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Assessment on Freescale Linux IDE & Dev Tools

Started by Like2Learn in comp.arch.embedded13 years ago 1 reply

I am considering Freescale i.MX processor for my project, and I happenily know the Freescale also supports Linux. I would like to know what...

I am considering Freescale i.MX processor for my project, and I happenily know the Freescale also supports Linux. I would like to know what kind of IDE is typically used by developers of Freescale Linux, CodeWarrior or Eclipse? Does Freescale provide something similar to WindRiver Workbench? Which Dev tools are typically used by developers of Freescale Linux to debug the kernel as well t...


Freescale (formerly Motorola)

Started by WaldemarIII in comp.arch.embedded19 years ago 16 replies

I was wondering why there are so few threads about the Freescale MCUs. They don't seem to be very popular, or am I wrong? I'm about to...

I was wondering why there are so few threads about the Freescale MCUs. They don't seem to be very popular, or am I wrong? I'm about to embark on a small embedded project, based on a Freescale HC08GB60 (a timer with a couple of bells and whistles) and because threads quite often deal with issues about PICs, 8051s and other small 8-bitters, a little doubt has crept up whether Freescale is ...


Freescale Microcontroller with 3 UARTs

Started by Anand P. Paralkar in comp.arch.embedded13 years ago 4 replies

Hello Everybody, Could you please let me know of Freescale (Motorola) microcontrollers that have three UARTs? (The parametric search on...

Hello Everybody, Could you please let me know of Freescale (Motorola) microcontrollers that have three UARTs? (The parametric search on the Freescale website is really difficult for this kind of a search.) Thanks a lot for your help. Thanks, Anand


20 Freescale employees confirmed aboard missing jet

Started by Paul Rubin in comp.arch.embedded10 years ago 2 replies

This relates to the very sad event of a Malasia Airlines jet disappearing over the Pacific a few days ago, and may be of relevance to c.a.e....

This relates to the very sad event of a Malasia Airlines jet disappearing over the Pacific a few days ago, and may be of relevance to c.a.e. readers. Source url: http://media.freescale.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=196520&p=irol-newsArticle Freescale Semiconductor Employees Confirmed Passengers on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 8, 2014-- Freescale ...


How do you like Freescale Codewarrior compared to other IDEs?

Started by RumpelStiltSkin in comp.arch.embedded15 years ago 5 replies

What is your opinion of Freescale's Codeware IDE?

What is your opinion of Freescale's Codeware IDE?


Freescale vs Chipcon 802.15/Zigbee xcvr

Started by Andrew M in comp.arch.embedded19 years ago 2 replies

Just wondering - has there been significant testing / comparison between Chipcon and Freescale 802.15 transceivers? Which has the better RF...

Just wondering - has there been significant testing / comparison between Chipcon and Freescale 802.15 transceivers? Which has the better RF performance? Any other features that stand out between the two? They seem similar to the naked eye.. thanks -Andrew M


Compilers on the MPC56xx? Recommendations, warnings?

Started by Mark Piffer in comp.arch.embedded14 years ago 6 replies

Hi group, we are in the process of switching over to a Freescale MPC56xx in one of our products. Question is, which compiler is recommended by...

Hi group, we are in the process of switching over to a Freescale MPC56xx in one of our products. Question is, which compiler is recommended by those in the know of this platform? From a preference point of view, I would like to get away from the Freescale Codewarrior suite, mostly because I didn't like it in the 16-Bit world. If it is more professional (not so centered on casual programmer...


[OT] Freescale English?

Started by FreeRTOS.org in comp.arch.embedded17 years ago 13 replies

From the Freescale WEB documentation: "If you find yourself needing a little more memory than what the 56F8365 has to offer, or simply need...

From the Freescale WEB documentation: "If you find yourself needing a little more memory than what the 56F8365 has to offer, or simply need to interface to other devices in your system a parallel fashion, then the 56F8366 is the device for you. Moving to this 144-pin LQFP package allows you to take advantage of its included external memory interface for these additional tasks. You will ...


IDEs for MCF5270

Started by Graham Yarbrough in comp.arch.embedded19 years ago 4 replies

We are beginning the development of an embedded system based on the Freescale MCF5270 family. Question 1) - Any experience with that processor...

We are beginning the development of an embedded system based on the Freescale MCF5270 family. Question 1) - Any experience with that processor anyone is willing to share??? Question 2) - We are looking for a suitable IDE, compiler, etc. Freescale obviously suggests Metrowerks. We are also looking at the Precise MQX, Quadros RTXC, Blunk TargetOS, KADAKAMX, MD SMX, and ATINucleus. I have...


Freescale's Idea of Open Source JTAG

Started by rickman in comp.arch.embedded13 years ago 36 replies

I was recently at a seminar for ARM MCUs and Freescale was talking about their new Kinetis devices (now I can even spell Kinetis). They talked...

I was recently at a seminar for ARM MCUs and Freescale was talking about their new Kinetis devices (now I can even spell Kinetis). They talked about their "tower" eval boards using a USB connector for debug. Funny how the keep saying you can use a JTAG cable, but never actually said it uses a JTAG port! I'm not sure if there is any significance to that or not. It appears to use a standard...


Looking for a bit of guidance

Started by Chr15 in comp.arch.embedded15 years ago 15 replies

Hia, first time poster, long time fan of this site and its multiple links to all things useful :) Anyway, Ive been handed a project around the...

