Re: Tiva + Ada

[Brian Drummond <brian3@shapes.demon.co.uk>]

On Thu, 13 Feb 2014 06:14:45 -0800, Rego, P. wrote:

> On Thursday, February 13, 2014 8:58:51 AM UTC-3, Brian Drummond wrote:
>> TAMP is probably the best starting point.
> 
> When I got Tiva I actually expected that I could use a more
> plug-and-code full Ada builder, but TAMP looks to be a very good
> starting point. Better that the documentation is very organized, so I
> have the feeling that it will not be difficult to begin with.

I think quite a few people would be interested in better Arm Ada tools...

>> I am currently re-visiting the MSP430-Ada project
> Great.

Of course the AVR-Ada project was the inspiration ... thanks!

And its RTS was the starting point for the current MSP430 RTS, though I 
would like to keep the option to plug in different RTS versions.

I dare say it would make a good starting point for a minimal ARM-Cortex 
RTS too.

> Some days ago I began a github project for using Raspiberry Pi (ARM11)
> devices with Ada by mapping the BCM2835 chip, but it's still in the very
> beginning. But RPi does not expose all the pins that I would need. 

My opinion of the R-Pi is that its strength isn't the small-footprint end 
of the spectrum so much as full Linux, and at least the R-Pi Debian 
distribution supports Ada well.

>> ... an Ada target : it's a dual-
>> processor ARM Cortex operating in lockstep, aimed at high reliability
>> applications, on a devboard costing under £15.
>> 
>> http://uk.farnell.com/texas-instruments/launchxl-rm42/rm42-hercules-
>> launchpad-dev-board/dp/2341348

> But I think I could extract the best
> of the board with Ada if it were available.

Exactly. I'm seeing the need for gcc builds with Ada enabled, covering 
all the TI Launchpads as well as other ARM-Cortex platforms. (I know 
somebody who would like to see it on the Actel ProAsic or Fusion FPGAs; 
Cortex-M1 core, and the Xilinx Zynq FPGA would be a likely candidate too, 
such as the Zedboard.

- Brian