Lpc2000

At 08:00 AM 12/18/05 -0500, Tom Walsh wrote:
>What I do think that could be done is an open-source JTAG pod.  Start
>out with something like a Revely RMS101
>(http://www.revely.com/RMS101/AboutRMS101.htm) board, or other low cost
>ARM board which has an ethernet.  Develop the electronics necessary to
>provide good signal conditioning to the Device Under Test's JTAG port.
>Then using that board, build up an open-source jtag solution.  While
>this would cost more than $10 for the electronics, I feel that it would
>be far superior to a wiggler, but still at a fraction of the cost of a
>commercial JTAG unit?  Software of this caliber would then not be
>limited to just one board electronics, others may decide (maybe
>SparkFun?) to further streamline the electronics and offer it at an even
>lower cost?

An ethernet based JTAG dongle.  I LIKE that idea.  That is on my list of 
desired tools.  It does seem that it should be possible to produce one for 
not much more than a USB based version.

Robert

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