On 2013-10-07 14:53, Jeff Epler wrote: > I am the original author of the FPGA firmware and LinuxCNC drivers for the > "pluto-p" board. In my opinion the pluto-p driver is one of the most instructive part for developing lcnc drivers. Thank you very much for this great code.
> Otherwise, I believe it's better for our users that this driver should be > officially deprecated in the upcoming 2.6 release and removed from the master > branch after the 2.6 release. Maybe the pluto driver only, but I think it should be transposed in a general driver for cheap fpga boards for tinkerers and hobbyists. And for educational purposes to glue some future fpga boards to lcnc. Btw it is ideal for proof of concepts like a raspberry-spi-fpga driver. I've wrote a first version based on the spi driver from GP Orcullo and I'm trying out a BBB version. > The only information I can provide about the firmware development environment > is that it used a very outdated version of Altera Quartus which I ran on > Windows XP. (whatever the last one was that could build firmwares for the > particular fpga chip on the pluto-p) > > Matsche, I'm cc'ing you directly since you recently expressed interest in the > pluto-p via private mail, including some patches that due to my own failings I > was unable to accept and incorporate in linuxcnc. If you have an interest in > being the maintainer, please reply here on the developers mailing list. First at all; I am a total novice in lcnc, but I'm curious and so I've sank my teeth in finding a pluto bug. So I don't know if I can fulfill the requirements of a maintainer. I think, I should consult my pillow. > Jeff Matsche -- "In der Wissenschaft siegt nie eine neue Theorie, nur ihre Gegner sterben nach und nach" Max Planck ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60134071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
