On Mon, 2009-09-28 at 15:03 +0200, Oskar Schirmer wrote: > On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 22:41:09 +0200, Alexandre Tolmos wrote: > > Le 25 sept. 09 à 21:41, Ulisses Reina Montenegro de Albuquerque a écrit : > >> USB-to-RS232 adapters are cheap and easy to come by, and well worth the > >> money when it comes to debugging your environment and code on evaluation > >> boards. > > > > How would this work on the MacOS X side ? A terminal emulator is needed, > > right ? > > We use 'screen' for that purpose over here, not really > a terminal emulator, but just the right thing to > connect to a serial line somehow.
http://www.tigoe.net/pcomp/resources/archives/avr/000749.shtml +1 for 'screen' -- simple, easy solution, and does not try to be too smart about terminal emulation parameters. > >> As for a platform -- I'd say you're probably better off with ARM-based > >> boards, there are tons of options in the market (meaning there are many > >> cheap boards available, as well as full-featured ones such as the > >> Beagleboard). > > > > Any brand you would recommend ? I was thinking more of Coldfire based > > boards. > > E.g., cobra5329, sold by www.ebv.com Coldfire is a cheap and well supported platform indeed. I mentioned ARM that's what I am experienced with. Be sure to check out for full Linux support for all included devices -- as I mentioned, some boards will claim Linux support but not all devices will work. Depending on your needs and the required devices, this can be a deal breaker. > Oskar > -- > oskar schirmer, emlix gmbh, http://www.emlix.com > fon +49 551 30664-0, fax -11, bahnhofsallee 1b, 37081 göttingen, germany > sitz der gesellschaft: göttingen, amtsgericht göttingen hr b 3160 > geschäftsführer: dr. uwe kracke, ust-idnr.: de 205 198 055 > > emlix - your embedded linux partner > _______________________________________________ > uClinux-dev mailing list > uClinux-dev@uclinux.org > http://mailman.uclinux.org/mailman/listinfo/uclinux-dev > This message was resent by uclinux-dev@uclinux.org > To unsubscribe see: > http://mailman.uclinux.org/mailman/options/uclinux-dev > > > -- Ulisses Montenegro <ulisses.montene...@cesar.org.br> Engenheiro de Sistemas Centro de Estudos e Sistemas Avançados do Recife http://www.cesar.org.br/ _______________________________________________ uClinux-dev mailing list uClinux-dev@uclinux.org http://mailman.uclinux.org/mailman/listinfo/uclinux-dev This message was resent by uclinux-dev@uclinux.org To unsubscribe see: http://mailman.uclinux.org/mailman/options/uclinux-dev
