From david_bisset@btconnect.com Tue Feb 16 23:35:27 2010 Received: from c2beaomr03.btconnect.com ([213.123.26.181]) by stoneboat.aleph1.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NhWws-0008HE-ET for balloon@balloonboard.org; Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:35:27 +0000 Received: from Florin2 (79-70-149-74.dynamic.dsl.as9105.com [79.70.149.74]) by c2beaomr03.btconnect.com with ESMTP id LNW63852 (AUTH david_bisset@btconnect.com); Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:35:16 GMT From: "David Bisset" To: , References: <1089.1266358748@arbury.com> In-Reply-To: <1089.1266358748@arbury.com> Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:35:09 -0000 Organization: iTechnic Ltd Message-ID: <011601caaf60$adb6ccc0$09246640$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcqvVh15A+gq67duSAeQT1F76xXcaAACKKxA Content-Language: en-gb X-Junkmail-Status: score=10/50, host=c2beaomr03.btconnect.com X-Junkmail-SD-Raw: score=unknown, refid=str=0001.0A0B0205.4B7B2BB5.002D,ss=1,fgs=0, ip=79.70.149.74, so=2009-07-20 21:54:04, dmn=5.7.1/2009-08-27, mode=single engine X-Junkmail-IWF: false X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 213.123.26.181 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: david_bisset@btconnect.com X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on stoneboat.aleph1.co.uk X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.2 required=4.5 tests=BAYES_40 autolearn=no version=3.2.5 X-SA-Exim-Version: 4.2.1 (built Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:14:11 +0000) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes (on stoneboat.aleph1.co.uk) Subject: Re: [Balloon] Most recent known good for FPGA X-BeenThere: balloon@balloonboard.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Reply-To: david@itechnic.co.uk List-Id: Balloon List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:35:28 -0000 Please feel free to "fix the FPGA". There have been a number of mods to the CPLD recently, and I suspect the FPGA is out of step. Originally the CPLD VHDL was a derivative of the FPGA VHDL. However I suspect that recent changes to the CPLD VHDL have corrupted that relationship an in the process broken the FPGA VHDL. I would also like to start a poll on Balloon 4, and to follow this with a meeting of interested parties to discuss the options. Balloon 3 devices are still available but it typically takes 2 years for us to produce a new board all the way to production, and then another year to get our customers switched over to it. (Obviously we need to speed up but starting now will help). So Steve's offer of a Freescale i.MX35 is very timely. What are the alternatives? What features should we add/remove? We are committed to keeping the same physical format and provide similar FFC layouts where applicable, but the level of "plug compatibility" between L3 and L4 is an open question. Please post your thoughts... Cheers David Bisset iEndian Ltd __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4872 (20100216) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com