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| 2008-05-15 | Posted By: Robin Getz Graphics (SDL, DirectFB & Qt) and Video demos on Blackfin Linux We recently posted some demos on YouTube that demonstrates graphics applications (SDL, DirectFB, and Qt) running on the BF548 Blackfin Processor under Linux. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKyQOntPEFs Have a look, and let us know what you think. |
| 2008-03-19 | Posted By: sonic zhang The 2008R1-RC8 release of uClinux for Blackfin is open for download. The 2008R1-RC8 release of uClinux for Blackfin is open for download now. This is the final release of 2008R1. Although there are still several known issues in drivers and apps, it is stable enough for you to develop, evaluate and use in products. We are appreciate your bug reports and will deliver new sub release with bug fixing. Thank you. For detail information, please read the release notes at http://docs.blackfin.uclinux.org/doku.php?id=uclinux-dist:release-notes:2008r1 http://docs.blackfin.uclinux.org/doku.php?id=toolchain:release-notes:2008r1 or the release check list at http://doc.blackfin.uclinux.org/doku.php?id=uclinux_release_check_list The tar ball of the source code and the boot images can be downloaded at http://blackfin.uclinux.org/gf/project/uclinux-dist/frs Please build and boot this new uClinux by 2008R1 release of uboot and tool chain. They can be found at http://blackfin.uclinux.org/gf/project/toolchain/frs and http://blackfin.uclinux.org/gf/project/u-boot/frs The test results can be found at http://blackfin.uclinux.org/gf/project/uclinux-dist/frs Any questions, please send to this mailing list uclinux-dist-devel@blackfin.uclinux.org or the forum at http://blackfin.uclinux.org/gf/project/uclinux-dist/forum/?action=ForumBrowse&forum_id=39 You can also check out the source code of 2008R1-RC8 release from the SVN. svn co http://blackfin.uclinux.org/svn/uclinux-dist/tags/2008R1-RC8 uClinux-dist |
| 2008-01-29 | Posted By: Robin Getz Blackfin Linux Spring 2008 Training USA and Europe SDCS is offering two public Linux Spring Training Classes one in Norwood, MA, USA (March 11th-14th, 2008), the other in Breda, The Netherlands (April 8th-11th, 2008) These will be a 4 day classes based on the high performance Blackfin 537 processor series. In addition SDCS is planning another Advanced Blackfin Linux Class in late April or early May 2008. This class will be held in Virginia Beach, VA (The Advanced Class dates will be confirmed later) Introductory Class ================== The introductory class is designed to get you started on your Blackfin Linux project The fee is $1695.00 USA, Euros E 1495.00 Europe This course delivers very comprehensive training on the use of the Linux development system and is intended for busy system developers who want to accelerate their product development cycle. You should have some experience of Linux to make the best of the class but we have taught some complete beginners. Bring along your laptop running a recent Linux Distribution and leave with a fully working uClinux development environment and the knowledge of how to use it. The course will be limited to 10 people so book early. Basic details are available here: http://www.sysdcs.com/ and http://www.sysdcs.com/SDCSucbf.html New material in this class includes * More BF561 multicore details * SPORT / PPI Interfaces * Svn repository access * Introduction to Unit testing (LTP) * Gpio Driver Example LEDS Buttons and Interrupts * System Latency Demo Driver * Audio Streaming Demo System The second is a New course designed especially for those wanting to maximize the performance of Blackfin processors including using advanced high speed techniques to optimize data flow and peripheral access. This class will be priced at $1895.00 for 4 days and will be held late April or Early May 2008 in Virginia Beach. (Exact Dates to be announced) Please email for more details. Phil Wilshire <pwilshire at cox dot net> |
