Hi, Kindly, could I get your reply on my previous e-mail.
Thanks On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 9:57 AM, Ayman Hendawy <ayman.hend...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks for your detailed reply, > I'm asking this question, because I was thinking about creating an open > source Remote Embedded Lab, where developers have access to many open > source kits(e.g, Panda, Beagle, Ethernut, etc.) remotely, plus remote > access to the measurement tools in this lab (e.g, oscilloscope, Logic > analyzer, etc.) connected to this kits, I think something like that will > have a great impact on embedded system world especially open source > software developers, every developer like to have his own lab, buying new > kits& measurement tools is expensive. > > My preliminary thought is to give the user a full access to there remote > kits, through Ethernet JTAG and other tools, where the user is responsible > for every thing, burn the bootloader, program SD Card, the connection > between the measurement tools and the kits can be done by many ways (like > multiplexer) and to be configured through web interface. > > So I searched the web for a similar solution, providing H.W remote access, > and I found your team, doing it but in a different way of may thought, so I > need to understand the limitations and possibilities to doing so, if we > give the user access to a full access via JTAGs is this may cause a problem > to the kits. > > Now I hope you understand my full idea, kindly I would like to hear you > suggestions to do so. > > Thanks > > > > > On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 7:37 PM, Dave Pigott <dave.pig...@linaro.org>wrote: > >> >> On 31 Oct 2013, at 08:42, Neil Williams <codeh...@debian.org> wrote: >> >> > On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 09:14:47 +0200 >> > Ayman Hendawy <ayman.hend...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> >> Dear Neil, >> > >> > Do not reply to individuals. Keep replies only to the list. >> > >> >> Actually I wonder why it's not more open, why I can't get a real time >> >> access to the kit serial console, why debugger is not available, >> >> suppose I have an application over OS, I need to debug my code using >> >> a debugger, to get know the certain line causing the problem, why I >> >> don't have an access to some of the kit peripherals like USB port by >> >> some how. >> >> >> >> What I mean, such great effort of LAVA, what limit it to give there >> >> users more deeply access to there kits? why it's limited to posting >> >> jobs? >> >> To add to what Neil said: >> >> The LAVA lab farm, which is what validation.linaro.org gives access to, >> is an automated test environment. The point of Linaro is to provide >> constantly improving Linux distributions, and part of this effort is to >> test changes automatically in LAVA - the Linaro Automated Validation >> Architecture. So the lab is all about automation, not about free access to >> hardware. It is a service that is only available to members and Linaro >> engineers. You have to understand that we are a not-for-profit organisation >> that is funded by its members. If we granted open access to the world, we >> would be giving the potential for commercial competitors to gain access to >> advanced and restricted hardware. >> >> Linaro is an Open Source Software company - and indeed every line of code >> we generate is available freely and openly. We are not an Open Access >> Hardware Service. >> >> If you are a Linaro assignee, or have a reason why you would need access >> that our Technical Steering Committee (TSC) agree to, then we can grant you >> access to be able to submit jobs into the Automated Validation framework, >> to a subset of devices in the validation farm - some devices are restricted >> because they are advanced hardware or emulations of silicon that have not >> yet been made commercially available and our members would not be very >> pleased if open access was granted. >> >> So, in summary, the action that you must take is to provide us with >> information on why you need access to the LAVA farm and we will forward >> this onto the Linaro TSC. >> >> Kind regards >> >> Dave Pigott >> LAVA Lab Lead >> >> > > > -- > Best regards > > Ayman Hendawy > Embedded system engineer > http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ayman-hendawy/28/375/b5 > > Cairo,Egypt > > Phone: +201110406659 > > > -- Best regards Ayman Hendawy Embedded system engineer http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ayman-hendawy/28/375/b5 Cairo,Egypt Phone: +201110406659
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