It has been some time since I had written for Linux Gazette; so I am happy to see this published in the April issue!
Entries Tagged as 'Blackfin Stamp'
LG Article
April 1st, 2006 · No Comments
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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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