[ECOS] ecos port on X86 target

[Jonathan Larmour]

baljeet singh wrote:
> Hi all,
> Finally I am able to generate libtarget.a and make an
> application using the ping_test.c (as provided in the
> ecos release). When I load the the file on the board
> and execute go command, I get the following:
> O53746172742050494E4720746573740A
> which when translated is the diagnostic message "Start
> Ping Test\n" which is the message at the start of the
> test. System crashes at this point.
> 
> Any reason the message is being printed in Hex.
> Is this an issue with my library build?

That's a GDB packet. Even though you loaded and started the app via 
redboot, it seems to have decided to GDB encode it. This may happen 
depending on the configuration of eCos used with your program. For example 
you should make sure CYGSEM_HAL_USE_ROM_MONITOR is enabled.

Jifl
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