yes... embedded linux is available... it's new though, but not for commercial purposes... i work for DARPA on this and these will be deployed on the battlefield within a year or so...
unfortunately, it will be long before the common man gets to know coz military research is classified... > > >If people are interested we could flag off an > embedded project on > > > either ARM which is the most popular and easily > available > > > processor or Power PC which has great > performance, or ye ol X86 > > > (Via C2/3) which has a little of everything + > familarity. There > > > are others available too like 683xxxx, Mips, Sh, > roll-ur-own > > > Sparc on xilinx / altera. This involves a lot of > HARD WORK which > > > our grrreat engineers find wholly unpalatable. > Why to rack ones > > > brains when one can cut and past from EFY > /Elektor sundry 25 yr > > > old gizmos like wireless network (1 infrared > reciever, 1 ir led, > > > 1 555). If u thought it was 802.11 perish the > thought, most > > > havent heard of such complex decimals "in the > syllabus". And > > > microprocessors=8085 menta kit (it should be > labelled dementia > > > kit). > > > > I am not in this space so I may be off here, but I > think that the > > issue here will be availability of the components, > multi layered > > boards, etc. > Procuring samples is fairly straight forward. Multi > layer boards are the main cost. > > Designing custom hardware and getting a board > built > > will be very time consuming > 3 to 4 weeks. 4layers. > > > unless you are working in some company > > or know people providing such service. It may be a > better idea to > > try and acquire some SBC and try to port Linux on > it. > download. connect serial cable. run flash script. > boring and uneducative to say the least. In fact > most sbc come with a cd and linux preinstalled. > > > Then getting > > development tools like Emulators/BDM/JTAG > debuggers is going to be > > another issue unless you already have something at > hand. > > GNU toolkits have all the jtag tools. gdb works on > em. > > > > > The point being, that doing embedded software on > custom hardware > > involves a lot of supporting material and this is > the main > > deterrent to its growth as a hobby. > > > > >It is a pity that even with tools like GNU/Linux > and mediums like > > > the internet and email our level of education > and awareness has > > > become so pathetic. Jeez here i go again like an > old foggy. > > > > > >I am personally interested in robotics. This > would involve > > > mechanics, electronics, embeded hardware and > software and tonnes > > > of fun. It would also provide self education to > those involved / > > > seeking. > > > > I am interested in it too. Unfortunately, the > mechanical and the > > electronic design is way beyond my skills. > Software is something > > that I can do though. I have been thinking of > implemented something > > like > > > <http://protowrxs.com/nolen/robotics/LTBot/default.asp> > or > > <http://www.evolution.com/er1/what_overview.masn> > > http://oap.sourceforge.net/ > http://www.robo-etf.org/ > http://www.orocos.org/ > > > using standard > > hardware rather than creating a custom board for > it. Should be > > simpler. Controller cards are available or can be > designed for > > stepper motor control, etc. Cost of the project > components is an > > issue. > Off the shelf components are atleast 30 times more > expensive. > Except for the system controller which can be an > EPIAM2 mobo available locally, all circuits are > quite simple. However The EPIAM2 is a power hog > compared to ARM and would require a hefty power > pack. or be powered from mains. > > The cost of time is an investment in knowledge so > it can be > > discounted at the moment. > > > > Tell me if you want to do something with this. > > We will require a few more guys. > > > > > > -- > http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
