[mc1322x] Testing code on Contiki

[Mariano Alvira]

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 11:42:29AM -0700, Oleksiy Yakimovych wrote:
> Hi Mariano,
>
> Thank you for your time.
> I don't want to promise but probably in one month I will be able to do  
> some testing of mc1322x platform too.
> I'll follow you reply below.
> Not sure what implementation I'm going to use, maybe both: Freescale and 
> RedBee. Freescale is kind of expensive one. Do you know any other  
> implementations of mc1322x?

There is also the CEL modules: 

   http://www.cel.com/link/FS/fsp.html

They have a PA.

And modules from Embit's EMB-Z1322 line: 

   http://www.embit.it/ 

with and without PA.

>
> It would be good to have some kind of testing plan. At least to describe 
> what was tested already and how and what needs to be tested.

The basic plan is to have demonstration code for all of the mc13224v
functions as part of mc1322x-tests. These are small, stand-alone,
"anything goes to make it work" type of programs. It's certianly ok to
refine them a little to make them more useful such romimg.c and
flasher.c.

As for Contiki, I'm pretty new to that code myself. Adam seems fairly
convinced that if example-mesh and example-collect work then the rest
of RIME should be working as well. As far as I know, contiki doesn't
have a standard testing suite so it can be a little difficult to
verify that your platform is working as it should. Then again, there
are also a lot of broken platforms in the main contiki base --- I'd
like the mc1322x ones to not join that group! Really, the best plan
would be to attract an expert and active Contiki developer over.

Also mc1322x-load.pl is far from a perfect program. Something better
would be great.

-Mar.