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Re: Proposed idea for eCos debug/development user interface.
- From: Shaun Jackman <sjackman at pathwayconnect dot com>
- To: "Ecos-Discuss" <ecos-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 09:36:15 -0700
- Subject: Re: [ECOS] Proposed idea for eCos debug/development user interface.
- Organization: Pathway Connectivity
- References: <NFBBLLEDKLLJHLKGHKACGELOCAAA.felixwong@i-technologies.cc>
I can see a need for this. A lot of embedded systems have a small LCD (ours
is 122x32 monochrom for example) that could be useful to debug before the
hardware is completely nailed. To be able to test GUI stuff on an
off-the-shelf eval board would be handy. Now, my 0.02$CA. Run PPP over the
serial port (giving you full ethernet connectivity). Have set_pixel() and the
like write to an internal frame buffer. Use VNC
(http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/) to export this frame buffer to another
PC. The trickiest part here is porting VNC to eCos. But, since they already
have it running on half a dozen (or more) different systems, porting it to
one more shouldn't be the end of the world. The big advantage: you don't have
to write any host side applications. You can use the standard off-the-shelf
VNC client.
Now all you have to find is someone with an itch big enough he's willing to
scratch it.
Cheers,
Shaun