| 2007-12-12 | Posted By: Robin Getz SPAM forging postmaster@blackfin.uclinux.org We have recently seen some SPAM for someone in South Korea, who have been sending emails which look like: > Dear user of blackfin.uclinux.org, > > We have received reports that your account has > been used to send a large amount of unsolicited > email messages during the last week. > > Probably, your computer was compromised and now > runs a trojan proxy server. > > We recommend that you follow our instructions in > the attachment in order to keep your computer > safe. > > Have a nice day, > The blackfin.uclinux.org team First - We would *never* send emails like that - if we thought you were sending spam - we would add you to the blacklist. No questions, no emails. Second - we would never assume you were running Windows as a host operating system, and would never include a exe or zip file. (Duh!) Third - never - ever - run attachments from anyone that you where not expecting. Don't ever expect attachments from us. Thanks for your understanding. -Robin |
| 2007-11-26 | Posted By: Robin Getz Advanced µClinux™ Class (Dec 4th - 8th, 2007) The 4-day class covers a wide range oftopics including tool chains, user space code (including AJAX and Dynamic XML generation), user and kernel debugging, device drivers, file systems, unit testing, and the complete development package. The course includes a complete manual covering all the details discussed during the class. The syllabus will also be extended to cover Xenomai Real Time extensions and details on the BF561 Multicore System. Detailed course description is available online: http://www.sysdcs.com/SDCSbf110007.html |
| 2007-10-18 | Posted By: Robin Getz New processor support in kernel We have recently checked in support for the BF54x and BF52x devices into the Linux kernel and uClinux-dist svn repositories, supporting ADI's initial development hardware (the EZKit), for people to download, and start testing. http://www.analog.com/en/prod/0,2877,BF548%252DHARDWARE,00.html http://www.analog.com/en/epHSProd/0,,BF527-HARDWARE,00.html While the Linux kernel boots, and userspace is there, not all drivers for on-chip peripherals are ready. As always - there may be hardware on the EZKits with no Linux drivers. It is expected that things will improve over time, and they both will be in the next release (2007R2 or 2008R1 - if we can get a release out before Dec), however, during the release testing, either or both may be marked as experimental (not for production products) or removed completely - as determined by their stability/completeness at that time. If you are willing to be on the bleeding edge, we would appreciate any feedback you could give us on the kernel for 54x and 52x. |
| 2007-09-18 | Posted By: Robin Getz Blackfin uClinux Workshops USA Blackfin uClinux Workshops =============================== SDCS is offering two public uClinux Fall Training Seminars in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. These will be a 4 day classes based on the High performance Blackfin processor series. Introductory Class ================== The first is an introductory class designed to get you started on your Blackfin uClinux project The fee is $1695.00 Dates are October 30th to November 2nd, 2007 This course delivers very comprehensive training on the use of the uClinux development system and is intended for busy system developers who want to accelerate their product development cycle. Either use our laptops or bring along your laptop running a recent Linux Distribution and leave with a fully working uClinux development environment and the knowledge of how to use it. The course will be limited to 10 people so book early. Basic details are available here: http://www.sysdcs.com/ and http://www.sysdcs.com/SDCSucbf.html New material in this class includes * More BF561 multicore details * SPORT / PPI Interfaces * Svn repository access * Introduction to Unit testing (LTP) The second is a New course designed especially for those wanting to maximize the performance of the blackfin processors including using advanced high speed techniques to optimize data flow and peripheral access. This class will be priced at $1895.00 for 4 days and will be held later in November 2007 at Virginia Beach. (Exact Dates to be announced) Please email me for more details. (Sorry the online booking is still not working) mailto: philwil at sysdcs dot com |
