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From: Luke A. Guest <laguest@archeia.com>
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Subject: Re: Help with embedded hardware/software platform selection for ADA
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:38:40 +0000 (UTC)
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Max Herman <maxherman@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, 
> 
> I need to pick a platform (basically a micro processor) that will be able
> to run object code compiled from the ADA source code. I will design a
> custom board (basically a single board computer) with all required
> equipment and interfaces. The platform shall be fan-less, support at
> least 64Mb RAM and 64 Mb Flash, CPU should be at least 400Mhz. OS, or
> run-time environment should be minimal, and take very little time to boot
> (1-5 seconds), so Android will most likely not gonna work. 
> 
> Based on the research I did, it seemed like Cortex A8/9 series CPU is
> ideal for such application, plus I have some experience working with them
> (ASM and C only). 
> 
> The problem I ran into: ADA Compiler. I have ADA code that I will need to
> build, and run on this embedded platform. I did some research, and found
> that ADACore has press release about bare metal ADA Compiler (now talking
> to them), and some other project that offer a possibility of doing this,
> such as Ada_Bare_bones, RTEMSAda, Ada Microkernel. 
> 
> Did anyone had any luck in using ADA for Application like this? 
> What would be the best hardware platform (x86, ARM, SPARK, etc). 
> What would be the best OS/RTE for the application like this?
> Are there any off-the-shelf SBC kits that support ADA and backed by manufacturer support?
> 
> I'll appreciate any suggestions!

I might've able to help as I've built gnat for arm bare metal. Do you want
to program for this board directly, ie no os?

Luke