Re: gEDA-user: Cypress vs. Atmel

["Adam 'WeirdArms' Wiggins" <awiggins@cse.unsw.edu.au>]

On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Stephen Williams wrote:

> 
> On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Stephen Williams wrote:
> > OK, so the Atmel part does have a USB interface. I'll look into it,
> > but does the Atmel part support controlling (i.e. resetting, reloading
> > and restarting) the micro from the host? That is, I think, a very
> > significant advantage if the software for it is to be GPL.
> 
> awiggins@cse.unsw.edu.au said:
> > The part has 2 boot methods I think, external serial eeprom? and
> > download of code into the instruction SRAM from the USB port so yes :)
> 
> Sounds exactly like the Cypress part. That suggests that it's probably
> a wash.

	a wash?
> 
> I'm currently playing with the Cypress development board with the
> intention of prototyping the gTAG device, so I (and Stefan and WW)
> already have some time invested in this choice, not to mention my
> external motivations. (Full disclosure, folks:-)
> 
	Sure :)

> When the next project starts up, we may choose to revisit this choice
> with what will then be more experienced insight. At any rate, thanks
> for the tip.

	:) Still going to have some sort of logic analyser function?

	Cheers Adam