From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,fd0b1b3dfbe3822b X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Marin David Condic Subject: Re: PC as bare machine? Date: 1999/08/19 Message-ID: <37BC7B40.7B02DDA9@pwfl.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 514851685 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: condicma@bogon.pwfl.com References: <7phsdr$haq$1@nnrp1.deja.com> X-Accept-Language: en Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Organization: Pratt & Whitney Mime-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: e108678@pwflcom Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1999-08-19T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Ada2001 wrote: > I am starting on a embedded Ada development project that will ultimately > run on a custom Intel CPU target board. The final target hardware will > not be available for a few months. I am wondering if it is possible to > use a standard PC as a bare machine development platform until I get the > real target board. Has anyone done this or know of any papers > describing how to boot a PC with a dedicated program (no operating > system)? While I don't know the answer to that specific question, I'll suggest a couple of alternatives: One is to buy an Intel SBC card which should give you some means of loading OS-free code and may even give you some help with visibility into its execution. Another alternative is a software simulation of the chip in question. I realize that this is spending money when you already have a PC on your desk, but it may not be that bad and might do a better job than trying to force a PC to boot with your embedded code. MDC -- Marin David Condic Real Time & Embedded Systems, Propulsion Systems Analysis United Technologies, Pratt & Whitney, Large Military Engines M/S 731-95, P.O.B. 109600, West Palm Beach, FL, 33410-9600 ***To reply, remove "bogon" from the domain name.*** Visit my web page at: http://www.mcondic.com/