[ANN] HICE-218x (ADSP-218x emulator) developing progress...

http://energy.51.net/hice218x/
http://energy.51.net/hice218x/hice218x.jpg

1. What's new?
    Home page setup[Jul.4, 2004]

2. Introduction to HICE-218x
  HICE-218x is another emulator for ADSP-218x family fixed-point DSPs. It's
compatible with EZ-ICE-218x, but with a few improvements:
  * USB1.1 interface, powered by USB, no AC adapter needed
  * Fast data transfer at 921600bps
  * Support 5V, 3.3V, 2.5V and 1.8V DSP chips
  * More stable, almost no need to reset
  * Work with VisualDSP 6.1, and VisualDSP++ 3.x
  * many others...

3. What's different between HICE-218x and EZ-ICE-218x?
    HICE-218x is a new emulator for the ADSP-218x family DSPs. It uses USB
interface and COM-to-USB converting technology to connect to the VisualDSP
IDE. Since the power waste of HICE-218x is very low, it's powered by the USB
directly. To use it, just plug in the USB cable, and a new COM port will be
installed in your computer. Select the new COM port, such as COM3, and the
VisualDSP software will connect with HICE-218x automatically at the speed of
921600 bps.
    HICE-218x is not just a copy of EZ-ICE-218x. Both the PCB and the
firmwire are totally new designed. Due to ustable serial port communication,
EZ-ICE-218x will lose connection frequently. HICE-218x has a more robust
communication protocol, and you don't need to shut down VisualDSP IDE and
reset the emulator so frequently.
    HICE-218x is cheap, the price will be less than USD300.

4. Developing Progress
    HICE-218x is under developing.
    Task 5: System testing. TBD.
    Task 4: firmwire porting and debuging. TBD.
    Task 3: Serial port communication protocol debugging. Almost finished @
July 4, 2004
    Task 2: PCB design. Finished @ June 20, 2004
    Task 1: ADSP-218x family DSP EZICE protocol analyzing. Almost finished @
May 5, 2004

Is it going to be open source?


"qhe" <qhe@nospam.tsinghua.org.cn> wrote in message
news:cc9bqu$1tpf$1@mail.cn99.com...
> http://energy.51.net/hice218x/
> http://energy.51.net/hice218x/hice218x.jpg
>
> 1. What's new?
>     Home page setup[Jul.4, 2004]
>
> 2. Introduction to HICE-218x
>   HICE-218x is another emulator for ADSP-218x family fixed-point DSPs.
It's
> compatible with EZ-ICE-218x, but with a few improvements:
>   * USB1.1 interface, powered by USB, no AC adapter needed
>   * Fast data transfer at 921600bps
>   * Support 5V, 3.3V, 2.5V and 1.8V DSP chips
>   * More stable, almost no need to reset
>   * Work with VisualDSP 6.1, and VisualDSP++ 3.x
>   * many others...
>
> 3. What's different between HICE-218x and EZ-ICE-218x?
>     HICE-218x is a new emulator for the ADSP-218x family DSPs. It uses USB
> interface and COM-to-USB converting technology to connect to the VisualDSP
> IDE. Since the power waste of HICE-218x is very low, it's powered by the
USB
> directly. To use it, just plug in the USB cable, and a new COM port will
be
> installed in your computer. Select the new COM port, such as COM3, and the
> VisualDSP software will connect with HICE-218x automatically at the speed
of
> 921600 bps.
>     HICE-218x is not just a copy of EZ-ICE-218x. Both the PCB and the
> firmwire are totally new designed. Due to ustable serial port
communication,
> EZ-ICE-218x will lose connection frequently. HICE-218x has a more robust
> communication protocol, and you don't need to shut down VisualDSP IDE and
> reset the emulator so frequently.
>     HICE-218x is cheap, the price will be less than USD300.
>
> 4. Developing Progress
>     HICE-218x is under developing.
>     Task 5: System testing. TBD.
>     Task 4: firmwire porting and debuging. TBD.
>     Task 3: Serial port communication protocol debugging. Almost finished
@
> July 4, 2004
>     Task 2: PCB design. Finished @ June 20, 2004
>     Task 1: ADSP-218x family DSP EZICE protocol analyzing. Almost finished
@
> May 5, 2004
>
>

No, at least in the first few months.

