Subject: Re: Porting NetBSD to AVR32?
To: None <netbsd-users@netbsd.org>
From: Christos Zoulas <christos@astron.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 09/21/2006 03:46:29
In article <450FBDCD.2040709@atmel.com>,
Roger Skjetlein  <rskjetlein@atmel.com> wrote:
>Hi.
>
>
>As a big BSD fan I would like to see a port of NetBSD to AVR32. For this
>I have acquired two STK1000 development kits for giveaway:
>http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?tool_id=3918
>http://www.avrfreaks.net/index.php?module=FreaksTools&func=viewItem&item_id=709
>
>Info about the AVR32 microcontroller:
>http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card.asp?part_id=3903
>
>Description:
>AVR32 based 32-bit MCU/DSP
>Vectored multiplier co-processor, 32 KB on-chip SRAM, 16 KB instruction
>and 16 KB data caches, MMU, DMA controller. Peripherals include a 16-bit
>stereo audio DAC, 2048x2048 pixel TFT/STN LCD controllers, 480 Mbps USB
>2.0 with on chip transceivers (PHY) and, two 10/100 Ethernet MACs.
>Serial interfaces include RS232, USART, I2S, AC97, TWI/I2C, SPI, PS/2
>and several synchronous serial modules (SSC) supporting most serial
>communication protocols.
>
>Are there any takers? :)

I wish I had the time. It sounds like a lot of fun, and this is a brand
new architecture... I would learn so much doing it :-(

christos