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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
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Subject: Re: Help with embedded hardware/software platform selection for ADA
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:05:38 +0200
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On Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:39:33 -0700 (PDT), Max Herman wrote:

> I need to pick a platform (basically a micro processor) that will be able
> to run object code compiled from the ADA source code. I will design a
> custom board (basically a single board computer) with all required
> equipment and interfaces. The platform shall be fan-less, support at least
> 64Mb RAM and 64 Mb Flash, CPU should be at least 400Mhz. OS, or run-time
> environment should be minimal, and take very little time to boot (1-5
> seconds), so Android will most likely not gonna work. 

<5 seconds might be a problem. Linux + RAM disk?
 
> Based on the research I did, it seemed like Cortex A8/9 series CPU is
> ideal for such application, plus I have some experience working with them
> (ASM and C only). 
> 
> The problem I ran into: ADA Compiler. I have ADA code that I will need to
> build, and run on this embedded platform. I did some research, and found
> that ADACore has press release about bare metal ADA Compiler (now talking
> to them), and some other project that offer a possibility of doing this,
> such as Ada_Bare_bones, RTEMSAda, Ada Microkernel. 

I wish I knew the answer. The problem is that Ada for ARM is virtually
non-existent, I mean here full Ada 2005 (+ sockets). So we stick to Atom.
There are newer, smaller Atom-based SBCs. You should probably look there
rather than for ARM, unless bare-board were OK for you.

P.S. Do not forget to ask AdaCore through official channels. They don't
have it, but as long as nobody demands ARM, it won't happen.

-- 
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de