RE: OMAP-L137 Evaluation Module (Need API to access the MMC/SD?)

Thanks to Michael Dunn & Andrew Elder for reply,
 
I don’t have any experience using Linux for embedded application, only using DSP/BIOS on TMS320C6416 (fixed-point), and didn’t use any CSL or BSL since my project is purely in C/C++. Transfer image using CCS, perform features extraction (pixel by pixel basis) and show the features extracted at CCS.
 
But now, for my current project, I have to deal with hyperspectral image compression and from Michael Dunn & Andrew Elder replies, it seems that I have to use Linux, CSL, GPL etc. Could anyone please show me the path towards using Linux in OMAP-L137. I know, everything is available on TI’s website, but there are so many pages and could anyone point me to the right sources to get started ? FYI, I don’t have Linux or even UNIX basic.. Have used Linux on desktop, but I believe it is the version with GUI that might be different with Linux for embedded application.
 
Please, your help is really appreciated. Thanks again to Mike and Andrew.
 
Cheers,
Rizuan
 
From: Andrew Elder [mailto:a...@yahoo.com]
Sent: 19 March 2009 11:06 AM
To: Michael Dunn; norrizuan
Cc: c...
Subject: Re: [c6x] OMAP-L137 Evaluation Module (Need API to access the MMC/SD?)
 

I too have a L137 EVM on my desk, but haven't had as much time as I would like to investigate it.

I have more of a general chip support type question. In the past TI has provided a chip support library to provide access on chip peripherals. In Linux the whole code base is under GPL, but I assume Linux can access many of the same peripherals. Does TI release the CSL under dual licenses then ? GPL for the Linux build the "old" CSL license for embedded DSP/BIOS type applications ?

- Andrew
 

From: Michael Dunn
To: norrizuan
Cc: c...
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 11:16:25 PM
Subject: Re: [c6x] OMAP-L137 Evaluation Module (Need API to access the MMC/SD?)
Rizuan,

On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 6:38 AM, norrizuan wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I've found one board that have MMC/SD card slot from Spectrum Digital.
>
> http://support. spectrumdigital. com/boards/ evmomapl137/ revd/
>
> My project needs a huge memory to store images for compression, to be more
> specific, hyperspectral image compression.
>
> From the EVMOMAPL137 Technical Reference (pdf file), it said clearly that
> this board come with the slot. But, I want to ask everybody here, do we need
> Application Programming Interface (API) to access the files inside the
> MMC/SD, in my case image files?
>
> Does anybody know how? Sorry, this is for hardware procurement stage of my
> research and I don't want to buy a wrong hardware. I need opinion from all
> of you, the specialist in DSP here.


If you are developing SW for the OMAP, Linux will support a file
system on a MMC or SD device.

mikedunn

>
> Cheers,
> Rizuan


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