msp430 - was Re: GSOC Student Reminder

Tue May 7 02:54:13 UTC 2013

On Apr 27, 2013 4:14 PM, "Joel Sherrill" <joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com> wrote:
>
> On 4/26/2013 10:40 PM, Gedare Bloom wrote:
>>
>> Adding on:
>> * is there gcc support for the cpu already?
>
> Yes .. but not in FSF gcc source. There is a separate sourceforge
> project for it.
>
> Ditto for gdb.
>
> binutils builds.
Looks like this just got posted on gcc-patches for bare metal targets.

>> * is there license compatible code available for the hw especially
helpful is boot and console code. This is not a blocker but can help get
going easier.
>
> This is a small architecture and a port would probably want to
> use the msp430 C library. I didn't look at the license.
>
> It appears to be divided into a "portable" and CPU model part.
> Figuring out how to handle this in a general way would be required.
>>
>> * is there any free simulator that we can use to test your code on?
>
> I came across one in Java which appears GUI heavy and didn't look
> to be updated in 5 years. I saw another but the links died.
>>
>> * are there quirks with the arch that might make a port hard?
>
> Small like the avr.  C library gets tailored to microcontroller model.
>
> Cynthia's work to use avr-libc, disable POSIX etc. and use Classic API
> only would be beneficial
>>
>> Some of the issues to consider. No gcc or simulator may be blockers.
>
> My initial impression is that even though RedHat did the port, it is
> in an unmerged and possibly out-dated state.
>
> If someone wants to dig through source and find out who did the
> work, I can contact them about what happened. But at this point,
> those independently maintaining it would have to have FSF assignments
> and want to do the work to get it merged.
>
> --joel
>>
>> On Apr 26, 2013 11:27 PM, "Gedare Bloom" <gedare at rtems.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Then this might be too much for a gsoc project, but you can certainly
propose it... definitely there is enough work, but the risk is whether you
can achieve the goals in time.
>>>
>>> On Apr 26, 2013 9:33 PM, "Joel Sherrill" <Joel.Sherrill at oarcorp.com>
wrote:
>>>>
>>>> MSP430 is not a currently supported architecture. So a whole port is
required.
>>>>
>>>> Should also have a libre simulator bsp
>>>>
>>>> Gedare Bloom <gedare at rtems.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Is the MCU supported in rtems or do you need to port it? Is it just a
bsp or is the cpu also new for rtems?
>>>>
>>>> In general a new bsp is an ok project, and coupling it with something
else like a GPS processing library might make a good project.
>>>> -Gedare
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 26, 2013 4:06 PM, "Namrata Kamte" <namrata.kamte at gmail.com>
wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you so much for the prompt response. I have gone through the
Start up guide for the participating students and I can see that writing
the proposal is quite a rigorous process in this case.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hence, I would like to pitch my project idea to you in a couple
sentences. It is a humble request to you to tell me if this idea is
eligible for a proposal or if it is completely off the topic:
>>>>>
>>>>> We, at the Satellite Technology Laboratory, are working on Chip-scale
satellites.
>>>>> At this juncture, we have a TI CC430 Microcontroller that I need to
program so that it can actively communicate with the ground station i.e.
send encoded data and be decoded/filtered at the ground station. We have a
USRP at the Lab to be our ground station for testing purposes.
>>>>> I need to write the code that will enable the CC430 to receive data
from the GPS chip, process it and send it down to the ground station.
>>>>>
>>>>> Please let me know if the idea is worth writing a proposal for.
>>>>> Please feel free to be honest. Any kind of suggestion/criticism is
welcome.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks and regards,
>>>>> Namrata Kamte
>>>>> Research Assistant
>>>>> Satellite Technology Laboratory
>>>>> The University of Texas at Arlington.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Gedare Bloom <gedare at rtems.org>
wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I will also chime in. There is one week left for the deadline for
>>>>>> students to submit proposals, but your project has a MUCH higher
>>>>>> chance to be accepted if you get the proposal up early for reviewing
>>>>>> and resubmitting. You can update your proposal as many times as you
>>>>>> like until the deadline.
>>>>>> -Gedare
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Joel Sherrill
>>>>>> <joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com> wrote:
>>>>>> > Hi
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Gedare reminded a student today that no matter how much
>>>>>> > you talk to us or share a fabulous proposal via Google Docs,
>>>>>> > you have to be registered with Google to be considered.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2013
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Sign up. Put a version of your proposal there with a link to
>>>>>> > the Google Doc at the top.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > --
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