ANN: the ABCD Proto-Kernel version 1.1

ANN: the ABCD Proto-Kernel  version 1.1 The ABCD Proto-Kernel  version 1.1 has just been released at

The version 1.1 distribution comprises the complete source code, plus comprehensive kernel design documentation. New with the version 1.1: a BDM handler application, with schematics for the BDM interface port hardware. We use this setup as a manufacturing test and device initialization setup.

*** Unique Kernel Design *** The ABCD Proto-Kernel  design provides an elegant solution to the recurring problem of providing a "real-time operating system" for embedded projects small enough that the need for an operating system might be questioned in the first place. This solution is as simple as ABCD, respectively for   a) interrupt dispatching,   b) fixed priority scheduling,   c) mutual-exclusion semaphores, and   d) a queuing mechanism. This is a coherent selection of a minimal subset of the myriad of programming facilities provided by full-blown real-time operating systems. *** A global solution for embedded PowerPC development *** The ABCD Proto-Kernel  version 1.x is targeted at the Motorola MPC8xx processor family, which is the entry-level embedded PowerPC architecture. It is part of a comprehensive integrated solution for embedded development tools and a hardware processor module ready for prototyping and low-volume production:    - the ABCD Proto-Kernel ,            - the MPC8xx POMP, a "Peace-Of-Mind Port" of the GNU Compiler Collection,            - the FlashCnL API, a flash memory "configuration and log" software      library,            - the PPCMB/850, a PowerPC Mini-Board based on the Motorola MPC850,            - the CONNOTECH Experts-conseils consulting services.         mailto: snipped-for-privacy@connotech.com CONNOTECH Experts-conseils Inc.          9130 Place de Montgolfier Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2M 2A1 Tel.: +1-514-385-5691              Fax: +1-514-385-5900

ANN: the ABCD Proto-Kernel version 1.1

The ABCD Proto-Kernel version 1.1 has just been released at

The version 1.1 distribution comprises the complete source code, plus comprehensive kernel design documentation.

New with the version 1.1: a BDM handler application, with schematics for the BDM interface port hardware. We use this setup as a manufacturing test and device initialization setup.

*** Unique Kernel Design ***

The ABCD Proto-Kernel design provides an elegant solution to the recurring problem of providing a "real-time operating system" for embedded projects small enough that the need for an operating system might be questioned in the first place. This solution is as simple as ABCD, respectively for a) interrupt dispatching, b) fixed priority scheduling, c) mutual-exclusion semaphores, and d) a queuing mechanism. This is a coherent selection of a minimal subset of the myriad of programming facilities provided by full-blown real-time operating systems.

*** A global solution for embedded PowerPC development ***

The ABCD Proto-Kernel version 1.x is targeted at the Motorola MPC8xx processor family, which is the entry-level embedded PowerPC architecture.

It is part of a comprehensive integrated solution for embedded development tools and a hardware processor module ready for prototyping and low-volume production: - the ABCD Proto-Kernel ,

- the MPC8xx POMP, a "Peace-Of-Mind Port" of the GNU Compiler Collection, - the FlashCnL API, a flash memory "configuration and log" software library, - the PPCMB/850, a PowerPC Mini-Board based on the Motorola MPC850, - the CONNOTECH Experts-conseils consulting services. mailto: snipped-for-privacy@connotech.com

CONNOTECH Experts-conseils Inc.

9130 Place de Montgolfier Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2M 2A1 Tel.: +1-514-385-5691 Fax: +1-514-385-5900

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