Hia, first time poster, long time fan of this site and its multiple links to all things useful :) Anyway, Ive been handed a project around the MPC5604P processor from Freescale, with no documentation on it to speak of (in-fact it took me about a week to derive the Freescale part number from its ST roots). I ended up getting the reference manual and data sheet, as well as a debugger and wha...


68K dev. kit for hobby use

Started by Vcc Ground in comp.arch.embedded18 years ago 4 replies

Hello, I am looking for a low cost development kit based on Freescale 68k - preferrably 683xx - controller for my hobby use. Can anybody tell...

Hello, I am looking for a low cost development kit based on Freescale 68k - preferrably 683xx - controller for my hobby use. Can anybody tell me where I can find and buy them online (any online site other than freescale.com)? Thanks. VG


gcc-toolchain for freescale's MC9S12X (68HCS12) ??

Started by Florian E. Teply in comp.arch.embedded16 years ago 10 replies

Hiya folks, as you might guess from the subject: I'm trying to find a toolchain for freescale's hcs12 or S12X family of microcontrollers....

Hiya folks, as you might guess from the subject: I'm trying to find a toolchain for freescale's hcs12 or S12X family of microcontrollers. Currently i'm using Codewarrior on the Windows machine at work, but as i'm a tad dissatisfied by it's lack of decent syntax-checking and have no windows at home, i'd rather use some free compiler available for my rather unusual platform (Linux on PowerPC...


P1010 QorIQ from Freescale - any experiences?

Started by dp in comp.arch.embedded10 years ago

I am considering this part for a project. < http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=P1010&nodeId=018rH325E4017B >...

I am considering this part for a project. < http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=P1010&nodeId=018rH325E4017B > It is not like having the wrong core (e500v2, had it been e300 or e500-mc would have been much much easier for me) is not enough of a pain but I can't locate even the errata sheet. OTOH peripheral wise and cost wise it fits well so I keep on looking at


JPEG encoding on Freescale imx25

Started by deBoogle in comp.arch.embedded13 years ago 2 replies

Hi folks, I have recently started implementing some omnivsion camera sensors on the Freescale i.mx25 micro and I need to convert the RGB565...

Hi folks, I have recently started implementing some omnivsion camera sensors on the Freescale i.mx25 micro and I need to convert the RGB565 images to JPEG. So, I have had a good look around for some JPEG encoders to do such a task and all i can find that seems to be of any use is libJPEG, which is huge and in no way optimised for micro-controller type platforms and to be honest a lot of it con...


Freescale JTAG extensions for COP

Started by oliver.gold in comp.arch.embedded19 years ago 2 replies

Hi Can anyone tell me how to get hold of the details of the JTAG COP (BDM interface for Freescale PowerPC CPUs (especially MPC824x series)? I...

Hi Can anyone tell me how to get hold of the details of the JTAG COP (BDM interface for Freescale PowerPC CPUs (especially MPC824x series)? I hav the pinouts and IEEE1149.1 compliant stuff but I want to find out how t use the software debug functions. Same question for the IBM PowerPC range too ..... thx og -> This message was sent using the web interface o www.EmbeddedRelate


Freescale Semiconductor Bought Out by Blackstone for $17.6B

Started by Bill Giovino in comp.arch.embedded17 years ago 3 replies

Freescale Semiconductor has been bought out by a group of investors led by Blackstone: for U.S....

Freescale Semiconductor has been bought out by a group of investors led by Blackstone: for U.S. $17.6B http://microcontroller.com/news/freescale_buyout.asp I'm at the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston and I've had mixed reviews on my analysis. I'm just sayin' what I think... Regards, Bill Giovino Executive Editor http://Microcontroller.com


SPI : Freescale vs Microchip compatibility ?

Started by Anonymous in comp.arch.embedded17 years ago 7 replies

Hi guys, I would like to know if the SPI ports are fully compatible between Freescale and Microchip ? I understand that SPI has become a...

Hi guys, I would like to know if the SPI ports are fully compatible between Freescale and Microchip ? I understand that SPI has become a "de facto" standard in the industry. The serial signals goes up to 10 Mbps, which is enough for my app, and saves data/control buses. Am I wrong to assume that SPI is always implemented the same way, and fully compatible between any chip ? I think ...


Freescale mpc55xx application note AN3524SW

Started by Gilles in comp.arch.embedded16 years ago 2 replies

Hello, I've downloaded the the application note AN3524SW from the freescale site. In this AN is a header file with the name mpc5500_spr.h. How...

Hello, I've downloaded the the application note AN3524SW from the freescale site. In this AN is a header file with the name mpc5500_spr.h. How can I use this file? Can somebody give me an example how to set the EE-bit in the MSR. How is the mapping of the special function registers to the addresses done? Does this really work? union SPR_MSRVAL my_msr; my_msr.B.EE =1; Regards, Gilles ...


(US-NY) PowerPC NAS development kit for trade

Started by larwe in comp.arch.embedded15 years ago 3 replies

Will trade for something interesting of similar value. I've got an unwanted Freescale MPC8315E-RDB here on my desk. It has been unpacked and...

Will trade for something interesting of similar value. I've got an unwanted Freescale MPC8315E-RDB here on my desk. It has been unpacked and repacked once, but is otherwise absolutely new - nothing has even been changed on the hard disk. Specs for the kit are and in more detail at



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