Re: Help with embedded hardware/software platform selection for ADA

[Max Herman <maxherman@gmail.com>]

On Friday, June 14, 2013 1:05:38 PM UTC-4, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:
> 
> <5 seconds might be a problem. Linux + RAM disk?

It is doable with highly optimized kernel (disable everything that is not needed). And not much is needed for the application. 

> 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.

Hm, I totally forgot about Atom. It might be a good idea. Do you use it with Windows/Linux, or some specialized RTE? 

Bare-board is actually preferred, but it seems like it is not possible, since ADA is a higher level language and would require at the very list some kind of RTE/Library to support all the features. 

> 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.

I did, I submitted a web-form request first - no response. Then I called, and left a message to sales guy - no response. Weird. I will try again :)

Thanks for suggestions!