Welcome to the Blackfin Open Source Koop

This site is the central location for open source and free software and hardware projects targeted for use with certain members of the Analog Devices Blackfin processor family. In addition to a wide range of applications, this Koop also focuses on supporting Open Source hardware and software tools, including the GNU GCC toolchain and the uClinux distribution.

What is a Koop?

The word "Koop" is derived from the English word cooperative, which typically describes a jointly owned enterprise that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners. In this situation, it takes nothing to be an "owner", except the understanding/acknowledgment that you get out, what you put in — that is, sharing and cooperation. While the Koop does includes a small dedicated team of contributors (some volunteer, some Analog Devices employees), everything is done for the betterment of the entire Koop - collaborating with others (including you) for a common purpose and benefit. What this means is that you (and we) must be willing to adjust to differences in opinion and implementation in order to obtain agreement for the Koop's greater good.

The blackfin.uclinux.org website is a free (zero cost) service to developers and users of  Open Source Software, offering easy access to the best in source code, mailing lists, bug tracking, message boards/forums, software road maps and releases of Open Source software, as it relates to the Blackfin processor.

Site Feedback and Participation

In order to get the most out of this site, you'll need to register as a new user. This will allow you to participate fully in all we have to offer. You may of course browse the site without registering, but will not have access to participate fully.

Here is a list of the main projects hosted on this wonderful site. For the full list of projects hosted here, please use the Projects link at the top of the page.

Documentation

Pretty much all of our documentation lives in our Documentation Wiki. You can find snapshots of the whole site which is useful for offline browsing.

Support

Please refer to the Support section of our Wiki project.

Licenses

Click any of these links for further information on Software Copyright, Software Licenses, Patent Licenses, Cryptographic Software, Support, External Links and your lack of Warranty.

Disclaimer

By using this web site, you agree to the terms and conditions of the disclaimer.

Recent News
New processor support in Linux Kernel (Robin Getz 2008-10-30) We have recently added the following processors to the Linux kernel (and Toolchain, and U-Boot) * ADSP-BF538, ADSP-BF538F http://www.analog.com/static/imported-files/data_sheets/ADSP_BF538_BF538F.pdf * ADSP-BF539, ADSP-BF539F http://www.analog.com/static/imported-files/data_sheets/ADSP_BF539_BF539F.pdf * ADSP-BF512, ADSP-BF512F, ADSP-BF514, ADSP-BF514F, ADSP-BF516, ADSP-BF516F, ADSP-BF5...  Discussions
Blackfin Das U-Boot port updated to 1.3.4 (Mike Frysinger 2008-10-13) The SVN trunk of U-Boot has been updated to include u-boot-1.3.4. It's a bit rough around the edges, but it should generally be usable. Feel free to file bugs about it in our normal tracker.  Discussions
New SSL cert for docs.blackfin.uclinux.org (Mike Frysinger 2008-08-26) We've acquired a SSL cert signed by http://rapidssl.com/ for https://docs.blackfin.uclinux.org/ rather than the old self-signed cert. That means things should "just work" now. If you experience any troubles, feel free to let us know via the webmaster e-mail address.  Discussions
The 2008R1.5-RC3 release of Blackfin/uClinux is open for download (Sonic Zhang 2008-08-14) The 2008R1.5-RC3 release of Blackfin/uClinux is open for download now. All ADI Blackfin chips by now bf53x, bf52x, bf54x and bf561are supported in this release. This should be the final release of 2008R1.5 unless critical bugs are found in future. We are appreciate your bug reports. Enjoy the open source fortune as well as the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. For detail information, please read...  Discussions
New SSL cert for blackfin.uclinux.org (Mike Frysinger 2008-08-14) We've acquired a SSL cert signed by http://rapidssl.com/ for https://blackfin.uclinux.org/ rather than the old self-signed cert. That means things should "just work" now. If you experience any troubles, feel free to let us know via the webmaster e-mail address.  Discussions