| 2007-07-28 | Posted By: Mike Frysinger SVN Trunk Nightly Kernel Builds We've set up a machine to automatically build the current SVN trunk of the kernel for each ADI development board. Keep in mind there is no guarantee these uImages will even work as they represent a work in progress. For more information, hop over to our files release page: http://blackfin.uclinux.org/gf/project/uclinux-dist/frs/ |
| 2007-05-23 | Posted By: Robin Getz uClinux on Blackfin Processor - 1 Day Workshop - Eden Prairie, MN When: Thursday, June 21, 2007 Where: Arrow Electronics 7629 Anagram Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Start Time: 8:30 AM End Time: 4:00 PM Registration: Contact Tom Whaley (952) 828-5227 twhaley@arrow.com Overview: Arrow Electronics and Analog Devices invite you to attend a 1-Day workshop focused on how to get started using Linux on the Blackfin Processor. |
| 2007-03-08 | Posted By: Maggie Nakhla Linux on a $5 Blackfin Processor - 1 Day Workshop Date/Time: Thursday, March 29, 2007 Start Time: 8:30 AM End Time: 4:00 PM Where: Arrow Electronics 35 Upton Drive Wilmington, MA Registration: Contact Charles Connell 978-694-1750 cconnell@arrow.com Overview: Arrow Electronics and Analog Devices invite you to attend a 1-Day workshop focused on how to get started using Linux on the Blackfin Processor. Workshop Topics * Introduction (Blackfin Processor Overview, Performance, Price, Power, Linux Benefits, blackfin.uclinux.org, Support Model) * Linux for the Blackfin Processor (Toolchain, Das U-boot, Kernel, Applications Examples and Tools) * Demos |
| 2007-02-22 | Posted By: Maggie Nakhla Blackfin Linux course..on the beach! BEACH BLACKFIN Due to increased training demand SDCS is holding an additional Blackfin uClinux Training Class on the beachfront at Virginia Beach, VA, March 13th - 16th, 2007. The normally packed syllabus will be extended to cover Xenomai Real Time extensions and the Asterisk PBX System. The 4 day class covers a very wide range of topics including toolchains, user space code (now including AJAX and Dynamic XML generation). User and kernel debugging, Device Drivers, File Systems, Unit Testing ... in fact the complete development package. The course includes a complete manual covering all the details discussed during the class. Please contact SDCS for pricing and registration details. http://sysdcs.com/ |
| 2007-02-06 | Posted By: Maggie Nakhla Blackfin Linux course offered in the United Kingdom April 24-27 SDCS is delighted to be able to offer a public uClinux Training Seminar in Weybridge, United Kingdom, April 24th-27th, 2007. This will be a 4-day class based on the High performance Blackfin processor series. The fee is 995.00 UK Pounds This course delivers very comprehensive training on the use of the uClinux development system and is intended for busy system developers who want to accelerate their product development cycle. Bring along your laptop running a recent Linux Distribution and leave with a fully working uClinux development environment and the knowledge of how to use it. The course will be limited to 10 people so book early. Basic details are available here: http://www.sysdcs.com/ and http://www.sysdcs.com/SDCSucbf.html New material in this class includes: * An Introduction to the BF537 based Asterisk Appliance * More BF561 multicore details * Using Nano-X and Video Frame buffers. * PPI Interface * Svn repository access * Introduction to Unit testing (LTP) Send email to Phil Wilshire for more details: philwil@sysdcs.com |
| 2006-11-13 | Posted By: sonic zhang 2006R2 release of uClinux for Blackfin is open for download. I am pleased to announce that the 2006R2 release of uClinux for Blackfin is open for download now. In this release, L1 instruction and data memory are supported for both application and kernel driver. And a lot of new features are also enabled. For detail information, please read the release notes at http://docs.blackfin.uclinux.org/doku.php?id=uclinux_bfin_release_notes_ 2006r2 or the release check list at http://doc.blackfin.uclinux.org/doku.php?id=uclinux_release_check_list . The tar ball of the source code and the boot images can be downloaded at http://blackfin.uclinux.org/frs/?group_id=17 . Please build and boot this new uClinux by 2006R2 release of uboot and tool chain. They can be found at http://blackfin.uclinux.org/frs/?group_id=20 and http://blackfin.uclinux.org/frs/?group_id=18 . The test results can be found at http://blackfin.uclinux.org/frs/?group_id=17 . Any questions, please send to this mailing list uclinux533-devel@blackfin.uclinux.org or the forum at http://blackfin.uclinux.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=44 . You can also check out the source code of 2006R2 release from the CVS by tag "R06R2-RC2". cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.blackfin.uclinux.org:/cvsroot/uclinux533 co -r R06R2-RC2 uClinux-dist |
