FirmWorks
	      Open Firmware System Boot ROM for StrongARM

An Open Firmware boot firmware implementation for the StrongARM
processor is now available from FirmWorks.  This implementation is the
recommended firmware implementation for use on the Digital Network
Appliance Reference Design.

Open Firmware, formally described by IEEE Standard 1275-1994, is the
first non-proprietary open-standard boot firmware that is usable on
different processors and buses.

Open Firmware includes:

*  A processor-independent "device interface" that enables an add-in
   peripheral card to identify itself and to supply a single boot
   driver that can be used, unchanged, on any CPU using Open Firmware.

*  A "user interface" with powerful scripting and debugging
   capabilities.

*  A "client interface" that enables operating systems and their
   loaders to make use of Open Firmware services to assist in the
   configuration and initialization process.

FirmWorks's Open Firmware implementation for StrongARM complies with:

*  "IEEE Std 1275-1994 Standard for Boot (Initialization Configuration)
   Firmware: Core Requirements and Practices"

*  ARM Processor Binding Specification

*  Digital Network Architecture Platform Binding Specification

*  PCI Binding Specification

This implementation supports:

*  SA-110 Processor

*  PCI, ISA and other buses

*  NetBSD

The core technology of FirmWorks's Open Firmware is a small, fast,
efficient Forth micro-kernel enabling powerful, interactive debugging
and automated system configuration.

This mature code is based on a field-proven implementation and can be
easily ported to your specific system architecture.


Features
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*  Provides machine-independent configuration and booting support for
   plug-in devices.

*  Provides a framework for plug-in drivers so that user-installed
   peripherals boot "out-of-the-box".

*  Provides a standard set of firmware functions for use by "client
   programs": operating systems, loaders, diagnostics, etc.

*  Provides complete run-time configuration information to client
   programs.

*  Contains a full ANS Forth interpreter for interactive programming,
   debugging and configuration.

*  Off-the-shelf drivers are available for many commonly-used devices.
   (And, if we don't have what you need, we can create it for you
   easily.)


Technical Support Available
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*  Telephone support.

*  Consulting services.

*  Training

   *  At FirmWorks.

   *  At your site.

*  Porting to your system.

   *  Modifications for your architecture.

   *  Creation of custom drivers.

*  Bring-up assistance with new systems.


Availability
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Available now.


Licensing
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Source code licenses and object code distribution licenses are
available.


For More Information
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   info@firmworks.com
   http://www.firmworks.com


Last Modified: May 10, 2000