* Re: what's the situation with MIPS support/BSPs/dev kits in yocto?
2013-04-08 22:26 ` Bruce Ashfield
@ 2013-04-08 22:54 ` Robert P. J. Day
2013-04-08 23:02 ` Robert P. J. Day
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From: Robert P. J. Day @ 2013-04-08 22:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Bruce Ashfield; +Cc: Yocto discussion list
On Mon, 8 Apr 2013, Bruce Ashfield wrote:
> On 13-04-08 5:59 PM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> >
> > other than the canonical routerstation pro in the meta-yocto-bsp
> > layer, is there any serious work being put into MIPS machines? a
> > quick google didn't seem to find anything, and the rs pro itself was
> > end-of-lifed a while back (as i recall), so is there something else if
> > one wants to use yocto on a MIPS dev kit?
>
> From: https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2444
>
> MIPS suggested refresh: http://www.ubnt.com/edgemax
>
> .. but I've yet to complete the due diligence on seeing if I can
> actually purchase one :) That's going to happen shortly after yocto
> 1.4 completes.
it would appear there's a canadian branch of ubiquiti:
http://ubnt.ca/en/8-edgemax
but based on what i remember about ubiquiti, it's *excruciating* to
try to figure out how to buy anything from them.
rday
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2013-04-08 22:26 ` Bruce Ashfield
2013-04-08 22:54 ` Robert P. J. Day
@ 2013-04-08 23:02 ` Robert P. J. Day
2013-04-09 11:27 ` Robert P. J. Day
2013-04-09 14:15 ` Robert P. J. Day
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From: Robert P. J. Day @ 2013-04-08 23:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Bruce Ashfield; +Cc: Yocto discussion list
On Mon, 8 Apr 2013, Bruce Ashfield wrote:
> On 13-04-08 5:59 PM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> >
> > other than the canonical routerstation pro in the meta-yocto-bsp
> > layer, is there any serious work being put into MIPS machines? a
> > quick google didn't seem to find anything, and the rs pro itself was
> > end-of-lifed a while back (as i recall), so is there something else if
> > one wants to use yocto on a MIPS dev kit?
>
> From: https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2444
>
> MIPS suggested refresh: http://www.ubnt.com/edgemax
>
> .. but I've yet to complete the due diligence on seeing if I can
> actually purchase one :) That's going to happen shortly after yocto
> 1.4 completes.
ok, based on a bit more reading, it *seems* that the phrase
"edgemax" refers to a "platform", while an actual router based on that
platform might be the edgerouter lite:
http://ubnt.ca/en/edgemax/61-edgemax.html
does that make sense? if you look at this page:
http://ubnt.ca/en/8-edgemax
it seems that the edgerouter lite is the single actual product in that
category, and it appears to be buyable online.
rday
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2013-04-08 22:26 ` Bruce Ashfield
2013-04-08 22:54 ` Robert P. J. Day
2013-04-08 23:02 ` Robert P. J. Day
@ 2013-04-09 11:27 ` Robert P. J. Day
2013-04-09 14:21 ` William Mills
2013-04-09 14:15 ` Robert P. J. Day
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From: Robert P. J. Day @ 2013-04-09 11:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Bruce Ashfield; +Cc: Yocto discussion list
On Mon, 8 Apr 2013, Bruce Ashfield wrote:
> On 13-04-08 5:59 PM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> >
> > other than the canonical routerstation pro in the meta-yocto-bsp
> > layer, is there any serious work being put into MIPS machines? a
> > quick google didn't seem to find anything, and the rs pro itself was
> > end-of-lifed a while back (as i recall), so is there something else if
> > one wants to use yocto on a MIPS dev kit?
>
> From: https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2444
>
> MIPS suggested refresh: http://www.ubnt.com/edgemax
>
> .. but I've yet to complete the due diligence on seeing if I can
> actually purchase one :) That's going to happen shortly after yocto
> 1.4 completes.
i ordered one last night -- total $159.79 (CAD), including
shipping. it took a couple minutes to understand what i was reading
here:
http://ubnt.ca/en/8-edgemax
"edgemax" is simply the generic name for the "platform" -- the
product itself is the edgerouter lite 3 (or "erlite3" as they like to
abbreviate it):
http://ubnt.ca/en/edgemax/61-edgemax.html
so the next shipment comes in on friday to ubnt.ca, at which point
they'll ship one to me. the admin claims that they're getting in only
a "very limited" number of them on friday, so you can take that with
whatever grain of salt you feel is appropriate, but i wanted one.
rday
p.s. i was interested in a newer MIPS box as a former student of mine
dropped me a note and told me his corp was planning a new product
based on the MIPS SEAD-3:
http://www.mips.com/products/development-kits/mips-sead-3/
but that thing is crazy expensive ($2K USD).
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Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
http://crashcourse.ca
Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday
LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday
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2013-04-09 11:27 ` Robert P. J. Day
@ 2013-04-09 14:21 ` William Mills
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From: William Mills @ 2013-04-09 14:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: yocto
On 04/09/2013 07:27 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> On Mon, 8 Apr 2013, Bruce Ashfield wrote:
>
>> On 13-04-08 5:59 PM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>>>
>>> other than the canonical routerstation pro in the meta-yocto-bsp
>>> layer, is there any serious work being put into MIPS machines? a
>>> quick google didn't seem to find anything, and the rs pro itself was
>>> end-of-lifed a while back (as i recall), so is there something else if
>>> one wants to use yocto on a MIPS dev kit?