| 2006-06-20 | Posted By: Maggie Nakhla ADEOS / Xenomai support Blackfin ADEOS and Xenomai have been ported to the latest uClinux for Blackfin release (2006R1) thanks to Philippe Gerum (maintainer of ADEOS and Xenomai) The link below contains a patch based on the 2.6.16 kernel shipped with the latest uClinux for Blackfin release R2006R1-RC2: http://download.gna.org/adeos/patches/v2.6/blackfin This patch is applicable for the BF533 and BF537 STAMP board, and has been committed to the v2.1.x and trunk SVN branches of the Xenomai project. It will be a part of the upcoming Xenomai 2.2 release. http://download.gna.org/adeos/patches/v2.6/blackfin/ http://blackfin.uclinux.org/scm/?group_id=17 http://blackfin.uclinux.org/frs/download.php/856/uClinux-dist-R06R1-RC1.tar.bz2 http://www.analog.com/ |
| 2006-01-27 | Posted By: Maggie Nakhla uClinux for Blackfin Training module Digikey has posted a training module on uClinux for the Blackfin processor. To access this module, go to the link below and click on the link titled "training modules": http://dkc1.digikey.com/us/mkt/vendors/505.html |
| 2005-12-08 | Posted By: Robin Getz New Blackfin/uClinux Projects List Learn how to do real time speech recognition, create your own networked audio node, or turn your STAMP board into an oscilloscope by checking out the latest page on the documentation project: http://docs.blackfin.uclinux.org/doku.php?id=projects This also includes a starting list of commerial products that are using the Blackfin/uClinux distribution. If you want to be added to this list, please contact me, or join the documentation project. -Robin |
| 2005-09-13 | Posted By: Maggie Nakhla Free Phone calls The Open Source SIP phone, Linphone has just been ported to the BF533 STAMP uClinux BSP. This port includes the ability to: - Make free calls to other SIP Phone users (tested with Linux LinPhone). - Make calls to land lines through SIP Gateways (usually paid services). For instructions on compiling Linphone for the Blackfin/uClinux platform, go to: http://docs.blackfin.uclinux.org/doku.php?id=linphone For more information on LinPhone for your Linux Desktop, go to: http://www.linphone.org/?lang=us&rubrique=1 |
| 2005-06-13 | Posted By: Maggie Nakhla Embedded Linux article highlights the BF533 STAMP Board The latest issue of EDN Europe features an article on Embedded Linux that highlights the BF533 STAMP board: http://www.edn.com/article/CA605681.html |
| 2005-06-09 | Posted By: Maggie Nakhla Blackfin optimizations for Speex Jean-Marc Valin author of Speex, (open-source speech codec suitable for voice over IP - http://www.speex.org/) has done some Blackfin/uClinux optimizations: http://svn.xiph.org/trunk/speex/libspeex/filters_bfin.h The result is that it now takes ~8.9% of the CPU to do one channel in real-time at 15 kbps, compared to 19% when he started. Running at complexity 2 (not necessary, but does increase sound quality) with around 13% CPU utilization. This is based on a uClinux kernel running at 495MHz CCLK and 99MHz SCLK. To get a copy of this work in progress, have a look at: http://www.xiph.org/svn.html To try things out, all you need to do is: ./configure --enable-blackfin-asm --enable-fixed-point --host=bfin-uclinux make |
| 2005-05-27 | Posted By: David Skocypec moo Network Oscilloscope Project Available The network Oscilloscope Project has been released... Hardware and Software modules are now available. See the 2.6 uClinux Kernel Page for more details: http://blackfin.uclinux.org/frs/?group_id=17&release_id=172 |
| 2005-03-01 | Posted By: Maggie Nakhla AD7476A Daughter Card Details on the AD7476A Daughter Card: http://www.analog.com/en/content/0,2886,760%255F788%255F60592,00.html |
