SuperLinux Encyclopedia - Embedded & Real-Time Systems and Single-board Computers

Also see Memory for more on Flash RAM, etc.
Also see Networking for info on "diskless" computing.

Misc:

• Cell Computing  Pentium & 486 SBCs from . With Linux usage page.
• ELKS - The Embeddable Linux Kernel Subset
• Embedded Linux mini-HOWTO (scheme for using Linux as an embedded OS)
• Embedded Linux Project Page
• article on proposed Linux SBC (from Technologic Systems
• Small Kernel Project (supports Linux on 2 MB laptop; with links)
• Adventures in Linux Programming  Some PIC projects, drivers, etc.
• JumpTec  DIMM PC; Worlds smallest web server (Linux).
• PLEB - Pocket Linux Embedded Box  Intel/ARM SA-1100 micro-box computer.
• Bright Star Engineering  Embedded Linux toolkit for the ipEngine-1, BSE's credit-card sized PowerPC-based SBC.
• tavrasm   "an assembler for the Atmel AVR series of microcontrollers"

Not Linux Specific:

• Advantech  Cheap 486 modules.
• Ampro Computers, Inc.  PC-104 SBCs, etc.
• Crystal Vision Technology, Inc.  "Rugged and compact computer hardware including LCD monitors, LCD touch screens, thin LCD touch screen workstations, industrial computers and small keyboards for medical point of care, point of sale, kiosk, manufacturing, industrial, military and vehicle applications."
• Espon:
  • epson.co.jp
  • S-MOS Systemes  CARD-PC modules.
• Intel's embedded processor module
• ITU Technologies  Lots of related stuff (PIC, ATMEL, E-LAB, etc.)
• Motorola's MPC:
  • RPCG, LLC "embedded solutions specializing in SBCs based on Motorola's MPC8xx and MPC8xxx families of embedded PowerPC microprocessors"
  • Embedded notes (FTP dir)  With mention of Linux kernel support.
• PicPoint  "devoted to PICmicro[tm] microcontrollers"
• SxPoint  "devoted to Scenix's SX[tm] microcontrollers"
• AvrPoint  "devoted to AVR microcontrollers"
• 30 Pin uClinux/68EZ328 SIMM Module  "a PC on a 1/2" high 30-pin SIMM module"

Mobile (Vehicle) Computing:

• Empeg, Ltd.  "MP3 Car Audio Player"
• MP3car.com
• AutoLinux  Project to build mobile computer for GPS and other applications.
• Fleet PC
• CAJUN - Car Audio Jukebox on Unix  MP3 player for car.
• Ask Slashdot: "How do you build a PC for the car?"

Real-Time Computing:

• eCos -- the Embedded Cygnus Operating System "a complete Sourceware real time operating system"
• E. Douglas Jensen: Dynamic Real-Time Distributed Computer Systems (a manifesto)
• EROS: The Extremely Reliable Operating System ($ & some free use; uses "capabilities" security; some good docs)
• Linux-in-Flash-Memory:
  • Also see Memory for more on Flash RAM, etc.
  • IGEL, LLC (either-terminals;thin clients;SBCs;Linux-in-Flash Systems)
  • A Linux Router Using A CompactFlashTM Card  With good general info.
• Linux without an MMU (Memory Management Unit):
  • uClinux  First used for M68K microcontrollers in control and PDA (PalmPilot) apps. Said to be quite mature. Full networking.
• KURT - The KU Real-Time Linux "firm Real-Time" (not soft or hard RT)
• OAR Corp.   $ and free; Support for their free, open source RTEMS real-time embedded OS; devel.sys. runs on Linux and other.
• POSIX.1b (Real Time) Support Library
• QNXsched (ftp dir with .lsm) "provides scheduling policies similar to those found in the QNX RTOS"
• Real-Time Linux  An important site; has list of RTL users.  WAS HERE
• RTLinux.com
• Synergy Microsystems, Inc.  #; VME and CompactPCI single processor and multi-processor (PowerPC & 68K) boards with prepackaged, nominally-priced RTLinux.
• Zentropix  $; Prepackaged RTLinux, tools and support.

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