On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Michael Adeyeye <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 6:46 AM, Joel Sherrill <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 2010/10/29 Michael Adeyeye <[email protected]>: >> > Many thanks to everyone for their contributions. I have also sought >> opinions >> > of colleagues here. I am right with the listed equipments. We will be >> > exploring both - ARM and MIPS - architectures. And we do have the >> expertise >> > to put them into full use. As I earlier said, the equipments will always >> be >> > used by all the students. The postgraduate students will be required to >> > guide the undergraduate students, when they need to use the equipments. >> We >> > already run courses at both levels that require the equipments. >> > >> > I looked online if the suppliers could provide me with some free boards, >> but >> > they've run out of free ones. It would be great if I could get them by >> the >> > end of November so that we could get a hang of them before the school >> > resumes in January. >> >> FWIW RTEMS uses a number of simulators for testing. We have support >> for about 20 simulator configurations. We have BSPs for ARM and MIPS >> simulators. Most of them don't have the features of say a BeagleBoard >> but depending on what you are teaching, some of them may be good >> targets. They are very easy to use. >> >> --joel sherrill >> RTEMS >> > > Thanks Joel. But we are not thinking of simulations. The RTEMS project is awesome. We might get some students, who might be interested in it, here. Regards, Michael. > > > > >> > Regards, >> > Michael. >> > >> > >> > On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Mel Chua <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> /me reads comments from Steve and Matt, blinks, absorbs, and learns a >> >> *lot*, filing thoughts away for future reference when I someday become >> a >> >> prof myself. Wow. Thanks, guys. >> >> >> >> Michael - I want to give you some time and space to rethink and >> respond, >> >> but one thing that would be helpful to know on this end: what's your >> >> timeline for this? I'm not sure when your term starts/ends; regardless >> >> of what equipment you decide to ask for at the end, when will you need >> >> it by? >> >> >> >> I do echo the general suggestion of starting with something small and >> >> achievable and asking the manufacturer first, as from my own personal >> >> experience[0] the larger suppliers are pretty psyched when schools ask >> >> to teach using their platform and usually express that happiness with >> >> massive discounts and/or donations. Mmm, donations. >> >> >> >> --Mel >> >> >> >> [0] as a student asking for project hardware - think of it this way; >> >> manufacturers want students to learn on their stuff so when they go to >> >> work and design things that will be manufactured in the tens of >> >> thousands of units, they'll *still* use their stuff. :D >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> tos mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://teachingopensource.org/mailman/listinfo/tos >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > tos mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://teachingopensource.org/mailman/listinfo/tos >> > >> > >> > >
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