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Nov. 17, 2004

[Updated Nov. 17, 2004] -- TimeSys has added several 2.6-based Linux BSPs (board support packages) to its line of freely downloadable BSPs. TimeSys BSPs provide a kernel, device drivers, and over a hundred root filesystem packages in a single downloadable image. TimeSys now offers BSPs with tools for 90 targets.

TimeSys BSPs are usable as standalone software development environments, the company says, although they work best with TimeStorm Linux Development Suite (LDS), TimeSys's Eclipse 3.0-based IDE (integrated development environment). TimeSys says TimeStorm enables programmers to rapidly develop and debug applications, or further optimize the Linux kernel and filesystems for their target platform.

TimeSys BSPs are available bundled with the TimeStorm tools, in "Linux Development Kits" (LDKs), which also include a hardware-optimized 2.6-based Linux distribution and preemptible kernel, TimeSys says.

TimeSys was an early proponent of the 2.6 kernel for embedded systems, and Product Manager Bill von Hagen -- also a well-known Linux book author -- produced a timely series of whitepapers about the 2.6 kernel, followed by another whitepaper series about using Eclipse-based tools.

CEO Larry Weidman said, "TimeSys is committed to accelerating the adoption of embedded Linux by making 2.6 Board Support Packages for popular PowerPC and x86 architectures freely available for download. We are continuing our practice of making the latest Linux distributions and resources widely available."

The free TimeSys BSPs for PPC and x86 are available for download from TimeSys's Learning Center (registration required). The following free BSPs are available now:

	Processor	Vendor Board
2.6 Linux for x86	Pentium 3	x86
2.6 Linux for PowerPC	MPC7447	Dy4 ChampAV3
	MPC7457	Dy4 SVME182
	MPC7457	Motorola MVME6100
	PPC 750	IBM 750
	PowerPC	Embedded Planet 8260
	PowerPC	MPC8560
2.4 Linux for x86	I486	Any Intel 486
	Intel Pentium 4	Kontron CP605
	Pentium	Ampro EnCore 500
	Pentium	Ampro EnCore 700
	Pentium	Ampro LB3-P5x
	Pentium	Any Pentium
	Pentium III	Any Pentium III
	Pentium III	VMIC VMIVME-7751
2.4 Linux for PowerPC	IBM 440GX	Xtreme Engineering (XES)
	IBM440GP	IBM440GP
	MCP750	Motorola 2700
	PowerPC	SBE HighWire 400p/M
	PowerPC	Dy4 SVME/DMV-182
	PowerPC	Aitech c100
	PowerPC	Dy 4 SVME-181
	PowerPC	Artesyn Katana 750i/3750
	PowerPC	Gespac
	PowerPC	SBE HighWire 400c/M
	PowerPC	Gespac PCIPPC-6
	PowerPC	Ampro EnCore PP1
	PowerPC 405	Embedded Planet 405PC
	PowerPC 440GX	IBM 440GX
	PowerPC 5500	Motorola MVME5500
	PowerPC 7400	LMCO SP-103B
	PowerPC 7410	Dy4 SVME181
	PowerPC 750	Motorola/MVME2433
	PowerPC 750	Synergy/VGM5
	PowerPC 750	Force Computers/PowerCore 6750 VME
	PowerPC 750	Motorola/MVME5100-0131
	PowerPC 823	Linux Planet 823
	PowerPC 8245	Motorola Sandpoint 8245
	PowerPC 8260	Embedded Planet 8260
	PowerPC 850	Embedded Planet/RPX Lite 850
	PowerPC 855	Embedded Planet/RPX Classic LF 855
	PowerPC 860	Embedded Planet/RPX Classic LF 860
	PowerPC 862	Embedded Planet 862
	PowerPC MPC 8245	Ampro Encore
	Xilinx Virtex-II Pro with PowerPC 405 core	AMIRIX AP100 Virtex-II Pro
2.4 Linux for ARM	206MHz StrongARM	Compaq/Hewlett-Packard IPAQ
	ARM	Intel DBPXA250
	ARM-7	Cirrus Logic/CS89712
2.4 Linux for XScale	730	Cyclone 730
	80200	ADI BRH
	80200	ADI Quinque
	80200	Intel IQ80315
	80219	Intel IQ80219
	80321	Intel IQ31244
	80331	Intel IQ80331
	IOP331	Intel IQ80331
	IOP332	Intel IQ80332
	XScale	ADI Coyote
2.4 Linux for Super H	SH-3	SH 7709
2.4 Linux for Super H	SH-4	SH 7750
2.4 Linux for SPARC	SPARC	Themis USPIIe
2.4 Linux for SPARC	Ultra Sparc IIe	Sun/Netra CP2060
2.4 Linux for MIPS	4927	Toshiba 4927
	AMD MIPS32 Au 1500	Ampro EnCore
	Au1100	AMD PB1100
	CoreLV 4Kc	MIPS Malta 32
	CoreLV 5Kc	MIPS Malta 64
	QL902M	QuickLogic
	TX4937	Toshiba 4937
	VR4122	Komatsu VR4122
	VR5432	NEC RockHopper
	VR5500	NEC RockHopper

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