Creating the Zynq Virtual Platform, Including Errata
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January 6, 2012
Although I have never contributed any code to the Linux kernel, the headline We are all Linux developers now on linux today caught my eye. One of the things that amazes me is how many embedded products use Linux and how they deal with all of the complexity
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Ubuntu Updates for 2012
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January 2, 2012
I'm overdue to provide an update on how to run Virtual System Platform (VSP) and Incisive on the latest version of Ubuntu . My last article was very helpful to many people and users provided additional insight about what worked for them. Just before
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Parallel Compilation for SystemC
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November 17, 2011
One of the most common complaints about SystemC is that it takes too long to compile. I tend to agree that it does take longer to compile compared to C or Verilog. The primary reason is that SystemC is a somewhat complex set of libraries built on top
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Welcome to the Zynq-7000 Virtual Platform
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October 28, 2011
As you might guess we are pretty excited about the Virtual Platform development for the Zynq-7000 EPP . The FPGA world has changed a lot from 1995 when I was an FAE at Cypress Semiconductor selling and supporting programmable logic devices. This was during
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Virtual Platform UART Use Number 4: Connecting to an RTOS Tracing Framework
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October 24, 2011
This is the last installment of my series on different uses for the UART in Virtual Platforms. Today's article is about how to use a UART as a way to capture logging information about a running system. One of the challenges of developing embedded
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Virtual Platform UART Use Number 3: Using gdb to Debug a Software Application
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September 22, 2011
This is the next installment in my series covering the uses of the venerable UART in Virtual Platform simulation. Use the links below to review the previous articles: Introduction Connecting an xterm to a UART Using telnet to connect to a UART This article
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Virtual Platform UART Use Number 2: Using telnet to Connect to a UART
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September 6, 2011
Welcome to the next installment in my series about different ways to use the venerable UART in Virtual Platforms. If you missed the first two parts you can review the introduction and use case 1, about using xterm in slave mode for an interactive terminal
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Virtual Platform UART Use Number 1: Connecting to an Interactive Terminal
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August 18, 2011
Welcome to the first example of using a UART in a Virtual Platform. For those just joining, I outlined a list of four UART uses in my previous introduction . One of the most common ways to use a UART in a Virtual Platform is to connect to a terminal and
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A Must Read: the ARM Cortex-A Programmer's Guide
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August 4, 2011
For the last couple of years, I have been getting a lot of e-mail from different LinkedIn groups. I'm interested in groups like Android, Embedded Linux, ARM, EDA Bloggers, and more. A majority of the days I don't have time to read much (or any
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Four Uses for the Venerable Virtual Platform UART
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July 27, 2011
The Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) is one of the oldest hardware peripherals, and yet it is is still present in many embedded systems created today. I'm not sure when it was invented, but Wikipedia says it was designed by Gordon
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