[ixp1200] Cost of developping with KEIXP12EBAB

[lcard]

Hello,

I appologize if this message sounds too much like it should be directed to
an Intel tech support forum.

I am trying to justify the cost of aquiring a KEIXP12EBAB evaluation kit
to the local university. They are concerned that the kits will require
them to shell out alot more money in development tools. (Note this is the
evaluation kit, not the development kit with the WinNT Single Board
Computer)

Will the KEIXP12EBAB kits (which I am told include C0 Silicon) run ARM
linux out of the box? (The SDK 2.0 documentation centers around the
development platform with the WinNT SBC, but states that you dont need to
use the WinNT SBC, if you have your own workstation. This seems to imply
that I should not have any trouble loading Linux on the evaluation kit
too, so long as I have a WinNT workstation.)

Does anyone know how much Intel wants for the Microengine C Compiler?

What other tools are required that I don't know about?

Can you develop on the evaluation kit using only free software tools?

Thank you for your time,
-Loren

Loren Card
Graduate Student
Electrical and Computer ENgineering
University of Manitoba
Email: lcard at win.trlabs.ca