Logic provides a support infrastructure to assist customers in evaluating our products.
Avenues for evaluation support include...

Schematics and PCB layout files are available in PDF format for SOMs and baseboards when the product has been registered on Logic's website.

Orcad schematics and layout files are only available for the baseboards.

BoLo: Block zero loader - The lowest level bootloader or bootstrap code on the system. BoLo was incorporated into LogicLoader code after LoLo version 1.4.0 and...

Most of the processor signals are available on the SOM's expansion connector(s). Please refer to the specific SOM Hardware Specification manual for a complete reference.

GNU cross development tools for ARM, SH3, SH4 and ColdFire are provided.

Logic developers are actively using the Abatron BDI 2000 to work with ARM, XScale, and ColdFire based hardware.

No, the SOM does not have ESD protection.

The reason for this is that the SOM was designed to be low cost and adaptable to many different applications, which makes it impractical to design in ESD protection....

In the serial EEPROM is where you need to store your script. To have LoLo automatically start this script, "name" it "LOLO" or "VOLO". If the first four bytes in the serial EEPROM are "LOLO" or "VOLO", the LogicLoader software will grab everything after it...

LogicLoader API is supported in versions 1.4.x and later.  If you have an LH79520 or LH75401 Card Engine, API functions will not be available....

ColdFire MCF547x/8x Fire Engines with LogicLoader version 1.6 or earlier need to be upgraded to a newer version of LogicLoader. The older versions of LogicLoader perform a memory detection algorithm that detects the SDRAM size at power up....

Yes, our model numbers contain encoded information. Please refer to White Paper 293: Model Number Explanation & Decoder for specific information on Logic's Model Numbering scheme.

1. In LogicLoader ( version 1.4.x or later) type 'update' at the losh> prompt
2. Go to "Send File" in TeraTerm
3. Select the .upd file that you want...

You can gain access to the Technical Discussion Group by clicking on the "Register" link at the following URL and filling in the necessary information: http://tdg.logicpd.com/

You will need to go to Cygwin's website and click the "Install or Update Now" link on the front page. A direct link to this is http://cygwin.com/setup.exe....

Yes, the ColdFire processor is fully functional but many of the peripherals and features of the Fire Engine SOM itself are not accessible without a programmed CPLD. If you're interested...

Yes, Logic has a small sample application that can be built for both RAM and flash memory.  You can find it under the Sample Application category on the product downloads page.

LogicLoader requires a CompactFlash card to be formatted with a primary partition. Formatting the card from within Windows CE may create an extended partition, thereby making the card unrecognizable to LogicLoader....

CAN is not supported by default in the Linux BSP so a custom driver must be ported or developed to interface to CAN. If you require CAN support..

The White Paper Model Number Explanation & Decoder explains how to identify your product by part number, serial number, and model number.

• WP 293 Model Number Explanation & Decoder

While the PC104 interface on the ColdFire EVB Development Kit baseboard has never been fully qualified with any PC104 devices, it is available for customers to experiment with....

No, LogicLoader does not support RLE encoded bitmaps. Only uncompressed bitmap formats are supported.

If you probe an area of SDRAM memory space that does not have memory populated, you may experience lock up issues occasionally. It has been found by Freescale that the SDRAMC does not handle...

Make sure the BDI2000 has the right firmware.  The BDI2000 will display what CPU platform it is programmed for when you telnet to the BDI2000.  It may scroll off your telnet screen...

The M548x product line no longer supports USB Host via the Philips PCI part, however, the M547x product line still supports USB Host.

The original specification for the Philips ISP1561 allowed for a maximum of...

The same issues with probing an area of SDRAM that can cause the Fire Engine to lock up can also cause the Fire Engine to not boot into LogicLoader or only boot into LogicLoader sporadically....

The latest version of LogicLoader is always marked by (current) on the downloads page. To see all available versions, click on the (+) next to the file name. The version marked (current) is the latest LogicLoader release for your SOM.

The build.sh file must use Unix end of line terminations. Change the line endings to Unix by using "dos2unix" preceeding the build.sh command. For example...