No response from #infra@slack, I just sent request to dev@community.apache mailing list maybe someone can reply over there :-)
https://lists.apache.org/thread/n9y5vrvjm23npwgbr45f7zq5ys5l8dok We should also know the official stance from Broadcom and RPI Foundation :-) Thanks :-) Tomek On Thu, Aug 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM Tomek CEDRO <to...@cedro.info> wrote: > > I just asked question at #asfinfra / slack, maybe someone can help > there or recommend someone who can, waiting for response :-) > > For a good start you can contact Broadcom and RaspberryPi Foundation, > introduce yourself as Apache NuttX RTOS developer that want to port > NuttX to rPI boards, and just ask if DataSheets are available :-) We > will know then first hand if this is possible or are there any > problems / requirements :-) > > You can ask for 4B and probably Zero-2W SoC documentation these seems > most popular nowadays :-) > > Thanks :-) > Tomek > > > > On Thu, Aug 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM Matteo Golin <matteo.go...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi Tomek, > > > > Thanks so much! I actually hadn't thought of that, maybe we could ask for > > help from the foundation. Do you know who's the best point of contact for > > that? > > > > I know Linux must have received the datasheets to make Raspberry Pi OS. No > > offence to NuttX, but Linux is pretty popular in comparison. If Broadcom or > > Raspberry Pi would release us some information that would be an immense > > help. I suspect there was some kind of deal with the Linux group but I have > > no idea. I believe even QNX didn't have access to the datasheets and rather > > just reverse engineered the Linux drivers. > > > > Matteo > > > > On Thu, Aug 28, 2025, 12:42 PM Tomek CEDRO <to...@cedro.info> wrote: > > > > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM Matteo Golin <matteo.go...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > I2C still needs some work unfortunately. However, I agree with you > > > > generally. Personally, I think HDMI, networking (including WiFi and BLE) > > > > and some kind of interaction with storage (eMMC or SD card) are the most > > > > important. Unfortunately, those are likely going to be the most > > > > difficult > > > > because of the lack of documentation on the peripherals. It is > > > > definitely > > > > not an impossible task, but it will be challenging. Hence my request for > > > > creating the new project roadmap, so maybe some discoveries can be > > > > documented there and more eyes can get on the RPi implementation. > > > > > > The lack of documentation is a real pain, and known issue for years in > > > many areas, but some vendors are especially famous for that. > > > > > > Considering someone wants to create Open-Source drivers for free and > > > bring customers to the vendor. > > > > > > Maybe we could ask Apache Foundation for help in obtaining required > > > datasheets? :-) > > > > > > -- > > > CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info > > > > > > > -- > CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info -- CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info