>>
>> From: https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2444
>>
>> MIPS suggested refresh: http://www.ubnt.com/edgemax
>>
>> .. but I've yet to complete the due diligence on seeing if I can
>> actually purchase one :) That's going to happen shortly after yocto
>> 1.4 completes.
>
> i ordered one last night -- total $159.79 (CAD), including
> shipping. it took a couple minutes to understand what i was reading
> here:
I ordered one just now from the N.C. distributor. They did not say
anything about back order so I expect it in a couple of days.
(And no this does not mean anything wrt TI. It is for my own
intellectual curiosity.)
>
> http://ubnt.ca/en/8-edgemax
>
> "edgemax" is simply the generic name for the "platform" -- the
> product itself is the edgerouter lite 3 (or "erlite3" as they like to
> abbreviate it):
>
> http://ubnt.ca/en/edgemax/61-edgemax.html
>
> so the next shipment comes in on friday to ubnt.ca, at which point
> they'll ship one to me. the admin claims that they're getting in only
> a "very limited" number of them on friday, so you can take that with
> whatever grain of salt you feel is appropriate, but i wanted one.
>
> rday
>
> p.s. i was interested in a newer MIPS box as a former student of mine
> dropped me a note and told me his corp was planning a new product
> based on the MIPS SEAD-3:
>
> http://www.mips.com/products/development-kits/mips-sead-3/
>
> but that thing is crazy expensive ($2K USD).
>
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* Re: what's the situation with MIPS support/BSPs/dev kits in yocto?
2013-04-08 22:26 ` Bruce Ashfield
` (2 preceding siblings ...)
2013-04-09 11:27 ` Robert P. J. Day
@ 2013-04-09 14:15 ` Robert P. J. Day
2013-04-09 14:16 ` Bruce Ashfield
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From: Robert P. J. Day @ 2013-04-09 14:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Bruce Ashfield; +Cc: Yocto discussion list
On Mon, 8 Apr 2013, Bruce Ashfield wrote:
> On 13-04-08 5:59 PM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> >
> > other than the canonical routerstation pro in the meta-yocto-bsp
> > layer, is there any serious work being put into MIPS machines? a
> > quick google didn't seem to find anything, and the rs pro itself was
> > end-of-lifed a while back (as i recall), so is there something else if
> > one wants to use yocto on a MIPS dev kit?
>
> From: https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2444
>
> MIPS suggested refresh: http://www.ubnt.com/edgemax
>
> .. but I've yet to complete the due diligence on seeing if I can
> actually purchase one :) That's going to happen shortly after yocto
> 1.4 completes.
one final addition to the picture, the ERlite 3 seem to have some
real horsepower, according to the specs:
http://www.ubnt.com/edgemax#EdgeMAXhardware
* (Layer-3 base forwarding) 1,000,000 pps for 64-byte packets. Line
rate (3 Gbps) across all three ports for 512-byte packets and higher
* Dual-core MIPS64 processor with hardware acceleration for packet
processing and encryption/decryption
* 3 RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet ports
* 512 MB DDR2 RAM
* 2 GB onboard flash storage
* 1 RJ-45 serial console port
the full datasheet:
http://www.ubnt.com/downloads/datasheets/edgemax/EdgeRouter_Lite_DS.pdf
at $159 (CAD) which includes shipping, that strikes me as eminently
affordable.
rday
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Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
http://crashcourse.ca
Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday
LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday
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2013-04-09 14:15 ` Robert P. J. Day
@ 2013-04-09 14:16 ` Bruce Ashfield
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From: Bruce Ashfield @ 2013-04-09 14:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Robert P. J. Day; +Cc: Yocto discussion list
On 13-04-09 10:15 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> On Mon, 8 Apr 2013, Bruce Ashfield wrote:
>
>> On 13-04-08 5:59 PM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>>>
>>> other than the canonical routerstation pro in the meta-yocto-bsp
>>> layer, is there any serious work being put into MIPS machines? a
>>> quick google didn't seem to find anything, and the rs pro itself was
>>> end-of-lifed a while back (as i recall), so is there something else if
>>> one wants to use yocto on a MIPS dev kit?
>>
>> From: https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2444
>>
>> MIPS suggested refresh: http://www.ubnt.com/edgemax
>>
>> .. but I've yet to complete the due diligence on seeing if I can
>> actually purchase one :) That's going to happen shortly after yocto
>> 1.4 completes.
>
> one final addition to the picture, the ERlite 3 seem to have some
> real horsepower, according to the specs:
>
> http://www.ubnt.com/edgemax#EdgeMAXhardware
>
> * (Layer-3 base forwarding) 1,000,000 pps for 64-byte packets. Line
> rate (3 Gbps) across all three ports for 512-byte packets and higher
>
> * Dual-core MIPS64 processor with hardware acceleration for packet
> processing and encryption/decryption
>
> * 3 RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet ports
>
> * 512 MB DDR2 RAM
>
> * 2 GB onboard flash storage
>
> * 1 RJ-45 serial console port
>
> the full datasheet:
>
> http://www.ubnt.com/downloads/datasheets/edgemax/EdgeRouter_Lite_DS.pdf
>
> at $159 (CAD) which includes shipping, that strikes me as eminently
> affordable.
Indeed. And thanks for digging into this more, that's the leg work that
I was starting for 1.5, and now it is largely done. Having a new h/w
reference for MIPS has been near the top of the list for some time.
Bruce
>
> rday
>
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