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TimeSys offers free 2.6-based Linux BSPs for x86, PPC

Nov 17, 2004 — by Henry Kingman — from the LinuxDevices Archive — views

[Updated Nov. 17, 2004] — TimeSys has added several 2.6-based Linux BSPs (board support packages) to its line of freely downloadable BSPs. TimeSys BSPs provide a kernel, device drivers, and over a hundred root filesystem packages in a single downloadable image. TimeSys now offers BSPs with tools for 90 targets.

TimeSys BSPs are usable as standalone software development environments, the company says, although they work best with TimeStorm Linux Development Suite (LDS), TimeSys's Eclipse 3.0-based IDE (integrated development environment). TimeSys says TimeStorm enables programmers to rapidly develop and debug applications, or further optimize the Linux kernel and filesystems for their target platform.

TimeSys BSPs are available bundled with the TimeStorm tools, in “Linux Development Kits” (LDKs), which also include a hardware-optimized 2.6-based Linux distribution and preemptible kernel, TimeSys says.

TimeSys was an early proponent of the 2.6 kernel for embedded systems, and Product Manager Bill von Hagen — also a well-known Linux book author — produced a timely series of whitepapers about the 2.6 kernel, followed by another whitepaper series about using Eclipse-based tools.

CEO Larry Weidman said, “TimeSys is committed to accelerating the adoption of embedded Linux by making 2.6 Board Support Packages for popular PowerPC and x86 architectures freely available for download. We are continuing our practice of making the latest Linux distributions and resources widely available.”

The free TimeSys BSPs for PPC and x86 are available for download from TimeSys's Learning Center (registration required). The following free BSPs are available now:

Processor Vendor Board
2.6 Linux for x86 Pentium 3 x86
2.6 Linux for PowerPC MPC7447 Dy4 ChampAV3
MPC7457 Dy4 SVME182
MPC7457 Motorola MVME6100
PPC 750 IBM 750
PowerPC Embedded Planet 8260
PowerPC MPC8560
2.4 Linux for x86 I486 Any Intel 486
Intel Pentium 4 Kontron CP605
Pentium Ampro EnCore 500
Pentium Ampro EnCore 700
Pentium Ampro LB3-P5x
Pentium Any Pentium
Pentium III Any Pentium III
Pentium III VMIC VMIVME-7751
2.4 Linux for PowerPC IBM 440GX Xtreme Engineering (XES)
IBM440GP IBM440GP
MCP750 Motorola 2700
PowerPC SBE HighWire 400p/M
PowerPC Dy4 SVME/DMV-182
PowerPC Aitech c100
PowerPC Dy 4 SVME-181
PowerPC Artesyn Katana 750i/3750
PowerPC Gespac
PowerPC SBE HighWire 400c/M
PowerPC Gespac PCIPPC-6
PowerPC Ampro EnCore PP1
PowerPC 405 Embedded Planet 405PC
PowerPC 440GX IBM 440GX
PowerPC 5500 Motorola MVME5500
PowerPC 7400 LMCO SP-103B
PowerPC 7410 Dy4 SVME181
PowerPC 750 Motorola/MVME2433
PowerPC 750 Synergy/VGM5
PowerPC 750 Force Computers/PowerCore 6750 VME
PowerPC 750 Motorola/MVME5100-0131
PowerPC 823 Linux Planet 823
PowerPC 8245 Motorola Sandpoint 8245
PowerPC 8260 Embedded Planet 8260
PowerPC 850 Embedded Planet/RPX Lite 850
PowerPC 855 Embedded Planet/RPX Classic LF 855
PowerPC 860 Embedded Planet/RPX Classic LF 860
PowerPC 862 Embedded Planet 862
PowerPC MPC 8245 Ampro Encore
Xilinx Virtex-II Pro with PowerPC 405 core AMIRIX AP100 Virtex-II Pro
2.4 Linux for ARM 206MHz StrongARM Compaq/Hewlett-Packard IPAQ
ARM Intel DBPXA250
ARM-7 Cirrus Logic/CS89712
2.4 Linux for XScale 730 Cyclone 730
80200 ADI BRH
80200 ADI Quinque
80200 Intel IQ80315
80219 Intel IQ80219
80321 Intel IQ31244
80331 Intel IQ80331
IOP331 Intel IQ80331
IOP332 Intel IQ80332
XScale ADI Coyote
2.4 Linux for Super H SH-3 SH 7709
SH-4 SH 7750
2.4 Linux for SPARC SPARC Themis USPIIe
Ultra Sparc IIe Sun/Netra CP2060
2.4 Linux for MIPS 4927 Toshiba 4927
AMD MIPS32 Au 1500 Ampro EnCore
Au1100 AMD PB1100
CoreLV 4Kc MIPS Malta 32
CoreLV 5Kc MIPS Malta 64
QL902M QuickLogic
TX4937 Toshiba 4937
VR4122 Komatsu VR4122
VR5432 NEC RockHopper
VR5500 NEC RockHopper

 
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