topic Re: Freescale MQX is a full source code? in MQX Software Solutions

Freescale MQX is a full source code?

fish_yu — Mon, 04 May 2009 01:09:46 GMT

I have downloaded Freescale MQX RTOS from web. And i successfully builded a project in an example dectory of Freescale MQX. My friend told me Freescale MQX is not full source code for M52259DemoKit. Freescale MQX RTOS provide key prebuilded lib files about MQX. Because the libs of MQX is builded by Freescale Semconductor. So,Every user's project must add the prebuilded lib files by Freescale Semiconductor in user project to build successfully.

But,Today, Ten minutes ago, i found a introduction about Freescale MQX.It said that The Freescale MQX RTOS is complimentary with Freescale silicon and is licensed with full source code.

It is from http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/overview.jsp?code=MQXFAQ

Who could tell me the Freescale MQX RTOS are really Fully Souce code?

Re: Freescale MQX is a full source code?

CarlFST60L — Mon, 04 May 2009 10:03:27 GMT

AFAIK it is the full source code, there is nothing missing.

What he probably meant is there are features of the processor which MQX does not yet support, for example, flash read/write drivers.

Re: Freescale MQX is a full source code?

fish_yu — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:43:35 GMT

Your mean the Freescale Mqx Rtos is not a full Source Code?

Re: Freescale MQX is a full source code?

fish_yu — Mon, 04 May 2009 23:26:40 GMT

Who can tell me ?

Re: Freescale MQX is a full source code?

EAI — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:25 GMT

Yes, the MQX distribution includes all of the source code.

Prebuilt libraries are provided, and all the source required to build these projects is also provided.

Re: Freescale MQX is a full source code?

CarlFST60L — Tue, 05 May 2009 04:31:55 GMT

I think I was pretty clear Fish.

All the files for MQX are complete and available with build tools, libraries, source code.

However, MQX does have some missing processor features, some of which are covered in the current release notes. These features include things like certain SPI modes, Flash write routines, hardware flow control on the comm's ports etc. I think you should read the release notes and MQXUG.pdf