USB programmable Open Source Hardware
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From: Antti.Lukats on 23 Sep 2009 15:49 On Sep 23, 10:47 pm, "Antti.Luk...(a)googlemail.com" <antti.luk...(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > On Sep 23, 10:41 pm, nobody <cydrollin...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Antti, > > > You have it all figured dont ya, Nobody, nothing, no company, no > > interest. Well, seems as if two others have joined in to express some > > interest. > > > I agree the mating components, 4 connectors, used on the board for > > stacking the boards are expensive and therefore need to rethink > > that. > > > There is an SPI flash in the lower right hand of that picture, which I > > have used to boot load, yes it was programmed with the Xilinx platform > > Cable USB II and the impact software. I do believe that the hardware > > is in place to allow a file to be copied into the flash through the > > USB, CPLD, FPGA. Add power from a walwart and the FPGA is up and > > running. I am not all together convinced that this can not become a > > multiboot system, however it is not spoken about in either XAPP951 or > > XAPP974. > > > Rick, > > > I did not see the problem for your electrical and mechanical designs > > of the GPS receiver. When the design is done and all is working > > clients merely order the mechanical component order the electrical > > component put it together. If there is need for something different > > all design file are available for the next design, who ever it may be. > > Clear goals: Yes, agreed. I have met my initial goals: an operable usb > > powered and programmable fpga with a couple of addition for usability. > > Now what? Well as antti has so strongly points out no one wants this > > thing. Well, i have it, I am in need of it, and I do not want to > > purchase any of antti products, or anyone elses, for any of my > > contracted work, not that I have alot. I need some help in putting > > together something a bit more robust and engineering friendly, > > friendly to me and future work. I do not want to put something > > together that does everything just gets far enough along that I can > > work on the customers specifics. I can not be the only one in this > > situation, therefore I want to work with a group of like minded > > engineers to establish a good off the shelf component for future use. > > Now, I'm not selfish I would like to share and make all of it > > available, I like what happened to audrino it is a nice little 16 bit > > processor. FPGA's do not suffer this identity crisis, 8 bit 32 bit > > processors or whatever the hardware can be reconfigured to be. I need > > it and want it. This board is only to say that I have the ability is > > anyone else interested, well, the internet is good enough to house a > > loose collection of engineers for a small project. > > > Nico, > > What yet needs to be done, that's easy just look over Antti posts and > > wherever he says no, not, cant, doesnt, neight just solve those > > problems. Just because antti says no, not, cant, doesnt, neight does > > not make it so. > > > Anyways- thanks for taking time to post and give me some ideas. > > > Cy Drollinger > > there is no failsafe multiboot in S3E > > just another reason never use something as old as S3E > > Antti > PS I am not as negative just trying to help you, > and yes i have pretty much figured out i must correct myself s3e: no failsafe multiboot in SPI flash without external circuitry Antti
From: nobody on 24 Sep 2009 10:30 Rick, You were right, I can not refute you at this time it is $6.10 per board so it stands no one can do it for $6 a board. Yes, they do a minimum of $50.00. Still that seems good, no that seems great! Cy
From: Antti.Lukats on 24 Sep 2009 12:10 On Sep 24, 5:30 pm, nobody <cydrollin...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Rick, > > You were right, I can not refute you at this time it is $6.10 per > board so it stands no one can do it for $6 a board. Yes, they do a > minimum of $50.00. Still that seems good, no that seems great! > > Cy min order 50$ no setup fee for 4 layer? and free shipping? this is pretty good if so Antti
From: Antti.Lukats on 25 Sep 2009 02:33 On Sep 22, 10:19 pm, nobody <cydrollin...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Looking for interest in an Open Source Hardware USB programmable FPGA, > XC3S250E. I have been having some difficulty getting the right people > exposed to this project. If you have any interest in this project > would like to hear from you. It is headed into an Open Source Hardware > agreement therefore their is no proprietary information about the > design. > > Here is an image of the board.http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=yhjjddznzmx&thumb=5 > > Cy Drollinger > Electronic Realization L.L.C. > 313 W. Mendenhall #5 > Bozeman, MT 59715 > PH: 406-586-5502 > Email: c...(a)montana.net Cy does your company have a permananet web url? or the product actually, i am writing september brain adding the photo of you gadet too (with commentary) would be nice to add link too - i will defenetly NOT link to mediafire or something similar Antti
From: nobody on 25 Sep 2009 11:56
Antti, Well, Thank You. It is unexpected such help but needed. The web sight is elec-real.com, but only a generic business page from Network Solutions is available. I am working on getting someone or myself to get something put together. cy |