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RE: [lpc2000] RE: Re: Unable to flash to extenal memory

2004-12-11 by Lewin A.R.W. Edwards

As a potential customer I would much rather parallel, because it's
easier to support in Linux than some weird-ass proprietary undocumented
USB device.

On Sat, 2004-12-11 at 09:34, Joe Hlebasko wrote:
> As a potential customer, I would prefer to go USB. It's not really a speed
> issue but a convienance issue. Most PC these days have USB ports out front,
> etc.
> 
> Joe 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael Johnson [mailto:mpj@...] 
> > Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 5:31 AM
> > To: lpc2000@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [lpc2000] RE: Re: Unable to flash to extenal memory
> > 
> > 
> > ______________________________________________________________
> > __________
> > 
> > >Message: 10        
> > >   Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 17:53:33 -0800
> > >   From: Richard <richard-lists@...>
> > >Subject: RE: Re: Unable to flash to extenal memory
> > >
> > >We are licensing the HW and SW from another company, with 
> > our own brand 
> > >name. The JTAG dongle looks really nice with "ImageCraft" on 
> > it :-) The 
> > >initial version is PAR based to cut down on cost, but they 
> > also have a 
> > >USB dongle so we can have that option later on as well. If there are 
> > >demand, we can also support the Wiggler.
> > >  
> > >
> > >The current product does not support the LPC flash and it's 
> > OK for them. 
> > >For us though, it is critical that it supports the LPC as we 
> > expect we 
> > >will be, ahem, a major player in the C compiler market for the LPC2K 
> > >series. So this will be done in the next few weeks by their 
> > engineers.
> > >  
> > >
> > 
> > Wigglers work well with the LPC2xxx series. The 1.3 version 
> > of CrossWorks for ARM can flash an LPC2xxx at 14Kbytes per 
> > second using a wiggler (and our own device driver), our (USB) 
> > CrossConnect for ARM can flash at 25K bytes per second 
> > (compared with 100+K bytes per second into RAM).  So if you 
> > have a parallel port available don't be in a too much of 
> > hurry/worry to get a USB based device.
> > 
> > Regards
> > Michael
> > 
> > >I think it does support a whole bunch of other flash micros, 
> > but we / 
> > >ImageCraft will not be looking at those for a little while. First we 
> > >need to get this ARM puppy off the ground...
> > >
> > >At 04:30 PM 12/10/2004, Lewin A.R.W. Edwards wrote:
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> > >>Hi Richard,
> > >>
> > >>I'm interested in this item too. By the way, I am also 
> > interested in a 
> > >>similar product that can handle PowerPC (MPC8241 specifically).
> > >>
> > >>On Fri, 2004-12-10 at 12:41, Curt Powell wrote:
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >>>Richard,
> > >>>
> > >>>Any details available yet?
> > >>>
> > >>>Curt
> > >>>
> > >>>-----Original Message-----
> > >>>From: Richard [mailto:richard-lists@...]
> > >>>Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 5:26 PM
> > >>>To: lpc2000@yahoogroups.com; lpc2000@yahoogroups.com
> > >>>Subject: Re: [lpc2000] Re: Unable to flash to extenal memory
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>Vaporware for now, but we will have a flash downloader / 
> > JTAG dongle
> > >>>      
> > >>>
> > >>package
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >>>for around $175-$200 that will program most flash ARM and external 
> > >>>flash, sometimes in Jan.
> > >>>      
> > >>>
> > 
> > 
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