Re: kfest a2 USB card real?

["Glenn Jones" <rg.jones@rogers.com>]

"Hans Franke" <Raffzahn@yahoo.de> wrote in message
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> > "Hans Franke" <Raffzahn@yahoo.de> wrote in message
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> > > omashiroi@yahoo.com (Adam Barr) wrote in message
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> > > > So if it is real can someone please post some more detail and
pictures
> > > > on it?
>
> > > The project will need some time. Our actual idea is to get a _first_
> > > public version (V2), for early adopters and especialy developers, with
> > > minimal driver support out by the end of this year. When stable
> > > drivers are available for the most usefull features, a final card (V3)
> > > may be produced.
>
> > > Also, the features are still not frozen by now. The actual Version 1
> > > (6 Boards made) will change at least in size and layout for V2.
>
> > > The V1 boards feature:
> > > 512K RAM - most likely to be expanded
> > > 128 or 512K Driver Flash - V2 will have only 512K
> > > 128 or 512K Loader Flash - V2 will have only 512K
> > > USB controller with _one_ port
>
> > Hans, can you tell us which controller Jeri has decided to use on the
> > AnyCard? Is it the Cypress SL811HS perhaps?
>
> Glenn, jup, it is. The 811HS is one of the nicest implementations at
> the moment. The chip itself offersonly one port, while the AnyCard
> has, as you might have noticed on some pictures, two connectors.
> That's because Jeri could get these dual connectors for next to
> nothing. On the V1 cards they are in parallel, and therefore only one
> is usable. For V2 we might add a switch so one can use then as
> alternatives.
>
> Do you have any experiance with the SL811HS? I'm still trying to
> figure out some details.

Sorry, no pratical experience ... yet   :o)

The SL811HS would be my choice as well. The Cypress OTG CY7C67200 looks
interesting as well.

>
> Servus
> Hans