From 12ca3be7093ef8e4d28cac41f068a938a1dfe8fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gdisirio Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 08:58:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] git-svn-id: svn://svn.code.sf.net/p/chibios/svn/trunk@700 35acf78f-673a-0410-8e92-d51de3d6d3f4 --- docs/index.html | 32 ++++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html index fbe5a3d5d..6543c3647 100644 --- a/docs/index.html +++ b/docs/index.html @@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ Current -Version 1.1.0unstable
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+1.0.0 stable
+1.1.0 unstable
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History
@@ -45,13 +47,8 @@ with M68K processors, the development was made on an Atari ST. The OS worked well for its intended purpose, Internet was not widespread at that time so the system had a limited use.
Recently I decided to release this system, formerly known as mkRTOS, as Free -Software. I cleaned up the code, improved the documentation, made a -port on a more modern architecture (ARM) and it is finally ready.
-While ChibiOS/RT is a new product it is based on a proven system so the -alpha/beta phases should not last long, the project was started as an -alpha -version mainly to be able to incorporate the feedback into the -product easily.
+Software. I cleaned up the code, improved the documentation, ported it +to more modern architectures and it is finally ready.

Description

ChibiOS/RT is designed for embedded applications and it is meant to be linked with the application code. The design philosophy is to make it @@ -74,7 +71,7 @@ chips: SAM7XC, SAM7S and the various sizes (128, 256, 512) with minimal changes.
  • ARM Cortex-M3, ST Microelectronics STM32.
  • Atmel AVR: AT90CAN128 and ATmega128 demos included.
    • -
  • Texas Instruments MSP430, complete but untested.
    • +
  • Texas Instruments MSP430.
  • x86 as a Win32 process, this port allows to write your application on the PC without the need of a development board/simulator/emulator. Communication ports are simulated over @@ -115,9 +112,7 @@ This does not prevent the application code to use an allocator if needed, it is just the kernel that does not require it.
  • No weird macros in the user code, everything should look -and feel like normal C code with a normal main() function. I don't like -to bring someone else weird programming habits in my code and I think -this is true for everybody.
    • +and feel like normal C code with a normal main() function.
  • Encapsulate all the things that need changes while porting the OS to new architectures in few template files, fill the code into @@ -150,14 +145,23 @@ put my hands on new hardware/tools.
    • existing other free projects like: TCP/IP stacks, File Systems etc.

    Credits

    -ChibiOS/RT was created using:
    +ChibiOS/RT is 100% proprietary software free and was created using all the following FOSS projects: