> > [B> > (1) the ports ain't finalised yet, so INI couldn't be used if say > > there's a > > > > different port for each byte of the word to read in > > > > If there is then it's a very stupid piece of hardware and wants > > > redesigning. > > > Actually, it takes a lot of the guesswork out of programming the device... > > (Just *how many* data bytes did I send to it? And will the next one send > > the data or not? Same goes for reading) > > Just how does that (whatever it means) relate to receiving 512 bytes of > data after reading a sector?
Right.. you were saying that it was a stupid design if the upper and lower bytes of each word were read from different ports -- or at least that's what I thought you meant... I was explaining how it was easier -- you won't *ALWAYS* be reading/writing 512 bytes -- and there's no way in hell you could get us to put another port on the board *specifically* for instances where you would, as well as the other two... Besides, this is all moot -- the design is still in martin's hands... Si
