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Common Firmware Environment (CFE), pronounced as 'cafe', is a firmware interface and bootloader developed by Broadcom for 32-bit and 64-bit system-on-a-chip (SOC) systems. It is intended to be a flexible toolkit of CPU initialization and bootstrap code for use on embedded processors (typically running on MIPS32/64 instruction set cpu's found in Broadcom SoC's). It is roughly analogous to the BIOS on the IBM PC platform. Its source-code is available on Open source license from Broadcom. Common embedded system alternatives include Das U-Boot. Its main responsibility is to initialize CPU's, caches, memory controllers, and peripherals required early on in the power on stage. It typically incorporates several built-in device drivers for SOC peripherals, it has several console choices, including serial ports, ROM emulators, JTAG, etc. Just like in other boot loaders environment, variables are commonly configured in persistent storage to create auto boot options. It also has support for network bootstrap. == Platforms == CFE is used in at least some of the following wireless router platforms: * Apple Airport * Asus routers * Buffalo AirStation * Linksys WRT54G series * Netgear CFE is used in the following home entertainment platforms: * LG Smart TV * LG Smart Blu-ray Players * Samsung Smart TV * Samsung Blu-ray Players CFE is also used in the Amiga NG platform AmigaOne X1000 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Common Firmware Environment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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