Post by thread:[OT:] What a great idea for the gameboy advance...

Tag changed to OT On Fri, 5 Dec 2003 22:18:24 -0800, Tom Deutschman wrote: >http://www.charmedlabs.com/xportmain.htm > >Tom Deutschman >http://www.wizbangdesigns.com I've just got to wonder how many of us frequent this list and the AutoTRAX Yahoo group. :=) Regards, Bob (aka bob_xyz) -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email spam_OUTlistservTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body

> >http://www.charmedlabs.com/xportmain.htm That Xport looks way cool. Unfortunately I know nothing about FPGAs, but I'm tempted to get an Xport anyway and hopefully learn as I go. What sorts of things are possible with a 150,000 gate FPGA? _________________________________________________________________ Browse styles for all ages, from the latest looks to cozy weekend wear at MSN Shopping. And check out the beauty products! http://shopping.msn.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

> > >http://www.charmedlabs.com/xportmain.htm > > That Xport looks way cool. Unfortunately I know nothing about FPGAs, but I'm > tempted to get an Xport anyway and hopefully learn as I go. > What sorts of things are possible with a 150,000 gate FPGA? I'm just curious as to why they need that much processing power just to attach to a GameBoy... Perhaps the FPGA is used for I/O and RAM? I don't know. -- D. Jay Newman ! .....jayKILLspam@spam@sprucegrove.com ! Xander: Giles, don't make cave-slayer unhappy. http://enerd.ws/robots/ ! -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

> That Xport looks way cool. Unfortunately I know nothing about > FPGAs, but I'm tempted to get an Xport anyway and hopefully > learn as I go. What sorts of things are possible with a > 150,000 gate FPGA? > Indeed! How about emulating a picMicro :-) A couple of cool things about this are the price, the ARM7 processor (one of my favorites), the fact that eCOS has been ported, and the LCD display capability. Not to mention the availability of development tools. And did I mention price? You would be hard pressed to find another ARM7 development platform for $250 (Xport + gameboy advance) with the same features. Tom Deutschman Wizbang Designs, Inc. 1629 W 8TH AVE Spokane, WA 99204 Phone: (509) 251-4814 http://www.wizbangdesigns.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads