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LG Article

April 1st, 2006 · No Comments

It has been some time since I had written for Linux Gazette; so I am happy to see this published in the April issue!

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Uboot success!

March 20th, 2006 · No Comments

Blackfin `uboot’ will now boot my own application code!
It seems uboot is running in supervisor mode; you can write a simple C program:

#define pFIO_FLAG_S ((unsigned short *)0xffc00708)
#define pFIO_FLAG_C ((unsigned short *)0xffc00704)
#define pFIO_DIR ((unsigned short *)0xffc00730)
start()
{
// PF2 configured as output
*pFIO_DIR |= (1 << 2);

// PF2 low, LED is HIGH

*pFIO_FLAG_C = (1 << 2);
while(1);

}
and compile it […]

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Class at GEC Trichur, Blackfin experiments

March 19th, 2006 · No Comments

SPACE Kerala is conducting a 2 week long class on GNU/Linux administration and networking for engineering college teachers at GEC Trichur - such classes have already been conducted at many other colleges and I am sure this will go a long way towards strengthening Kerala’s position as the Free Software `capital’ of India. Unlike […]

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Testing The Blackfin Stamp, Report from Microsoft

November 20th, 2005 · 2 Comments

Got an Analog Devices Blackfin processor based board (BF533 Stamp) yesterday - it’s a completely `Free’ design, runs uClinux and even has a Tux logo on the PCB!. Just got time to plug in a serial cable and see it booting - real cool stuff!
Had a long chat with Sandeep and Antony - Sandeep […]

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