[ECOS] Re: mvme2700

[ECOS] Re: mvme2700

[Bart Veer]

>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Klinkhammer <klink@mediaone.net> writes:

    Robert> Actually, I was interested in doing the port myself. The
    Robert> mvme27xx is a PowerPC based VME SBC.

Since it appears that nobody else is doing it, such a port would be
very welcome.

Bart Veer // eCos net maintainer

Re: [ECOS] mvme2700

[Robert Klinkhammer]

Actually, I was interested in doing the port myself.  The mvme27xx is a
PowerPC based VME SBC.


-----Original Message-----
From: Bart Veer <bartv@cygnus.co.uk>
To: klink@mediaone.net <klink@mediaone.net>
Cc: ecos-discuss@cygnus.com <ecos-discuss@cygnus.com>
Date: Friday, December 11, 1998 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: [ECOS] mvme2700


>>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Klinkhammer <klink@mediaone.net> writes:
>
>    Robert> Is anyone working on the motorola mvme27xx series?
>
>Searches on the both the Motorola web site and on altavista have not
>revealed anything about the mvme27xx series, so I do not know exactly
>what that board provides.
>
>If it involves a 68K then eCos is not yet available for that
>architecture, and a port by Cygnus to that architecture is not under
>consideration.
>
>If it involves a PowerPC processor then I would need to know which
>one. The only PowerPC processor currently supported is the MPC860.
>Ports to some other members of the PowerPC architecture are under
>consideration.
>
>To the best of my knowledge Cygnus has not yet been asked to do a port
>to specific Motorola boards. The sourceware FAQ gives some information
>about what is involved if you were interested in doing this yourself:
> http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ecos/faq.html . I am not aware of anybody
>outside Cygnus doing a port to these boards, but there seem to be
>quite a few board ports happening at the moment.
>
>Bart Veer // eCos net maintainer
>