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diff --git a/nuttx/Documentation/NuttX.html b/nuttx/Documentation/NuttX.html index 50849cf6c..8e30d2862 100644 --- a/nuttx/Documentation/NuttX.html +++ b/nuttx/Documentation/NuttX.html @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ <tr align="center" bgcolor="#e4e4e4"> <td> <h1><big><font color="#3c34ec"><i>NuttX RTOS</i></font></big></h1> - <p>Last Updated: June 6, 2010</p> + <p>Last Updated: June 22, 2010</p> </td> </tr> </table> @@ -764,43 +764,41 @@ </tr> </table> -<p><b>nuttx-5.6 Release Notes</b>: +<p><b>nuttx-5.7 Release Notes</b>: <p> - This 53<sup>rd</sup> release of NuttX was made on June 5, 2010 and is available for download from the + This 54<sup>th</sup> release of NuttX was made on June 22, 2010 and is available for download from the <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=189573">SourceForge</a> website. The change log associated with the release is available <a href="#currentrelease">here</a>. Unreleased changes after this release are available in CVS. These unreleased changes are listed <a href="#pendingchanges">here</a>. </p> <p> - This release includes one several new drivers for existing NuttX ports: + This release adds basic support for one new ARM Cortex-M3 architecture: <ul> <li> - This port adds support for the RiT displays P14201 4-bpp, greyscale OLED. - 4-bpp greyscale support was integrated into the NX graphics sub-system and - verified using the TI/Luminary LP3S6965 Ethernet Evaluation Kit. + Added support for NXP LPC1768 MCU as provided on the Nucleus 2G board from + <a href="http://www.2g-eng.com">2G Engineering</a>. </li> <li> - The MP25Px driver was extended for the M24P1 FLASH part (see NOTE). + Some initial files for the LPC17xx family were released in NuttX 5.6, but the + first functional release for the NXP LPC1768/Nucleus2G occured with NuttX 5.7. </li> <li> - An I2C driver and (basic) SPI driver were added for the NXP LPC313x port. - The I2C interface definition was extended to efficiently handle multiple I2C - transfers (See NOTE). + That initial basic release included timer interrupts and a serial console and was + verified using the NuttX OS test. + </li> + <li> + That release includes a verified NuttShell (NSH) configuration + (see the <a href="http://www.nuttx.org/NuttShell.html">NSH User Guide</a>). + Also included are unverified SPI and USB device drivers. </li> </ul> </p> <p> - As well as a few, important USB-related bugfixes (See the ChangeLog for details). -</p> -<p> - This release also includes the beginnings of a port for the NXP LPC1768 MCU. However, - it is too early for that port to be useful (stay tuned for a future announcement of the - availability of the verified LPC1768 port). -</p> -<p> - <small><b>NOTE</b>: Contributed by David Hewson where noted.</small> + Further efforts include: (1) development of a DMA support library, (2) SPI-based MMC/SD + support, and (3) verification of the USB driver. Watch for announcement of the completed + LPC1768 port expected in NuttX-5.8. </p> <table width ="100%"> <tr bgcolor="#e4e4e4"> @@ -1139,7 +1137,7 @@ <td> <p> <b>Atmel AT91SAM3U</b>. - This port uses the <a href=" http://www.atmel.com/">Atmel</a> SAM3U-EK + This port uses the <a href="http://www.atmel.com/">Atmel</a> SAM3U-EK development board that features the AT91SAM3U4E MCU. This port uses a GNU arm-elf or arm-eabi toolchain* under either Linux or Cygwin (with native Windows GNU tools or Cygwin-based GNU tools). @@ -1180,17 +1178,34 @@ <td> <p> <b>NXP LPC1768</b>. + This port uses the Nucleus 2G board from <a href="http://www.2g-eng.com/">2G Engineering</a> + featuring the NXP LPC1768 MCU. + This port uses a GNU arm-elf or arm-eabi toolchain* under either Linux or Cygwin (with native Windows GNU + tools or Cygwin-based GNU tools). </p> <ul> <p> <b>STATUS:</b> - Some initial files for the LPCP17xx family were released in NuttX 5.6, but that port is not yet ready for general use - (I, in fact, still do not have hardware in hand). - Look for the announcement of the LPC1768 NuttX port in a future release. + Some initial files for the LPC17xx family were released in NuttX 5.6, but the first + functional release for the NXP LPC1768/Nucleus2G occured with NuttX 5.7. + That initial basic release included timer interrupts and a serial console and was + verified using the NuttX OS test (<code>examples/ostest</code>). + That release includes a verified NuttShell (NSH) configuration + (see the <a href="http://www.nuttx.org/NuttShell.html">NSH User Guide</a>). + Also included are unverified SPI and USB device drivers. + </p> + <p> + Current efforts include: (1) development of a DMA support library, (2) SPI-based MMC/SD + support, and (3) verification of the USB driver. + Watch for announcement of the completed LPC1768 port expected in NuttX-5.8. </p> <p> <b>Development Environments:</b> - Same as for the other Cortex-M3 ports. + 1) Linux with native Linux GNU toolchain, 2) Cygwin with Cygwin GNU toolchain, or 3) Cygwin + with Windows native toolchain (CodeSourcery or devkitARM). A DIY toolchain for Linux + or Cygwin is provided by the NuttX + <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=189573&package_id=224585">buildroot</a> + package. </p> </ul> </td> @@ -1744,26 +1759,16 @@ Other memory: </table> <ul><pre> -5.6 2010-06-05 Gregory Nutt <spudmonkey@racsa.co.cr> - - * drivers/lcd/p14201.c - Driver for RiT P14201 series 128x96 4-bit OLED. - * configs/lm3s6965-ek/nx - NX graphics configuration for the LM3S6965 - Ethernet Evaluation Kit. - * graphics/ - Numerous fixes to get the P14201 4-bpp greyscale display - working (there may still be some minor issues .. see the TODO list). - * arch/arm/include/lpc17xx and arch/arm/src/lpc17xxx - Began port for - NXP LPC1768. As of the 5.6 release, there is a complete set of - LPC17xx header files defining all bits in all LPC17xx registers, - but little else (I still do not have hardware in hand). - * drivers/mtd/m25px.c - Add support for M25P1 flash part (See NOTE) - * include/nuttx/i2c.h - Extended I2C interface definition to handle - multiple transfers (See NOTE). - * include/nuttx/usbdev.h - Corrected an important macro definition - needed to correctly handle USB null packet transfers (See NOTE). - * arch/arm/src/lpc313x - New drivers: I2C and SPI. Plus several - important LPC313x USB bug fixes (See NOTE). - - NOTE: Contributed by David Hewson. +nuttx-5.7 2010-06-22 Gregory Nutt <spudmonkey@racsa.co.cr> + + * configs/nucleus2g - Add ostest configuration for the Nucleus 2G + LPC1768 board from 2G Engineering (http://www.2g-eng.com/) + * arch/arm/src/lpc17xx - Added basic LPC17xx boot-up logic, + interrupt handling, and GPIO configuration. + * configs/nucleus2g/ostest - Completed bring-up of LPC1768 on + the Nucleus2G board using the examples/ostest + * configs/nucleus2g/nsh - Added and verified a NuttShell (NSH) + configuration for the LPC1768 on the Nucleus2G board. pascal-2.0 2010-12-21 Gregory Nutt <spudmonkey@racsa.co.cr> @@ -1793,12 +1798,7 @@ buildroot-1.8 2009-12-21 <spudmonkey@racsa.co.cr> </table> <ul><pre> -nuttx-5.7 2010-xx-xx Gregory Nutt <spudmonkey@racsa.co.cr> - - * configs/nucleus2g - Add ostest configuration for the Nucleus 2G - LPC1768 board from 2G Engineering (http://www.2g-eng.com/) - * arch/arm/src/lpc17xx - Added basic LPC17xx boot-up logic, - interrupt handling, and GPIO configuration. +nuttx-5.8 2010-xx-xx Gregory Nutt <spudmonkey@racsa.co.cr> pascal-2.1 2010-xx-xx Gregory Nutt <spudmonkey@racsa.co.cr> |