Jussi Laako writes: > Paul Davis wrote: > > > > the chip design is not open source. its a proprietary device, > > manufactured in industrial quantities. i don't see it as at all > > similar to the ideas discussed in this thread. > > It's just an interface chip. As FPGA or DSP processor discussed here. Nobody > was planning to make their own DSP processor, AD or DA converter. Just build > something based on such chips. ICE1712 doesn't do anything useful on its > own. ICEnsemble is IC producer, like TI or Motorola.
It would be nice to be able to use a chip that isn't single-source, though -- like a 7400 in the TTL world. You could argue that a 7400 isn't open in the sense of open-source code, but its specs are completely open and there are myriad vendors. -- Joseph J. Pfeiffer, Jr., Ph.D. Phone -- (505) 646-1605 Department of Computer Science FAX -- (505) 646-1002 New Mexico State University http://www.cs.nmsu.edu/~pfeiffer Southwestern NM Regional Science and Engr Fair: http://www.nmsu.edu/~scifair
