On 24.02.2010 01:04, Ward Vandewege wrote: > On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 12:14:30AM +0100, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote: > >> Speaking with y flashrom hat on, I'd like to point out that you can use >> the FT2232H Mini Module (~$30) to perform in-system-programming (well, >> as long as the machine is powered of) of SPI flash chips right now and >> > > Oh. That sounds like a much more affordable solution! What kind of hardware > would one use to hook the spi chip to the mini module? Some sort of top hat? >
Basically yes. Or you solder a few wires on top of the chip pins. >> of LPC/FWH chips in the near future. >> > > I guess for lpc/fwh (plcc), one of the plcc adapters Peter and Stepan make > would > do. > Note that my suggestion does not perform flash emulation like the dongle, it only provides a way to write chips with an external programmer. Due to that, the PLCC adapters make it easier to connect to the pins of the chip socket (if there is a socket), but you'll have to stack a reverse adapter on top which has a flash chip inside. Or you use a top-hat style adapter and plug the PLCC adapter in it. The common requirement is to keep the flash chip attached to the board in a way that allows booting. Regards, Carl-Daniel -- "I do consider assignment statements and pointer variables to be among computer science's most valuable treasures." -- Donald E. Knuth -- coreboot mailing list: [email protected] http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
