IXDP465 OS Support

[damiencahill]

Hi,
We have recently acquired the IXDP465 platform and are looking at our options in terms of operating system support. From what we can tell our only choices to get all board functions working are MontaVista Linux or VxWorks. It seems that there is no driver support for any other linux kernel, is this the case? Are we locked into using one of these proprietry OS's if we wish to take advantage of the high speed serial interface, DSP and other XScale specific hardware features? We have inquired into pricing for both these operating systems and were taken aback at the very high cost. We only have one developer and MontaVista's minimum licensing terms is for three seats. We were initially hoping to roll our kernel using GNU tools however this is looking increasingly impossible.

Thanks for the time.
Damien Cahill.

[Intel_Software_Netw1]

Hello Damien,

Complete technical documentation, including links to Tools and Software for the Intel IXDP465 Development Platform can be found at http://developer.intel.com/design/network/products/npfamily/ixdp465.htm. Should you have additional questions, please contact us using the Contact us link below.

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Jim A
IntelSoftware NetworkSupport
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[Intel_Software_Netw1]

Hello Damien,

In addition to the documentation at the web site to which I referred you,

Your design inquirymay require a closer look by an Intel Product Representative.

If your company has its own Intel representative, you may wish to inquire whether they are able to assist with this inquiry. Your company's Purchasing Department will normally have your Intel representative's contact information. If you have no contact, please see http://www.intel.com/buy/networking/design.htm under "Design Components".

If your location is not listed, please see an Intel Authorized Distributor and ask for a Field Application Engineer (FAE). Our Intel Authorized Distributor list is also linked from the URL above.

I hope this helps,
Jim A
IntelSoftware NetworkSupport
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