Opened 8 years ago

Last modified 6 years ago

#649 new enhancement

Implement support for Creator Ci40 (mips32) — at Version 2

Reported by: Jakub Jermář Owned by: Martin Decky
Priority: major Milestone:
Component: helenos/kernel/mips32 Version: mainline
Keywords: gsoc16, gsoc17, gsoc18 Cc:
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Description (last modified by Vojtech Horky)

Implement support for Creator Ci40 single-board computer.

Details
Creator Ci40 is an extensible board meant for Internet-of-Things. It serves as a hub for sensors and actuators, connecting them to the network. It features dual-core, dual-threaded MIPS interAptiv CPU, 256MB of RAM, micro-SD card slot, ethernet and 6LoWPAN connectivity to the Clicker modules (e.g. thermometer). Basic support for Ci40 is within the reach of a single trimester work.
What Gains and Benefits will this bring?
Creator Ci40 would be a good demonstrator for HelenOS to show that HelenOS could be deployed as the controller for IoT gadgets.
Difficulty
Medium to High
Required skills
A successful applicant will need to have very good skills in programming in the C language and the ability to learn how to drive hardware based on various information sources (official documentation, source code of other operating system projects).
Documentation
Possible mentors
HelenOS Core Team

Change History (2)

comment:1 by Jakub Jermář, 8 years ago

Summary: Implement support for Creator Ci40Implement support for Creator Ci40 (mips32)

comment:2 by Vojtech Horky, 8 years ago

Description: modified (diff)
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