Texas Instruments Embedding Linux

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Tuesday December 6, 2005 @12:26AM from the right-tool-for-the-job dept.

darthcamaro writes "Looks like pretty soon Linux will truly become ubiquitous thanks to Texas Instruments new DaVinci System on a chip DSP. The new consumer electronics chip aimed at capturing the Digital Video market is powered by MontaVista Linux. 'TI understands that there is a larger number of Linux programmers than there are DSP programmers,' Huy Pham, DSP System-on-Chip product marketing manager at TI, told internetnews.com. 'What [DaVinci] does in partnership with MontaVista is enables the Linux developer to use the DSP without needing to understand the complexity of programming the DSP.'"

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Data? by fireboy1919 · 2005-12-06 00:50 · Score: -1, Redundant

How much RAM? How much flash? Which processor set?
Is there a GCC available for it? Which serial communication protocols does it support (I2C, other)? USB? Ethernet?
Which form factors are being released? How does one program it (what tools are required)?
Price?

I'm very interested, but I'm afraid there's not even close to enough info in that article to give Linux developers any ideas about the product.

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