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Blackfin / ICEbear software
This is the repository for the current ICEbear software distributions.
For Blackfin source examples, see below.
Note: There is only limited support for Windows Vista and Windows 7 driver issues. We recommend to use Windows XP or Ubuntu 9.x or later for development.Color code:
| new, beta | |
| newest stable | |
| old, stable |
| Name |
Description |
Version |
Packages |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICEbear(Plus) distribution | ICEbear
software for 'classic' and 'Plus', Flash programmer, Insight Debugger
|
1.42 |
[ Win32/Cygwin ] [ Debian lenny ] [ Ubuntu Karmic 64 bit ] Attention! For Windows 7, please see this note |
| ICEbear light / BFloader flash programmer | ICEbear light flash programmer software |
0.12 [release notes] |
[ Win32 ] Attention! For Windows 7, please see this note |
| Insight Debugger | Insight for
Blackfin
JTAG hardware target |
6.5 |
[ Source ] |
| bfloader - The universal Blackfin Flash programmer |
See flash support list below. Changes:
|
2.0 |
BFloader 2.0 (GUI and command line tool) is part of the ICEbear software distribution. The source is available for registered ICEbear users, request via order form. |
Note: For compiling the provided source there is limited support. However, if the package does not install smoothly for your linux distribution, we will of course assist you in getting a source package running
For compiling Insight, please see Q&A section in the forum.
BFloader - The Blackfin Flash Programmer utility (for all ICEbear variants)
The BFloader flash software is an intuitive and easy to use flash tool with the following features:- Graphical sector map display
- Allow partitioning with several binaries
- Store configuration, bulk programming
The BFloader is known to be the fastest Blackfin flash utility around (and is widely used by our customers for production/bulk programming).
Screenshot (click on image to see demo movie):
Flash support list
| Driver Name |
Description |
Tested common platforms |
|---|---|---|
| generic.dxe | CFI compliant flashes (AMD, Intel, Sharp, Spansion, ...) mapped from 0x20000000 | Bluetechnix CM BF561 v2.0, EZKIT BF527, STAMP BF533, STAMP BF537, EZKIT BF537 |
| intel.dxe | Older intel flashes, non CFI compliant | Custom platforms |
| tinyboards.dxe | Bluetechnix board driver | Bluetechnix CM-BF533, CM-BF537, CM-BF561(v1.0) |
| ezkit_bf533.dxe | Multi bank flash for EZKIT BF533 | EZKIT BF533 |
| spi_flash.dxe | SPI flashes compatible with the ST Microeletronics protocol (M25P80 and similar) and Atmel Dataflash 45DBxxxD compatible types (bfloader 2.0 release) | Surveyor SRV-1, LeanXcam, BF518F (EZBRD) |
| bf539f.dxe | BF539F Blackfin with integrated flash | Custom boards (automotive) |
If you are unsure whether your flash is supported, please check:
- Is CFI compliance mentioned in the data sheet?
- Is it AMD/Intel compatible?
If you are still unsure, feel free to file a support question. Do not forget to mention the type identifier of your flash chip.
Basically, there are two options, if your flash is not supported:- You develop your own driver from the provided source
- We develop the driver for you, based on hardware you send us
Blackfin demo application source
Note that these standalone (no kernel needed) applications were especially developed for the GNU toolchain. They will not compile 'from the box' in VDSP.
They are released as OpenSource for demo purposes only without support and warranty.
You need a later than 2007 release bfin-elf toolchain to compile this source. For precompiled Debian packages, see here. For Linux and Windows, you can find the official toolchain release at http://blackfin.uclinux.org/.
| Name |
Description |
Version |
Supported Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| blinky |
Simple LED blinking demo | - |
[ STAMP BF533, EZKIT BF53[3,7] EZKIT BF561, CM_BF537
] |
| shell |
Simple Blackfin Shell program which talks via UART | 1.0-eval |
[ See forum
] |
Custom software development
High speed standalone lightweight UDP/IP stack
When using other excellent light weight stacks such as lwIP or uIP we felt the need to write our own network layer that is optimized for the BF537 and fits into the on-chip SRAM. With approx. 1400 lines of C code, it is easy to maintain and adapt to special purposes.
Support:
- Basic ICMP (Ping), ARP
- UDP, UDP streams, scatter/gather distribution of packets with least possible memory copying
- Verbose handling of network errors via EMAC interrupt channels
This code is currently not opensource, as it is part of a board package. If you are interested in testing it, please contact us
Production software
For producing Blackfin based hardware, we have a set of tools like programmable Boundary Scan Tests for a few CPU types. If you don't have the budget for expensive generic BScan testers, you might rather afford to put some time in programming your own tests or even run cheaper with a custom made solution. Ask us.
Version: 11.2011