I'm planning on using Linux on a new 8260 project and need to find
development tools.
Is there a better eval board than EST's SBC8260?
I may end up with an EST VisionICE II debugger. Has anyone used it
with GDB? Or use the software that comes with it for debugging?
Would Abatron's BDI-2000 be better?
Is 2MB FLASH and 8 MB RAM still the recommended minimum?
Are there any gotcha's I should watch out for?
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Jay Monkman wrote:
Is there a better eval board than EST's SBC8260?
Check out Cogent Computer systems (www.cogcomp.com).
I may end up with an EST VisionICE II debugger. Has anyone used it
with GDB? Or use the software that comes with it for debugging?
You won't be happy with it for Linux.
Would Abatron's BDI-2000 be better?
Absolutely. It is Linux-aware and works very well.
Is 2MB FLASH and 8 MB RAM still the recommended minimum?
Probably. If you can find that little memory any more. Most
82xx have at least 16 MB RAM, typical is 64 MB.
Are there any gotcha's I should watch out for?
Lots, I suppose, depending upon your experience with either
8260 or Linux.
-- Dan
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