I have used kermit for connecting to serial interfaces for several years and it has always worked as expected. Even for sending a kernel image to U-Boot using the zmodem protocol (yes, it took ages, but there was no Ethernet) has worked quite well. Recently, a friend that is new to embedded Linux ask me… Read More: Communicating to a serial interface of an embedded Linux device… »
In many small embedded systems it doesn’t make much sense to have a powerful Relational Data Base Management System (RDBMS) such as MySQL because there is only one application that access the database or one that writes and one/many that reads. In these cases, the best option is SQLite that is may be the widest… Read More: Running MySQL with »
Recently, I needed to install and configure a Wireless 802.11/b/g/n USB Adapter in an ARM-based device that runs a 2.6.35 Linux. The adapter was an Edimax EW-7811Un. There are several wireless USB adapters that run under Linux, you can have a look at the official site here for supported devices and their chipsets. However, this… Read More: Installing the wireless USB adapter Edimax EW-7811Un in an embedded… »