Re: gEDA-user: fpga

[sdb@xxxxxxxxxx (Stuart Brorson)]

> > In the project I am currently working on, I am trying to do most
> > of the work in a DSP rather than the FPGA so users can make more
> > modifications without having to install non free sofware.
> > 
> 
> Out of curiosity, which DSP chip can be programmed with free (open 
> source or otherwise) software?   I struck out recently when looking for 
> such a beast although I didn't try too hard.  Hopefully this would be in 
> the form of a compiler and assembler instead of just an assembler.

Analog Devices supports uClinux for its Blackfin DSPs:

http://www.analog.com/processors/communities/bflinux.html

I believe that gcc can target these beasts.  

ISTR that you could use gcc to compile code for the Moto/Freescale
56F800 series also.   

Stuart