>>>>> "Xiaofan" == Xiaofan Chen <[email protected]> writes:
Xiaofan> On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 5:02 PM, Akos Vandra <[email protected]>
Xiaofan> wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> Thank you for the warning - I know this might have some legal issues
>> attached, which I will look into before starting the implementation.
>> However I find it very unlikely that it would be illegal to implement
>> a protocol which is compatible with another. If that would be the
>> case, libftdi itself would be troubled too.
>>
>> I don't intend to use the FTDI chips' VID/PID, and I don't intend to
>> sell these units for a profit either. I am sorry if I offended
>> anyone, I thought that a cheaper alternative would be welcomed by
>> all.
Xiaofan> I do not think you offended anyone. I am just give a warning.
I don't think that implementing an USB command compatible clone is a
problem. The API is documented in the linux kernel ftdi_sio driver and
libftdi. The reuse of FTDI VID/PID would be.
But I doublt the usefullness. No low price cortex I know of has a build in
high speed YSB phy, and implementing something like synchronous FIFO will be
hard.
Bye
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