[Xenomai-core] Recommendation for ARM/blackfin based buildbot test machine

[Xenomai-core] Recommendation for ARM/blackfin based buildbot test machine

[Niklaus Giger]

Hi

Can anybody recommend a cheap (Anything below 200 US$ will probably fit into 
our family budget) ARM system, where I could test the ARM port of Xenomai? 
E.g. could I buy a LinkSys NSLU2 (around 100 Euros)? It seems that at least 
Debian is quite popular on it. 

Best regards

-- 
Niklaus Giger

Re: [Xenomai-core] Recommendation for ARM/blackfin based buildbot test machine

[Jim Cromie]

Niklaus Giger wrote:
> Hi
>
> Can anybody recommend a cheap (Anything below 200 US$ will probably fit into 
> our family budget) ARM system, where I could test the ARM port of Xenomai? 
> E.g. could I buy a LinkSys NSLU2 (around 100 Euros)? It seems that at least 
> Debian is quite popular on it. 
>
> Best regards
>
>   
http://gumstix.com/platforms.html

has a range of *tiny* (the size of a stick of gum) ARM computers,
shipped with linux installed, for $99 and up.

Ive been meaning to get one, but havent had the time to hack at it after 
the purchase.
 

Re: [Xenomai-core] Recommendation for ARM/blackfin based buildbot test machine

[Jim Cromie]

Jim Cromie wrote:
> Niklaus Giger wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Can anybody recommend a cheap (Anything below 200 US$ will probably 
>> fit into our family budget) ARM system, where I could test the ARM 
>> port of Xenomai? E.g. could I buy a LinkSys NSLU2 (around 100 Euros)? 
>> It seems that at least Debian is quite popular on it.
>> Best regards
>>
>>   
> http://gumstix.com/platforms.html
>
> has a range of *tiny* (the size of a stick of gum) ARM computers,
> shipped with linux installed, for $99 and up.
>
> Ive been meaning to get one, but havent had the time to hack at it 
> after the purchase.
>
>
IIUC, Intel's X-Scale processors (pxa255 in particular) are a derivation 
of ARM.

Re: [Xenomai-core] Recommendation for ARM/blackfin based buildbot test machine

[Gilles Chanteperdrix]

Niklaus Giger wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Can anybody recommend a cheap (Anything below 200 US$ will probably fit into 
> our family budget) ARM system, where I could test the ARM port of Xenomai? 
> E.g. could I buy a LinkSys NSLU2 (around 100 Euros)? It seems that at least 
> Debian is quite popular on it. 
> 
> Best regards

ARM is not like x86: every ARM processor has its own interrupt
controller and timer management, so the I-pipe patch need to be adapted
to each board. Currently, the I-pipe patch supports the Integrator, the
IMX21, SA1100 and PXA based boards and s3c2410, and there should be a
port to AT91 soon. According to linux configuration, the LinkSys NSLU2
is based on Intel IXP4XX processors, for which there is not yet an
official port. But if you are willing to do the port, we will be glad to
help.

-- 
                                                 Gilles Chanteperdrix