cheap RTEMS/PowerPC platform [was: Re: Open Desktop Workstation]

[Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>]

Karel Gardas wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Aug 2005, Erwin Rol wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, 2005-08-24 at 14:38 +0200, Karel Gardas wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 24 Aug 2005, Erwin Rol wrote:
>>>
>>>> I know this is blasphemy but why RTEMS ?
>>>
>>>
>>> Perhaps because of "customer request"?
>>
>>
>> Well it could have been a "we want RTEMS, because ..." kind of "customer
>> request" :-)
> 
> 
> True :-)
> 
>>>> It seems like a "big" system for a embedded OS like RTEMS. If realtime
>>>> behavior is needed something like RTAI might do the trick, especially
>>>> since Linux already seems to run fine on the hardware.
>>>
>>>
>>> True, but do you know any cheaper PowerPC-based hardware platform which
>>> might serve as a RTEMS/PowerPC starting point? I have spent some time
>>> searching around and found nothing.
>>
>>
>> Hmm i have no idea what the mentioned hardware cost, so i can't answer
>> that question. But apple's mac mini is about 500USD which isn't that
>> expensive, when you want a general PowerPC.
> 
> 
> The problem is that IIRC it does not even provide serial port which is 
> needed for serial console. Pegasos seems to provide one RS-232.
> 
> BTW: Anobody here get RTEMS working on MOAB or CerfCube?
> http://www.tamsinc.com/3011/index.htm
> http://www.intrinsyc.com/products/mob_ref_sys/cerfcube_405_ep/index.asp

The Avnet evaluation board for the Coldfire that had a BSP submitted
recently is inexpensive.  Do they have any PowerPC boards like that?

The PegasusPPC mentioned CHRP.  The EP1A and MVME2100 appear to be
CHRP.  Would one of the existing BSPs come close to working?

> Thanks,
> Karel
> -- 
> Karel Gardas                  kgardas at objectsecurity.com
> ObjectSecurity Ltd.           http://www.objectsecurity.com


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