> Hey Markus, > > I'd like to capture your code and Johnny's as well in tp-freeforall.
Fine with me. But note that the MRF24J40MA is not working as of yet. At least it boots now without being stuck in radio initialisation. Markus > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 1:17 AM, Markus Becker <[email protected] bremen.de>wrote: > > [...] > > > > > Thanks for the helpful feedback Antonio. I'd be interested in learning > > > about other similar projects out there if you (or anybody else) knows > > > of ones that exist. > > > > Hi. > > > > I have done an adapter board for an MRF24J40MA 802.15.4 module. That > > module sells at <10EUR and is supported by the 802.15.4 stack of Linux > > version 3.7 and up. I have backported the 15.4 driver to the 3.6 RPi > > kernel as well. The > > appropriate board config for the SPI and the driver are in > > https://github.com/markushx/linux > > > > At the moment I am still struggling a little with attaching that module > > to an > > Arduino Uno, based on Johny Mattsson's TinyOS port to Arduino: > > https://github.com/markushx/tinyos-arduino-MRF24J40MA > > > > Markus > > > > > With regard to your comment about Raspberry Pi, I totally agree, it is > > > a much cheaper alternative (and a cool board!). However, for some > > > people, the BeagleBone is an attractive platform BECAUSE of the more > > > expensive Cortex™-A8 processor and feature set. For example, Ubuntu > > > for ARM is built for Cortex™-A8 and beyond with all the optimization > > > features the ARMv7 architecture offers, and can run on the BeagleBone. > > > However, Ubuntu is unwilling to support the Raspberry Pi because the > > > processor is an older Broadcom ARMv6 > > > (http://elinux.org/RPi_Distributions#Ubuntu). > > > > > > Obviously, a design constraint for the Epic Cape was not cost (if I'm > > > really being honest, the ONLY constraint was "quick, what can I finish > > > in two days before the contest deadline in-between games of rummikub > > > with my inlaws!?!?" hehe ;) Using the Epic module + carrier cape adds > > > significant cost to the overall design, but made my life easier. The > > > goal for this first prototype was basically to get to a simple, clean > > > piece of hardware using building blocks I have experience with (i.e. > > > Epic). There are many cheaper and better ways to design a small 15.4 > > > boarder router, but for some people, this combination of well supported > > > hardware platforms might be attractive. > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Tinyos-help mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tinyos-hel > > > p > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > > > > | Dipl.-Ing. Markus Becker > > | Communication Networks > > | TZI - Center for Computing Technologies > > | University Bremen > > | Germany > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > > > > | web: http://www.comnets.uni-bremen.de/~mab/ > > | mailto: [email protected] > > | telephone: +49 421 218 62379 > > | building: NW1 room: N2260 > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Tinyos-help mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tinyos-help ------------------------------------------------ | Dipl.-Ing. Markus Becker | Communication Networks | TZI - Center for Computing Technologies | University Bremen | Germany ------------------------------------------------ | web: http://www.comnets.uni-bremen.de/~mab/ | mailto: [email protected] | telephone: +49 421 218 62379 | building: NW1 room: N2260 ------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Tinyos-help mailing list [email protected] https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tinyos-help
