Now supposedly you can use the PRU in the BBB to run as a separate 
microcontroller. I've been meaning to experiment but I have yet to get a 
BBB.

It would probably work by message passing. Where the micro would send a 
message to the linux kernal and then your user application could get the 
data.

On Wednesday, June 17, 2009 8:00:50 AM UTC-4, John Lists wrote:
>
> Hi 
>
> I would like to interface with an ADC slave device via SPI but not sure if 
> it is realistic.
>
> The ADC is externally clocked and alerts the master (the OMAP) that a 
> sample is ready for retrieval by pulling a DataReady line low.
> The ADC pulls the DataReady line low every 19 us (52kSamples/s) and then 
> expects the Master to retrieve 96 bits from it with a 25MHz SCLK before the 
> next sample becomes ready.
>
> Is it possible/realistic to write a new kernel protocol driver that uses 
> the mcspi controller driver and be sure that the sample will be retrieved 
> every time before the 19us lapses? 
>
> Basically my question is, what is the best/easiest way to ensure that the 
> OMAP retrieves all the data over SPI within 19us from when the DataReady 
> line has been pulled low by the ADC?
>
> Thanks in advanced,
>
> John 

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