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Dec 20 03:30:19 * flyback is canucking sick of having to decolonize the canucking furnace because canucking string alge grows backwards 3 foot up the canucking drain pipe, ugh
Dec 20 05:43:24 * flyback bbl
Dec 20 13:14:14 <j24> hi 
Dec 20 15:40:59 <CyL> Hi folks... I just knew about the OpenOCD stuff, and I'm browsing on the website... I would like to know if there is any hardware to be built to interface the devices with the computer...
Dec 20 16:20:58 <roxfan> CyL, what devices?
Dec 20 16:21:20 <CyL> roxfan: like microcontrollers...
Dec 20 16:21:47 <roxfan> well, there are many ways
Dec 20 16:21:58 <roxfan> the simplest is probably a serial port
Dec 20 16:22:21 <CyL> roxfan: i've already search trough the site and found some dongles that can be built
Dec 20 16:22:37 <CyL> roxfan: would it be too difficult if I build my own dondgle?
Dec 20 16:23:16 <CyL> roxfan: I mean, what I exeaclty must be implemented in the dongle for it to be openOCD compliant?
Dec 20 16:23:17 <roxfan> jtag dongles are mostly for programming and debugging, they're not that useful for other purposes
Dec 20 16:24:03 <CyL> roxfan: I'm awar of that... I came with this project searching for a way to program some Xilinx CPLD's...
Dec 20 16:24:10 <roxfan> you just need some way to bring jtag signals to the computer
Dec 20 16:24:36 <roxfan> you can use one of the common schematics, then openocd will likely "just work"
Dec 20 16:24:38 <CyL> roxfan: I was planning on doing something similar to USBProg...
Dec 20 16:25:01 <CyL> Since I have no serial or parallel ports on my lap top
Dec 20 16:25:24 <CyL> But I've though of using a PIC 16F4550...
Dec 20 16:25:38 <CyL> Since they already have an USB ports
Dec 20 16:26:01 <CyL> And are more easily mounted on home made PC Boards
Dec 20 16:26:24 <roxfan> i don't think openocd currently supports anything like that, so you'll need to write some code for openocd to talk to the pic
Dec 20 16:27:26 <CyL> roxfan: what abou the ftdi solution?
Dec 20 16:27:41 <CyL> roxfan: is it well supported?
Dec 20 16:27:52 <roxfan> yeah, it's supported pretty well
Dec 20 16:28:42 <CyL> That's pretty interesting
Dec 20 16:29:18 <CyL> On doubt I have is if any device that's programmable trough jtag can be programmed using openOCD...
Dec 20 16:30:28 <roxfan> well yes, right now the support for non-arm targets is rather weak
Dec 20 16:30:58 <CyL> Have openOCD been used with the Xilinx CPLDs?
Dec 20 16:31:53 <roxfan> i'm not sure
Dec 20 16:32:15 <CyL> roxfan: okay... thanks for your help...
Dec 21 01:33:43 * flyback bbl
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