2000 compatible MAC?
> 

Look in "ecos.db" - this is the master package database and describes
the various components available.  The "target" descriptions are for
actual boards.  From them, you can find the available ARM targets,
and using that figure out which board uses which [style of] ethernet
device.

The ARM Innovator (an ARM9 evaluation board from ARM or TI?) is 
available using the SMC91C96, another industry standard ethernet 
controller.

I'd suggest that you pick something simpler, such as the Cerf Cube.
It has everything you've asked for, except that it is SA1110 based
(not ARM9)

> - Andy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bhatia, Deepak [mailto:Deepak.Bhatia@patni.com] 
> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 10:01 PM
> To: Andy Voelkel
> Subject: RE: [ECOS] need ARM eval board to evaluate ECOS (incl. Ethernet)
> 
> There is a complete package of ethernet driver based on ne2000 device
> is given under devs folder. Also given is the cdl for the ethernet driver
> package.
> 
> Deepak
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Voelkel [mailto:andy@bushtaxi.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 10:29 AM
> To: Bhatia, Deepak
> Subject: RE: [ECOS] need ARM eval board to evaluate ECOS (incl.
> Ethernet)
> 
> 
> 
> None of the boards I see there (except the Integrator) have ethernet. The
> Ethernet drivers are the part I am worried about. Maybe I am wrong to worry
> about that. Maybe I am missing something
> 
> As I understand it, the integrator is a mix and match eval board system. So,
> I am not sure whether the Ethernet add on is supported by the public ECOS
> release.
> 
> So, again, Ethernet is the problem.
> 
> The search continues ....
> 
> - Andy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bhatia, Deepak [mailto:Deepak.Bhatia@patni.com] 
> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 9:41 PM
> To: Andy Voelkel
> Subject: RE: [ECOS] need ARM eval board to evaluate ECOS (incl. Ethernet)
> 
> Hi Andy,
> 
> http://strawberry.resnet.mtu.edu/pub/gcc/ecos/contrib/hal/
> 
> Please use this link and in here examples of hal of architectures
> like arm, i386 and ppc is given using a particular board.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Deepak Bhatia
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ecos-discuss-owner@ecos.sourceware.org
> [mailto:ecos-discuss-owner@ecos.sourceware.org]On Behalf Of Andy Voelkel
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 10:04 AM
> To: 'Gary Thomas'
> Cc: 'eCos Discussion'
> Subject: RE: [ECOS] need ARM eval board to evaluate ECOS (incl.
> Ethernet)
> 
> 
>  
> >> I am trying to help choose an RTOS for our company to use for an ARM
> >> project. In order to do this, I would like to purchase an eval board to
> >> which ECOS has already been ported (including a working Ethernet stack).
> >> 
> >> I know about eCosCentric, and their products may make sense for us once
> >we
> >> have decided that ECOS is the right way to go. But I can't justify the
> >cost
> >> of their products until we have chosen to go with ECOS. In the short run,
> >> I'd like to find an ARM eval board that someone has already done an open
> >> source port to. Since one of the things that I am evaluating is Ethernet
> >> based debugging, the ECOS port needs to have a working Ethernet stack.
> >> 
> >> Can someone help me with this conundrum?
> >
> >There are a large number of ARM target boards which have such support
> >that are in the public eCos tree.  Choose one of those and you'll have
> >what you're looking for.
> 
> This sounds great! However ...
> 
> Admittedly, I am new at perusing the trees of ECOS packages, but I have yet
> to find a correspondence between a part number of one currently available
> ARM 9 eval board which has Ethernet hardware and a public ECOS release. I'll
> get better at understanding what is there over time (I'm reading many docs
> at present), but in the meantime, does anyone know offhand of just ONE such
> board?
> 
> - Andy
> 
> 
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