Our current work is focus on the Sarge Extension Board design. The board will contain few additional periferials like I2S sound DAC and CompactFlash connector and these will allow us to extend our capabilities in the embedded system field.
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There are dozens of chips using I2C (Inter-IC bus) bus. The AT91RM9200 chip used
in The Sarge SBC project has embedded I2C master controller. Initially I’ve experienced some problems using the bus, but it was hardware/design problem. Now the I2C is fully functional and can be used very easly under linux with applications like lm-sensors. Adding […]
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Our last efforts, the long hours spent deep underground in Black Mesa compound
brought the Sarge SBC to the point where the sound becomes blue and radio-wave.
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Few hours ago our staff released the Sarge SBC ver 1.0.
The SBC provides basic linux functionality like
ethernet networking,
SD/MMC card storage,
USB host
extension connectors: serial ports, SPI, I2C, I2S, CF
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Since the Sarge SBC is able to boot the linux kernel again We took another step and
developed STE100P PHY kernel module - it’s working and the lights are blinking …
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Yesterday I had a meeting with my friend Marcin Juszkiewicz (a.k.a Hrw) .
Beign an openmoko developer has many advantages such as access to JTAG debug
board shipped together with Neo1973. Thanks to Marcin’s courtesy I was able to
borrow it for a few days. Using arm-linux-gdb together with OpenOCD debugger
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I’ve spent a lot of time trying to make the kernel booting again.
Debugging low level linux kernel booting routines can be a real pain if the only output is a serial console which actually doesn’t work a the moment of boot. I bought online a JTAG debugger and waiting for shipment. It should arrive tomorrow.
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Durring last few weeks I’ve tried to bring the 2.6.17 kernel back to run - with no success. Why isn’t it booting anymore ? - read more …
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Today our staff managed to boot linux kernel (2.6.17-14) on The Sarge SBC.
After few days of hard work We have finally positive results - see more…
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At 8:00 AM (local Black Mesa East Time, GMT+1:00) We have received a small package. It came from the upper facility condignations via pneumatic mail delivery system. It contents as usual was classified, however We have been expecting it in this time span and there is no longer need to be discrete about.
The package contained […]
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