How much easier makes owning a BDI2000 things?

Conn Clark clark at esteem.com
Wed Nov 10 12:05:16 EST 2004


Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> In message <4190FE1F.4080105 at esteem.com> you wrote:
> 
>>	Its worth it weight in gold bringing up custom boards the first time 
>>and writing/debuging the boot rom. It allows you to change register 
> 
> 
> ... or when debugging the Linux kernel, device drivers and especially
> RTAI real-time modules (because you can really freeze the CPU  state,
> including timers etc.).
> 
> 
>>	We haven't used ours much for debugging once things were up and 
>>running(we have fallen back to using printk statements for debugging). 
>>Though it can be used for that and some core kernel developers do use 
>>it. (probably for debugging the printk code of the kernel  ;-)  )
> 
> 
> Seems you never had to deal with any time critical problems, then.
> 

	I have, however I used I/O bits and an Oscilliscope ;-)

> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Wolfgang Denk
> 
Best Regards

-- Conn Clark

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