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== About Embedded XINU ==
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== About WinX ==
  
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Embedded XINU is an ongoing research and implementation project in the area of Operating Systems and Embedded Systems.  Its goal is to port the [[XINU|XINU Operating System]] to the MIPS platform by specifically targeting LinkSys WRT54GL routers.  While this project is still in progress, our prototype laboratory environment is already being used as the platform for courses
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Working in coordination with [http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~brylow/ Dr. Dennis Brylow] a senior design project was set up to create a piece of software to allow the direct inclusion of Windows based computers in the development and testing of XINU operating systems.  The goal is to create a front end program that has all the functionally of current shell based front end tied into a graphical user interface.  The project codename, WinX, was installed at the beginning of the implementation phase; ultimately the software may be released under a different name for various legal reasons.
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in Operating Systems, Hardware Systems, Embedded Systems, and Compilers.  We're also working on support for Networking and Internetworking classes.
 
  
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The Embedded XINU project was conceived and is supervised by [http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~brylow/ Dr. Dennis Brylow] and is being conducted by both graduate and undergraduate students in the [http://www.mscs.mu.edu/ Math, Statistics, & Computer Science] department of [http://www.mu.edu/ Marquette University] in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  The first major phase of work on Embedded XINU began in the Summer of 2006.
 
  
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== Embedded XINU Guides ==
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*Working Objective Statement
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**Design and implement a Windows program to allow Windows-based computers to participate directly in the MSCS Systems Lab for remote testing and execution of embedded operating system kernels by 28 April 2008 at a cost of $0.
  
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In this section we are developing instructions so that other groups can benefit from the work we are doing.  These guides can be followed more or less in order to create a relatively inexpensive platform for a custom operating system.  As our work develops further, there will be more XINU-specific information.
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*Current developers include:
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**Adam Koehler
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**Nicholas McMillan
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**Matthew Thomson
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**Christopher Swiderski
  
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# Obtain a [[List of supported platforms|supported platform]].
 
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# [[HOWTO:Modify the Linksys hardware|Modify the Linksys hardware]]
 
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# [[HOWTO:Connect to a modified router|Connect to a modified router]]
 
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# [[HOWTO:Build and Deploy XINU|Build and Deploy XINU]]
 
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# (Optional) [[HOWTO:Build Backend Pool|Build a pool of backends]]
 
  
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*Major Implemenation Phases
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**Internal: January - Alpha Stage
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Revision as of 21:22, 6 February 2008

About WinX

Working in coordination with Dr. Dennis Brylow a senior design project was set up to create a piece of software to allow the direct inclusion of Windows based computers in the development and testing of XINU operating systems. The goal is to create a front end program that has all the functionally of current shell based front end tied into a graphical user interface. The project codename, WinX, was installed at the beginning of the implementation phase; ultimately the software may be released under a different name for various legal reasons.


  • Working Objective Statement
    • Design and implement a Windows program to allow Windows-based computers to participate directly in the MSCS Systems Lab for remote testing and execution of embedded operating system kernels by 28 April 2008 at a cost of $0.
  • Current developers include:
    • Adam Koehler
    • Nicholas McMillan
    • Matthew Thomson
    • Christopher Swiderski


Phases of WinX

  • Design
    • The design phase spanned the whole first academic semester starting in September 2007 and ending in December 2007.
  • Implementation
    • The implementation stage will span the whole second academic semester starting in January 2008 and ending in late April 2008.
  • Major Implemenation Phases
    • Internal: January - Alpha Stage
    • Alpha: March 12, 2008
    • Beta: April 9, 2008
    • Live: April 28, 2008


WinX Development

WinX implementation is an ongoing process and members of the software development team can access the subversion repository at http://xinu.mscs.mu.edu/svn/winx/ to view the current status of the software.

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