Re: epics on ecos

[Eric Norum <norume@aps.anl.gov>]

On Jun 10, 2005, at 8:00 AM, Geoff Savage wrote:

> Hi,
>
> We are assisting on a project to test rf modules and one of the groups 
> already has a pc104 system running ecos.  Instead of changing their 
> software they wanted to see if they could adapt EPICS.  The build 
> scripts have been configured and one of the engineers familiar with 
> ecos is working on the osi portion.

My $0.02

How complex is this application?  Is it really less effort to port 
EPICS to another open-source RTOS than to convert a single application? 
  Is there some other advantage of eCOS over RTEMS?   Diversity is 
good, but I worry about dilution of resources.

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Eric Norum <norume@aps.anl.gov>
Advanced Photon Source
Argonne National Laboratory
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