Difference between revisions of "EmbeddedKOS"
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In the other hand, some serious problems still must be solved to make it a true embedded-OS: [http://board.kolibrios.org/viewtopic.php?t=1211]. | In the other hand, some serious problems still must be solved to make it a true embedded-OS: [http://board.kolibrios.org/viewtopic.php?t=1211]. | ||
| − | + | As an attempt to try different solutions of those problems, "Kolibri-A" branch-project has been started in July 2010. | |
| − | '''NB:''' the '''A''' letter means its code will be tied to AMD/HT architecture; particularly to a well-documented | + | '''NB:''' the '''A''' letter means its code will be tied to AMD/HT architecture; particularly to a well-documented AMD chipsets ''NB780/SB700'' and ''Fusion/Hudson''. Other platforms might not be supported in the nearest future...<br /> |
| − | ''' | + | Note also that some specific features of ''Kolibri-A'' are 100% experimental: |
| + | - you're warned you can use or test this branch on your own risk, and | ||
| + | - you should realise that some of these features will never be merged to the main ''KolibriOS'' trunk. | ||
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| + | '''Specific features of Kolibri-A'''<br /> | ||
* extended PCI service; | * extended PCI service; | ||
* direct read/write transactions to/from ''several'' user-accessible memory-mapped IO regions; | * direct read/write transactions to/from ''several'' user-accessible memory-mapped IO regions; | ||
| − | * a static system buffer ( | + | * a static system buffer (8Мb) available for non-standard device testing and user-world DMA-operations; |
* an RT-optimized memory manager; | * an RT-optimized memory manager; | ||
* burst-DMA mode (PCI) и "long" PCI-express packets support (also in the userspace!); | * burst-DMA mode (PCI) и "long" PCI-express packets support (also in the userspace!); | ||
| − | * PCI-express | + | * native support of Extended PCI-express configspace; |
| − | * | + | * direct (APIC-unfriendly) power control; |
| − | * optional ROM-bootloader. <br /> | + | * 32bit-optimized graphics, |
| + | * experimental ''non-scalable'' vector fonts, | ||
| + | * optional ROM-bootloader, | ||
| + | * fast system calls. <br /> | ||
Revision as of 23:11, 11 June 2012
Embedded-KOS
As it was shown (see for example KolibriOS for Manufacturing control), KolibriOS can be successfully used in wide range of data acquisition and process control systems.
A compact open-source kernel, a simple and convenient minimalistic graphics subsystem, fairly developed user interface, very capable low-level system services, most popular network protocols and filesystems support - all this set of features let us possess KolibriOS as a perspective embedded OS.
In the other hand, some serious problems still must be solved to make it a true embedded-OS: [1].
As an attempt to try different solutions of those problems, "Kolibri-A" branch-project has been started in July 2010.
NB: the A letter means its code will be tied to AMD/HT architecture; particularly to a well-documented AMD chipsets NB780/SB700 and Fusion/Hudson. Other platforms might not be supported in the nearest future...
Note also that some specific features of Kolibri-A are 100% experimental: - you're warned you can use or test this branch on your own risk, and - you should realise that some of these features will never be merged to the main KolibriOS trunk.
Specific features of Kolibri-A
- extended PCI service;
- direct read/write transactions to/from several user-accessible memory-mapped IO regions;
- a static system buffer (8Мb) available for non-standard device testing and user-world DMA-operations;
- an RT-optimized memory manager;
- burst-DMA mode (PCI) и "long" PCI-express packets support (also in the userspace!);
- native support of Extended PCI-express configspace;
- direct (APIC-unfriendly) power control;
- 32bit-optimized graphics,
- experimental non-scalable vector fonts,
- optional ROM-bootloader,
- fast system calls.