Re: Apple2 USB Stick interface with Vinculum chip

["RedskullDC" <RDC@oz.org>]

Hi Glenn, Sean,

"Glenn Jones" <glenn.jones@a2central.com.remove-71r-this> wrote in message 
4631153C.6530.usenet_csa2@a2central.com">news:4631153C.6530.usenet_csa2@a2central.com...
>  To: Sean Fahey

>> My only sugestion would be the orientation of the interface. If someone 
>> was
>> planning to leave a USB drive in the card all the time, it wouldn't fit.
>>
>> Are you expecting to use an extension cable with it, so that it can be 
>> used
>> externally?
>>
>> .s
>
> I would expect it just a prototype and the current orientation is to allow 
> the ease of insertion and removal for testing.
>
> For a production run there are a few issues to consider when it comes to 
> the type and oriention of the USB conenctor. Same type of issues I had to 
> think through for Uthernet.

Orientation was more for convenience with the prototype.

Once the circuit/firmware is complete, there is no need for the VDIP module.
The Vinculum chip is available seperately, and could be incorporated onto 
the
interface card itself.

It will be completely open source, so anyone who wants to build one is 
welcome to.

Perhaps Henry Courbis (GSE Reactive) or Bill Garber (garberstreet) may be
interested in making some PCB's up?? (hint hint).

Almost finished the wiring this evening:
http://au.geocities.com/redskulldc/a2usb3.jpg
http://au.geocities.com/redskulldc/a2usb4.jpg

Just the select lines to the CPLD left to solder.

Red