[NTLUG:Discuss] IDE for Linux? (embedded development)

[Moses McKnight]

I just ran across this link for an IDE for linux.  I haven't tried it or
even looked at it thoroughly but it looks interesting at first glance..

http://piklab.sourceforge.net/

I'm about to start doing some embedded development using PIC chips, so
I'm looking for linux apps myself.  This wikipedia article has a number
of links to linux stuff I hadn't found before.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PIC_microcontroller

Hope this helps, and y'all send me anything you find helpful.  I need to
figure out which programmer hardware to make/buy that can be made to
work in windows and linux and doesn't cost too much.

Moses

Spicerun wrote:
> I'm certainly no authority or spokeman for embedded developers....just 
> my own views here:
> 
> Johnny Cybermyth wrote:
>> In my limited experience, all USB debugging hardware is not supported
>> outside of windows.
> The sad part is that there are a lot of USB JTAG devices, for example, 
> that drivers could be written for if the manufacturers of those devices 
> would just make available what commands/configurations needed to use 
> them, but they keep that very closed.  Someone did try to make a JTAG 
> library to handle JTAG devices back in 2003 
> (http://openwince.sourceforge.net/jtag/).  Generally what I do see 
> though is that once the serial ports are up & running on the target 
> boards, most developers will then set up gdb to communicate remotely 
> through the serial port.
>> At this point, I would like to hear from all of the embedded developers
>> on the list. What targets do you develop for, in Linux, and what tools
>> do you use to get to that target?
>>   
> I have developed for AVR atmega128 microcontrollers, PowerPCs (604, 860, 
> 7448, 8641D, etc.) under Linux, and am now doing some limited 
> development for TI's C54x DSPs under Linux.  I've used GCC for the 
> crosscompiling and ddd/gdb for the debugging (The nice thing about gdb 
> is that you can use it through working communications ports...ethernet 
> or serial).  TI's command line tools are available for Linux btw.  We've 
> also used the BD Micro Jtag emulator which does work under Linux for 
> flash programming of some of the MIPS/ARM parts).
> 
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