> I want to write an article about Linux in embedded systems. For
> this I am interested in a short survey about the
>
> "Embedded Linux Market".
>
> To prepare such a survey I need your help. Please drop me a note
> if you are using Linux in this field! Feel free to return answers
> to the list of questions below or just to answer in free form.
> Or do you know some interesting links for me?
> Don't forget to mention whether I shall treat your answer confident,
> or whether I am allowed to use the name of your company, your name
> and/or the project/product name.
I'm not using it personally, however there is a
company called Igel (Germany) with a US division
(IgelUSA) that make X terminals ("Ethermulation" series)
and some "etherterminal" products.
They apparently have a proprietary DoC (Disk on Chip)
drivers which they use to embed a small Linux
distribution with X, Java, and/or ICA ("Hydra" or
NT Terminal Server crap) packages.
Their "thin client" (and Xterminal and character
etherterminal) packages are priced at about the same as
the Cobalt Micro "Qube" and the Corel Computing Netwinder
series (which are also embedded Linux products).
I'm not personally involved in any of these. However,
Here are some URL's:
http://www.igelusa.com
http://www.cobaltmicro.com
http://www.corelcomputer.com
Igel's products are x86 based with flash/DoC technology
--- Corel Computing's NC is built around a StrongARM
CPU while Cobalt Micro's Qube's are MIPS based.
I'm providing these so you can contact them if they are
sufficiently "embedded" to match your criteria.
> If I get some reasonable results, I will post the survey
> to this newsgroup/mailing list.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Juergen.
> =================================================================
>
> EMBEDDED LINUX SURVEY
>
> Are you using Linux in a PROJECT or in a (future) PRODUCT?
Not personally.
> What is the field/area the project/product is for (e.g. automotive)?
> Please describe your project/product?
> Is the project/product finished? Since when?
> If the project/product is finished, do you think it has been successful?
> What it the turnover you do (or you expect to do) with your
> project/product?
> What is the (estimated) quantity of systems (units) you want to sell?
> How much have you sold?
> What are the devolpment costs for your project/product (man power, ...)?
> Since when do you deal with Linux in the embedded market?
> What is/was the reason for choosing Linux for your product/project?
> Do you have experiences with other operating systems for embedded
> systems?
> What are the advantages/disadvantages?
> Which version of Linux are you using?
> Distribution (Debian, SuSE, Redhat, LRP, none ...):
> Kernel:
My guess would be that most of them are rolling their
own, using LRP or tomsrtbt (Tom Oehser, http://www.toms.net)
as a base.
> Have you used RT-Linux for the project/product?
> Have you used ELKS for the project/product?
I'd love to hear the answer to these two questions.
> Have you used other real time facilities (e.g. scheduling policies,
> memory locking)?
>
> What do you use as hardware?
> - Microprocessor (type/frequency)
> - RAM
> - Flash/Disc
> - other
>
> May I use the name of your company in the survey?
> May I use your name in the survey?
You're welcome to use my name --- but I'm not much
of a reference in this case.
> May I mention the name of the project/product in the survey?
> What else do you want to tell about the topic :-) ?
That it amazes me how much interest Linux (and
FreeBSD/NetBSD) are generating in the embedded
market. These are not "lightweight" systems.
I'd expect to see a really good Forth with a
decent TCP/IP implementation just kick ass in the
market --- if anyone ever bothered to write a free
one (and some tools to allow it to be self-hosted).
--
Jim Dennis (800) 938-4078 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Proprietor, Starshine Technical Services: http://www.starshine.org
