[Platformx-sg2-devel] Release 1.0

[Epp, E. <edw...@in...>]

Release 1.0 for the Stargate 2 and Intel Mote 2 has been posted on
Sourceforge. You can find it by following the links at:
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http://embedded.seattle.intel-research.net/wiki/index.php?title=3DDownloa=
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The primary motivation for this release is the driver for the CC2420
radio. This driver is compatible with the TinyOS MAC (small subset of
802.15.4). Instructions are at:
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http://embedded.seattle.intel-research.net/wiki/index.php?title=3DCourtin=
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_LEDs_TinyOS_MAC_test

The driver has effectively been tested between Stargates transmitting
over a range of 25 feet in a lab environment with no competing traffic.
These tests have been successful over a 16 hour period. We also know
that it works on Intel Mote 2s under Linux. It works between Intel Mote
2s under TinyOS and Stargate 2s under Linux. This is encouraging - we
have an excellent staring point. However, we believe there to be
potential issues.
* Does it behave well in high traffic environments?
* Does it manage memory well?
* How well does it respond to error conditions? (We know that if the
oscillator doesn't come up because of a radio hardware issue, the driver
will crash.)
* What happens when transmit and receive tasks occur asynchronously?
* Are interrupts handled properly?

Bottom line - We are pleased with our starting point but believe we have
a lot of work to do.

ed c.