= RTEMS Port to ARM Cortex-M4F Core-Based MCUs =


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== Mentors: ==
Chris Johns,
Hesham Moustafa,
Gedare Bloom

== Student: ==
Habeeb Olufowobi

== Abstract ==
The objective of this project is to add processor support and a board support package (BSP) for the ARM Cortex-M4F microcontrollers on RTEMS. In addition, I will be adding an ethernet driver and lwIP for networking, and console and clock ticks support for the BSP.


== Project Description ==

The aim of this project is to port RTEMS to the ARM Cortex­M4F and provide a BSP for the TI TM4C129E Crypto Connected Launchpad. I will also be adding networking support to the BSP. This board family has not yet been supported and I think adding this support will give developers more advantage to use the MCU. The TI TM4C129E is a high-performance MCU with on­board emulation. This board is a great internet of things (IoT) demonstrator i.e. you can program and debug IoT gateway projects with no any need for additional hardware tools. They are low­ cost platform for the ARM Cortex­M4F MCU that comes with everything needed to get started with IoT application
development. This is why providing the BSP has value and adding networking/lwIP support is a good goal for the GSoC effort.


== Requirements: ==
List the requirements and level of expertise you estimate are required by the developer tackling this project will have to have: Required level of programming language(s), specific areas of RTEMS or tools, level of familiarity with RTEMS, cross-development, GNU/Linux, etx., development/documentation/testing tools, mathematical/algorithmic background, other desirable skills. 

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