Newsletter - No. 2 / Feb. 2010

AMBA-IP-Manager improvements:

• Added the ahbdma_ger_v1 IP core (programmable DMA core)
• Better naming of the AIM quartus projects (use the AIM project file name)
• Extend the operating system support ROM (oss_rom format 3):
  • Make IRQ information and IP core generics available for device drivers
• Added the new function "Show AIM System Report" (menu AMBA-IP-Manager)

ClockFactory improvements:

• Saving/Restoring a ClockFactory setting now includes spread spectrum clock settings and special output settings

Hpe_IRP improvements:

• sys-apps/pciutils-3.0.0-r1 : Various utilities dealing with the PCI bus
• sys-apps/irpselftest-0.4 : Hardware self-test for the Hpe_IRP
• sys-apps/fpgautils-0.4 : Tools for reading the contents of the FPGA
• sys-apps/installkernel-0.9 : Install newly compiled Linux kernels
• sys-apps/button-watch-0.8 : Trigger actions via buttons on Hpe_IRP

• docs-irp/schematics-1.0.0 : Schematics for the Hpe_IRP
• docs-irp/manual-1.0.3 : Manual for the Hpe_IRP

• sys-drivers/mtip100-1.3 : Driver for MorethanIP 10/100 Ethernet MAC
• sys-drivers/hmi-1.3 : Driver for HMI (LCD, Buttons, Switches) on Hpe_IRP
• sys-drivers/pcie-base-1.3 : PCIe base driver for the Hpe_IRP
• sys-drivers/ahb-ram-uio-0.9 : UIO driver for the AHB RAM IP
• sys-drivers/sercos3-1.0 : Driver for Automata SERCOS-III master

• sys-kernel/osadl-sources-2.6.29.6 : OSADL kernel sources (optimized for Hpe_IRP)
• www-servers/shttpd-1.25 : Small and embeddable HTTPD server with (optional) CGI support

• app-automation/codesys-sp-3.3.1.20 : CoDeSys Runtime System
• app-automation/codesys-sp-demo-3.3.0.20 : CoDeSys Runtime System (Demo)
• app-examples/kpa-master-demo-1.4.7.0 : Demo design from Koenig for their EtherCAT master stack
• app-examples/uio-python-base-1.0 : Python classes to access IP cores on the Hpe_IRP
• app-examples/ahb-ram-test-0.1 : Demo design for the AHB-RAM
• app-examples/hmi-demo-1.2 : Demo design for the HMI
• app-examples/atem-demo-1.0 : Demo design from acontis for their EtherCAT master stack
• app-examples/webserver-demo-0.5 : Demo design for HMI access via webbrowser
• app-examples/hmi-eth-demo-1.1 : Demo design using HMI and 10/100 Ethernet
• app-examples/sercos-III-master-demo-0.9 : Demo design from Automata for the SERCOS-III IP