PI STATUS

[Gedare Bloom]

On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 12:24 PM, Alan Cudmore <alan.cudmore at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> This is how far I was able to get when trying to run libBSD on the Pi. I
> will give you a better idea of where to start.
> https://lists.rtems.org/pipermail/devel/2016-September/016092.html
> Since then, the libbsd version has been updated in RTEMS, so it may need
> some work to get it to compile again.
>
> Here is a general status as I understand it:
> RTEMS ( without bsdlib ) works on the original Pi model B, Pi A+, Pi B+, Pi
> Zero, and the Pi 2.
> SMP works on the Pi 2.
>
> RTEMS does not work on the Pi 3 yet, The UART that the current BSPs use as a
> console is now used by the Bluetooth.
> So a new UART driver has to be written for the "mini-uart" that serves as
> the console on the Pi3.
> I believe the same applies to the new Raspberry Pi Zero W, which has the
> same Bluetooth wireless stack.
>
>
> We have been working on I2C, SPI, and GPIO support.
> I2C has been converted to the new linux user API, but SPI has not.
> GPIO and I2C work, but I have not been able to get my SPI devices to work.
>
> So potential Raspberry Pi work includes:
> Convert the existing SPI support to the new Linux SPI API and test with SPI
> devices
> Continue to work on the LibBSD support
> Support the Pi Zero W ( and potentially the Pi 3 ) by creating a new uart
> driver
> Support Pi 3 SMP ( along with the UART )
>
> Even more advanced work could include:
> Support the Wifi and bluetooth in LibBSD for the Pi Zero W and/or Pi 3.
>
> Gedare, I know this should probably be on the GSOC wiki, right  ?
>

I added to the relevant open project ticket: https://devel.rtems.org/ticket/2899

Related to your SPI issues may be: https://devel.rtems.org/ticket/2733

> Alan
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 7:49 AM, Gedare Bloom <gedare at rtems.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Sagar Gupta,
>>
>> The best place to start is with the previous GSoC effort that focused
>> on Raspberry PI. This was last year's project
>> https://devel.rtems.org/wiki/GSoC/2016/USB%26EthernetRaspberryPi
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 2:21 AM, Sagar Gupta
>> <sagarguptamonu1996 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi ,
>> >
>> > I have done a course on Operating Systems at undergraduate level.
>> > I am specifically interested in development of drivers for operating
>> > systems
>> > which work on hardware such as the Raspberry Pi.
>> > Can I get to know what are the potential projects for Raspberry pi in
>> > GSoc'17 ?
>> > also can you guide me to such threads, projects, documentation which
>> > could
>> > be be helpful for the same.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Warm Regards,
>> > Sagar Gupta
>> > Phone : +91 8686146518
>> > Computer Science Student
>> > BITS Pilani , Hyderabad Campus
>> >
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