Linux support for dev tools

As a Linux user, I would ask if there is any support for Linux as the host OS for the evaluation kits?

EDIT: More information on what I mean.

The EKK-LM3S811 board is the one that has my attention: http://www.luminarymicro.com/products/ekk-lm3s811_evaluation_kit.html

We should be able to create executables under Linux fairly easily using gcc for ARM, or RVDS, but we would need a way of uploading the compiled images to the board via the USB interface under Linux.

The software that comes with the board lists Windows as a requirement.

Having now done some searching around in the schematics and with Google, this does not sound too far-fetched.

The board has a FTDI FT2232C USB IC on board, and this has support at the USB driver level under Linux using libftdi and libusb. This eliminates one hurdle.

In order to develop a Linux loader, the developer would need to determine what sequence of commands to send to the FTDI chip to operate the JTAG interface correctly.

Post edited by: seantellis, at: 2006/10/11 08:26

Post edited by: seantellis, at: 2006/10/11 09:07