Category Archives: Embedded

SSH host-keys can be a convenience, or can (potentially) increase security.  Assuming it never becomes easy to directly defeat the encryption used by SSH, someone would need to know your username/password.  With host-keys, they would also (likely) need to have … Continue reading →

One of the main reasons I chose the ML605 over a less expensive spartan6 development board was the built-in hard tri-mode ethernet MAC.  The ML605 supports a variety of links between the MAC and the M88E1111 PHY on the board.  … Continue reading →

Having gotten linux to run on my ML605, I next decided to get the compact flash card working.  The compact flash card itself is actually connected to a SysACE controller, which is then connected to the FPGA.

One of the things I had wanted to try out with my ML605 was EDK and embedded linux.  Xilinx provided a basic system with (partial) built-in self test features.  There was also a guide at xilinx.wikidot.org.  I chose to use … Continue reading →