Re: TI-H: DRAM Expander

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Re: TI-H: DRAM Expander


Sounds good.  :) hehe

At 06:38 PM 10/15/98 -0800, you wrote:
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>Then how about 2 different versions.  : )
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>>Grant:  This sounds like a great way to do things for something that will
>>be controlled by the person all the time, but could you make it so it can
>>be driven without user intervention?  I mean, I (or someobody else) could
>>write a driver for it to suit my needs, but could the expander firmware
>>handle control from a driver that wouldnt require the LCD?  Perhaps make it
>>possible to not have an LCD at all.
>>
>>just some ideas
>>Jonathan Kaus
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>>At 10:37 PM 10/14/98 -0800, you wrote:
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>>>I'm probably going to design a basic compatible model.  Most likely it will
>>>use an old 4x20 LCD I have laying arround.
>>>
>>>My code that I had before was basically very perimitive.
>>>
>>>It would use a segment LED to display a file number.  The up and down
>>>arrows changed the number, and the right and left either sent or received
>>>files.
>>>
>>>Grant
>>>
>>>Grant
>>>
>>>
>>>>I was planning to make a expander myself, so i thought i tell you a
>>>>few ideas that i had.
>>>>First of all, since you're probably releasing the avr code, how about
>>>>including a programmer on the schematic, so that everyone with a PC
>>>>can program the avr for itself? It will take minimum/no components to
>>>>realise this.
>>>>Secondly, How about programming to avr so it accept ti-protocol? I
>>>>mean you'd be able to make a string named "expander" (or something),
>>>>put the file you want to load in it (expander="\games\ztetris.85s")
>>>>and send it to the avr which then send the requested file back with a
>>>>few seconds delay, so you can switch youre calc to recieve. This will
>>>>enable you to restore youre mem after it crashed, because this way you
>>>>don't need drivers. Of course, you'd also have to include another form
>>>>of protocol so that it is easier to control if you have the drivers
>>>>loaded.
>>>>Anyway, these were the ideas that i had and weren't already put on the
>>>>list. Finally, if you need help with this project, maybe i can help
>>>>you. (i got some free time left.)
>>>>
>>>>Neil
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>-Jonathan Kaus
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