As part of my Masters we are doing a Mixed Signal Processing module where we are using the C8051F120 microcontroller to process basic mixed signal functions. In the labs we have been given the C8051F120DK development kit from Silicon Labs which includes the Silicon Labs IDE. Developing with this on Linux was a real pain since I had to run the IDE through a Windows XP VirtualBox install, and that wouldn't do!

I've just started an MSc in Digital Systems Enginnering at the University of Portsmouth...

It's a 3 year part-time program with the 3rd years being dedicated to my Masters thesis.

Woop woop, exciting times! 

Just some photos of my TQ6410 embedded ARM board, touchscreen LCD and custom alu case. 

This is the same board that was used in my Final year BEng project, more infomation can be found here.

System specification

Processor:
Samsung S3C6410 feat. ARM 11 core, up to 667MHz

Memory:
128MB Mobile DDR SDRAM, 266MHz

 
256MB NAND Flash

 
2MB NOR Flash

Okay, so I have been "playing" with Linux servers for a number of years, and I've setup quite a few single-site apache configurations, but I never had much luck with multisite setup... until now. So before I forget what I did I thought I'd put it here in hope that someone else gains some insight from my configuration - perhaps saving a few headaches.

I recently needed to build a number of additional kernel modules for the Rasbian distro to support the LTC4151 voltage and current monitor. The project in question required this to monitor a sealed lead acid battery power source and charging voltage.