Hi,

No, our BIOS don’t use the FSP.

Best regards,

B-O Bergman
CTO
Winzent Technologies


> 23 jun 2015 kl. 00:01 skrev Simon Glass <[email protected]>:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On 22 June 2015 at 15:45, [email protected]
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Dear all,
>> 
>> We’re happy to announce the first official release of our instant boot 
>> legacy BIOS for the MinnowMax. Register on our site to get it!
>> 
>> Below our press release:
>> 
>> WinZent launches MinnowBoard Max instant boot package
>> 
>> Stockholm, June 22nd 2015: WinZent Technologies AB today announced the 
>> general availability of its wION BIOS and wIOS operating system for the 
>> MinnowBoard Max open hardware board.
>> 
>> The MinnowBoard Max is an open hardware platform targeted at the small and 
>> low cost embedded systems market. Based on the Intel ATOM Baytrail 
>> processor, it combines exceptional performance and flexibility, with 
>> openness and standards.
>> 
>> According to Business Insider UK, moving to open source hardware within data 
>> centers has saved Facebook $2 billion and cut Fidelity Investments’ data 
>> center electric bill by 20%. The MinnowBoard is an open source enabler for 
>> the embedded systems market, which according to Grand View Research is 
>> expected to exceed $200 billion by 2020.
>> 
>> WinZent’s software allows the embedded systems developer to use any 
>> operating system, from legacy operating systems such as MS-DOS, to most 
>> Linux distributions and the latest Microsoft Windows versions. The software 
>> also boosts the board with lightening-fast performance. WinZent’s wION BIOS 
>> cold boots the MinnowBoard Max in 0.56 seconds, and completes a warm reboot 
>> in 0.21 seconds. wION is bundled with WinZent’s real-time POSIX compliant 
>> operating system wIOS, which can provide multiples to magnitudes improved 
>> performance for applications and programs.
> 
> This sounds great! From memory with my testing the FSP DRAM init takes
> about half a second! Does your BIOS use the FSP?
> 
>> 
>> “We see a tremendous potential in the MinnowBoard Max” says Fredrik Hånell, 
>> CEO of WinZent Technologies AB. “With our software package the board’s 
>> performance exceeds most customized solutions in the market, which makes it 
>> a bargain for any embedded systems developer.”
>> 
>> More information on the Minnowboard Max and the MinnowBoard community can be 
>> found at www.minnowboard.org.
>> 
>> About WinZent Technologies AB
>> 
>> WinZent Technologies develops and markets the world's fastest and most 
>> compact firmware and kernel software. wION, our BIOS, is characterized by 
>> sub-second boot time and full support for both legacy and the latest 
>> operating systems. wIOS, our POSIX-compliant operating system, is 
>> characterized by its deterministic real-time capabilities and its 
>> lightening-fast speed. WinZent Technologies AB is headquartered in Stockholm 
>> in Sweden.
> 
> Regards,
> Simon
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