On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 22:18:38 +0100
Dieter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > It's even simpler than that. Provide a full custom ROM, let the
> > OGA leave reset state a few us earlier than the uP and you can
> > can see everything you want right away.
>
> For debugging, it is extremely valuable to be able to capture the output.
> Then you can email the interesting parts to someone and say "Look! Your
> framdazzler isn't working!" This is real easy to do with rs-232 and
> a real pain with video. Also makes it much easier to give someone remote
> access to the hardware.
You should use the already available JTAG interface in
this case, instead of introducing yet another hardware component.
> > we should
> > rather concentrate on the main issues than all these little details.
>
> A little detail that is wrong can make a product useless.
I doubt that there is another graphics card out there,
that allows accessing the JTAG interface at all, so
don't start complaining about details that are IMHO
unimportant to 99.999999% the users.
Attila Kinali
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