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# Obtain a desktop computer. Any desktop machine with a USB port, serial port, and internet connection should suffice. Install the host Operating System of Ubuntu 8.10, as well as the specified VirtualBox. | # Obtain a desktop computer. Any desktop machine with a USB port, serial port, and internet connection should suffice. Install the host Operating System of Ubuntu 8.10, as well as the specified VirtualBox. | ||
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| − | # In VirtualBox, create a new virtual machine. Specific options used are described in CentOS_5. | + | # In VirtualBox, create a new virtual machine. Specific options used are described in [http://www.samueltoepke.com/projects/LEON3_support/CentOS_5.3_i386.xml CentOS_5.3_i386.xml]. |
# When installing CentOS, install the following extras: "Development Libraries","Development Tools","Java Development","Legacy Software Development" | # When installing CentOS, install the following extras: "Development Libraries","Development Tools","Java Development","Legacy Software Development" | ||
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Revision as of 23:56, 3 December 2009
Contents
Introduction
MicroController Linux (μCLinux) is a Linux operating system for embedded hardware systems without a memory management unit (MMU).
The LEON3 is a 32-bit VHDL processor core based on the SPARCV8 RISC instruction set architecture.
This project will involve synthesis and placement of a LEON3 processor onto a commercial off the shelf (COTS) field programmable gate array (FPGA), μCLinux will then be loaded to the FPGA.
Hardware
- Xilinx Vertex 5, ML-505 board
- Xilinx Platform Cable USB
- Host Computer. x86-64 machine (AMD Phenom x4 9950 Black (AMD64))
People
- Professor Jose Renau: Leader of the MASC group at UCSC, instructor for CMPE-202, Computer Architecture.
- Samuel Toepke: PhD Student, primary investigator, student of Professor Renau.
- Tom Golubev: Member of MASC group, MS student. Source of Xilinx tools, Xilinx ML505 board and Xilinx Platform Cable USB.
- Rigo Dicochea: Member of MASC group, PhD student, general FPGA resource.
- Javier Castillo: Member of MASC group, embedded Linux resource.
System
- Ubuntu 8.10 running Sun VirtualBox Version 2.2.2 r46594.
- Virtual Machine running CentOS 5.3 i386, http://www.centos.org
- Download:
- CentOS-5.3-i386-bin-1of6.iso
- CentOS-5.3-i386-bin-2of6.iso
- CentOS-5.3-i386-bin-3of6.iso
- CentOS-5.3-i386-bin-4of6.iso
- Procedure:
- Obtain a desktop computer. Any desktop machine with a USB port, serial port, and internet connection should suffice. Install the host Operating System of Ubuntu 8.10, as well as the specified VirtualBox.
- Download the CentOS distribution, specific .iso files listed above.
- In VirtualBox, create a new virtual machine. Specific options used are described in CentOS_5.3_i386.xml.
- When installing CentOS, install the following extras: "Development Libraries","Development Tools","Java Development","Legacy Software Development"
- Login-name: 'centos' sans single quotes.
- Once CentOS is installed: a. Applications->System Tools->Software Updater
- We know have a fresh, updated operating system to begin the project.
