On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 14:49:40 -0800, Jeff Carr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Timothy Miller wrote: > > >Ok, there's the serial PROM for the FPGA which is from Xilinx. > > > > > >Seperate form that is another chip that will hold the BIOS code. That > >could be from any number of different vendors. > > > > > Right I was asking in specifics to see if anyone had begun the process > of board design.
We haven't yet. > > >I talked to our other ASIC guy and he says that there's a standard > >interface for programming PROMs, so this won't be a problem. > > > > > Certainly "standard interface" == "some hardware" to program the chip. > Perhaps: http://www.roman-jones.com/rj2/SPROMProgrammer.htm We can put all of that "some hardware" into the FPGA. > > I only have vague and old memories of working with chips like these. Of > course, this would cost more if this chip was programmable in this > fashion because you would have to socket it on the board. No socket. But if we can header it so that it can be reprogrammed externally, we'll do that. _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
