LEON processor core

>> I'm wondering why there are so few messages about LEON [1]
>> in this group. LEON looks like a very solid design (used
>> by the ESA) and it is available in a GPL version.
>> Could be a vendor independent replacement of NIOS/MicroBlaze
>> with a path to an ASIC.
>> The configuration is done via a simple Tcl/Tk script and
>> the Makefile contains several targets. Works out-of-the-box
>> for available tragets. Adaption to a new FPGA board [2] took
>> me a few (some) hours - not so bad.
>>
>> What's your experience?
>>
>> Martin
>>
>
> 2 hours is correct, that what it usually takes to port LEON to new hardware.
>
than you are way smarter than me ;-)

> and the best thing is the LEON system can run FULL MMU enabled linux
> in spartan3 or any other low cost FPGA!

Do you know the minimum amount of RAM one needs to run Linux or eCos?

Martin