I've taken the "zipit_tool_extras.zip" sources and rewrote them. The upl.cpp has been replaced with a C program which now listens to the zpm.bin for progress...
Hi Tom, great work, thank you. Just yesterday, I played around with the bootloader. As I could not find a tool to convert pictures to (and from) the ...
... Aw, gee. You didn't write it in perl? heh I guess I'll look to see if I can port it to perl or C. Thanks. TomW -- Tom Walsh - WN3L - Embedded Systems...
... <http://www.ulrichradig.de/site/arm_projekts/ARM_uClinux_Projekt/index.h\ ... You might want to be carefule with this source code. The sources have german...
... dist. ... Not sure where you are seeing that "armLinux" ? ... things ... Just now, I am looking over the buildroot stuff with the idea of folding a ZipIt...
Hi Tom, ... the OpenWRT guys are doing it the perfect way with their Buildroot-based development (https://dev.openwrt.org). Their Buildroot is able to produce...
Hi: I have a few questions about flash my zipit. I want to make it more usefull have a console, maybe a ssh login, a web browser, and a straming software...
Hi natham_dak, ... a text-mode webbrowser like lynx, links, w3m is possible, but keep in mind, that many sites depend on gfx for navigational menues...
Sorry it took me so long ot respond to this! ... Yes, the ARM drives the I2C bus, the pins on the LPC915 are just a convient place to tap the bus. ... The...
... I'm just curious, why does the RoHS directive prevent Aeronix from selling Zippy in the EU? I got my ZIPIT via eBay.com. Shipping from the US to Germany...
Hello, For the past few (?) days, I've been working with the latest buildroot in an attempt to get the zipit stuff to build on it: kernel + root filesystem....
... Found a similar problem with the taglist. The kernel now boots to a command line! Finally! Now to clean this stuff up and post it somewhere. TomW -- Tom...
... Check out Chris Studholme's zipit-tools (at the bottom of the page): http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~cvs/zipit/ I'm pasting the Readme to the end of this...
... Thank you Tom! This is the stuff I was looking for. Maybe there is too much info on the wiki? ;-) Regards, TomW -- Tom Walsh - WN3L - Embedded Systems...
... To my knowledge, the ZIPIT's PCB isn't lead-free for example. So importing it in the EU is prohibited. Palm has the same problem with their Treo 650....
Hi Tom, great news and great work once again - thank you. FYI: I had a quick view at wl_lkm_722_abg.tar.gz, which are basically replacement files for...
So THAT'S what that label on my MAX233A sample's packaging means. But... why would it contain lead? The solder? ... -- Eric Merz Ceralor Entąrę So THAT'S...
Hi, I'm new to the area of Zipit modification, I just ordered my first one yesterday and it hasn't arrived yet. I've notice something about most of the sites...
... Aeronix apparently had absolutely no clue that someone might want to do something with the ZipIt other than what they intended it to be. IMO, they went...
Actually, it would be easy to add a full RS232 port with control lines using a PIC16F87x or another pic with both a USART and a MSSP. Just attach the pic to...
... But why? For the limited capabilities of the ZIPIT, this single serial port is fine. To compensate the missing control lines, you could think of a protocol...
... You can probably still get WebPals for < $20 (with shipping) on ebay. They have 56MHz ARM710, 4MB DRAM (upgradeable to 32MB), 1MB Flash, an IDE header, two...
... I see situations where I would use my zipit, and some form of DUN connection (cellular phone as a modem) in instances where you cannot get a WiFi signal....
Hi everybody, I just got my Zipit in the mail! Woohoo! Only problem is, it looks like it's got the 2.01 firmware. Bummer. I'm anxious to start doing some mods...
After people install their MMC memory, and such, what can you do with these? I've seen the Zipit! Webserver, that was pretty cool. What else can they do? I...
... There is plenty of information on the wiki about the ZipIt hardware: http://www.elinux.org/wiki/ZipIt/ Although Yahoo offers space for us to put things,...
... I just never could justify having a laptop, I had one at one time, but my sister stole it from me. Then, she gave it to our Mother... Well, I didn't use...
I uploaded a new driver to the OpenZipit section. I have tested it pretty extensively, but would suggest that only those of you with serial modded units try it...
... Excellent, will be looking forward to it. I've a buildroot together, we can put your driver into that? TomW -- Tom Walsh - WN3L - Embedded Systems...