Re: embedded linux on FPGA?

From: T Lee (tony.p.lee_at_gmail.com)
Date: 09/29/04 

Date: 29 Sep 2004 13:12:39 -0700

rickman <spamgoeshere4@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<4158414E.24D9E354@yahoo.com>...
>
> One other feature is that a Forth kernal can include the full compiler.
> So you can boot into an embedded app, or you can boot the kernal and
> quickly compile the app at startup. Then updates can be done at a
> source level!
>
> But the best part is that a full Forth kernal can be well under 64 KB,
> even as small as 16 KB! Try that with Linux!!!
>
> --
>
> Rick "rickman" Collins
>
> rick.collins@XYarius.com
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>
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> Specializing in DSP and FPGA design URL http://www.arius.com
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Forth is very good for small embedded design.

Nice thing about Linux is you get the the TCP/IP, nfs, gdb, NTP, telnet, ssh,
DHCP, DNS, file system, SNMP etc for free.

Debug complex software with gdb, strace, tcpdump in Linux running
PPC is not any different than debug it on x86.

I am using Linux on VP2 ppc , once the linux is up, port NTP, DHCP, SNMP, gdb,
strace, tcpdump take very little time, most of the time spent on integration
and testing. Once it works, it works as reliable as gdb, tcpdump on your
desktop PC.

-Tony

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