**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sat May 13 03:00:02 2017 May 13 08:16:10 Ah the quiet before the storm :) May 13 11:25:50 jic23: are you my mentor? I'm not sure because m_w said you were interested but on gsoc site you are not present. May 13 11:30:23 Not officially as possible contract issues at job. So decidedly in the will help where I can, but not involved in assessing etc. May 13 11:30:41 Category. May 13 11:31:19 great I will include you in our correspondence, May 13 11:31:29 Backup really plus on closer time zone than m_w :) May 13 11:31:35 Cool. May 13 11:31:58 are you from UK yes? May 13 11:32:16 It's almost the same zone May 13 11:32:23 Anyone else with anything to ask in my area of expertise (mainly kernel) feel free to ping me. May 13 11:32:46 Yup plus I am an early riser most days. May 13 11:34:04 which subsystem do you know? May 13 11:34:08 in kernel May 13 11:34:41 Bit of many things but mostly IIO and busses. May 13 11:37:37 Shortly working on arm server support so likely to spread out somewhat ;) May 13 11:37:55 thanks if I have questions usually I write an email, for me it's a better way May 13 11:38:54 Cool me too. Ping on irc or hangouts might get faster check of email though. May 13 11:39:34 Anyhow m_w is definitely going to be more use than me when he is awake :) May 13 11:40:09 How are the boards coming along? May 13 11:40:22 Ready for day 1? May 13 11:41:47 m_w: don't have parts to assembling boards jet May 13 11:43:11 yeah I'm ready first phase isn't hard, compiling custom kernel, poring icestrom(programing ice40) May 13 11:46:01 The second phase will be more difficult, I have to prepare bridge when do you use gpmc fpga should be mapping in arm memory May 13 11:46:07 Sure icestorm an co should be straight forward. All the fun stuff once board bring up done :) May 13 11:48:13 How are you for debugging tools? Logic analyser etc? May 13 11:49:12 I have an osscilloscope 4 channel but I want to buy logic analyser. I want to write kernel module but I'm not sure how works the fpgas subsystem May 13 11:49:58 Hmm not looked at it for a while. Mainly just programming from what I recall... May 13 11:51:02 Spi programming? May 13 11:51:52 no for bridge, ice40 has driver for spi programming May 13 11:53:01 I will add it for custom kernel and We use it for programming May 13 11:53:30 Ah, bridge probably won't have anything to do with FPGA subsystem. May 13 11:54:06 Kernel doesn't care that it is an FPGA, only what interfaces it supplies. May 13 11:55:06 oh, we will use memory access function from C May 13 11:55:56 Yes but first you need to set up the memory controller wait states etc. May 13 11:56:20 yes I know May 13 11:56:35 gpmc configuration in dts file May 13 11:56:55 Cool easy then. Used to be a May 13 11:57:05 Bootloader thing only .. May 13 11:57:21 I will have more time for examples and python support May 13 11:57:42 Yup, though some aps like busses e May 13 11:58:13 Will need kernel drivers if there isn't something to emulate May 13 11:58:31 First step userspace! May 13 11:59:25 yeah thanks for clarify May 13 12:00:27 Gets interesting when you get to the applications! May 13 12:00:45 Anyhow sounds like everything is as it should be. May 13 12:02:17 Hmm I wonder if you do this really nicely, might be a possibility to do a beaglebone with ice40 on main board... Dreaming :) May 13 12:05:12 yeah it's great idea May 13 12:08:30 I'm preparing for gsoc video, I have enough information, in a few days It will be ready. I will let you know May 13 12:10:12 Cool. Have fun. May 13 22:46:03 got my bbb in the mail today :) **** ENDING LOGGING AT Sun May 14 03:00:03 2017