"KG7HF" <KG7HF@amsat.org>  news:IvadnU-HD5IlsnbdRVn-vg@adelphia.com...
> Is it going to be open source?
>
>
> "qhe" <qhe@nospam.tsinghua.org.cn> wrote in message
> news:cc9bqu$1tpf$1@mail.cn99.com...
> > http://energy.51.net/hice218x/
> > http://energy.51.net/hice218x/hice218x.jpg
> >
> > 1. What's new?
> >     Home page setup[Jul.4, 2004]
> >
> > 2. Introduction to HICE-218x
> >   HICE-218x is another emulator for ADSP-218x family fixed-point DSPs.
> It's
> > compatible with EZ-ICE-218x, but with a few improvements:
> >   * USB1.1 interface, powered by USB, no AC adapter needed
> >   * Fast data transfer at 921600bps
> >   * Support 5V, 3.3V, 2.5V and 1.8V DSP chips
> >   * More stable, almost no need to reset
> >   * Work with VisualDSP 6.1, and VisualDSP++ 3.x
> >   * many others...
> >
> > 3. What's different between HICE-218x and EZ-ICE-218x?
> >     HICE-218x is a new emulator for the ADSP-218x family DSPs. It uses
USB
> > interface and COM-to-USB converting technology to connect to the
VisualDSP
> > IDE. Since the power waste of HICE-218x is very low, it's powered by the
> USB
> > directly. To use it, just plug in the USB cable, and a new COM port will
> be
> > installed in your computer. Select the new COM port, such as COM3, and
the
> > VisualDSP software will connect with HICE-218x automatically at the
speed
> of
> > 921600 bps.
> >     HICE-218x is not just a copy of EZ-ICE-218x. Both the PCB and the
> > firmwire are totally new designed. Due to ustable serial port
> communication,
> > EZ-ICE-218x will lose connection frequently. HICE-218x has a more robust
> > communication protocol, and you don't need to shut down VisualDSP IDE
and
> > reset the emulator so frequently.
> >     HICE-218x is cheap, the price will be less than USD300.
> >
> > 4. Developing Progress
> >     HICE-218x is under developing.
> >     Task 5: System testing. TBD.
> >     Task 4: firmwire porting and debuging. TBD.
> >     Task 3: Serial port communication protocol debugging. Almost
finished
> @
> > July 4, 2004
> >     Task 2: PCB design. Finished @ June 20, 2004
> >     Task 1: ADSP-218x family DSP EZICE protocol analyzing. Almost
finished
> @
> > May 5, 2004
> >
> >
>
>

If all you are doing is copying the old protocol, won't you be copying the
bugs in the ADI ice as well?



"qhe" <qhe@nospam.tsinghua.org.cn> wrote in message
news:cd1123$24tk$1@mail.cn99.com...
> No, at least in the first few months.
>
> "KG7HF" <KG7HF@amsat.org>  news:IvadnU-HD5IlsnbdRVn-vg@adelphia.com...
> > Is it going to be open source?
> >
> >
> > "qhe" <qhe@nospam.tsinghua.org.cn> wrote in message
> > news:cc9bqu$1tpf$1@mail.cn99.com...
> > > http://energy.51.net/hice218x/
> > > http://energy.51.net/hice218x/hice218x.jpg
> > >
> > > 1. What's new?
> > >     Home page setup[Jul.4, 2004]
> > >
> > > 2. Introduction to HICE-218x
> > >   HICE-218x is another emulator for ADSP-218x family fixed-point DSPs.
> > It's
> > > compatible with EZ-ICE-218x, but with a few improvements:
> > >   * USB1.1 interface, powered by USB, no AC adapter needed
> > >   * Fast data transfer at 921600bps
> > >   * Support 5V, 3.3V, 2.5V and 1.8V DSP chips
> > >   * More stable, almost no need to reset
> > >   * Work with VisualDSP 6.1, and VisualDSP++ 3.x
> > >   * many others...
> > >
> > > 3. What's different between HICE-218x and EZ-ICE-218x?
> > >     HICE-218x is a new emulator for the ADSP-218x family DSPs. It uses
> USB
> > > interface and COM-to-USB converting technology to connect to the
> VisualDSP
> > > IDE. Since the power waste of HICE-218x is very low, it's powered by
the
> > USB
> > > directly. To use it, just plug in the USB cable, and a new COM port
will
> > be
> > > installed in your computer. Select the new COM port, such as COM3, and
> the
> > > VisualDSP software will connect with HICE-218x automatically at the
> speed
> > of
> > > 921600 bps.
> > >     HICE-218x is not just a copy of EZ-ICE-218x. Both the PCB and the
> > > firmwire are totally new designed. Due to ustable serial port
> > communication,
> > > EZ-ICE-218x will lose connection frequently. HICE-218x has a more
robust
> > > communication protocol, and you don't need to shut down VisualDSP IDE
> and
> > > reset the emulator so frequently.
> > >     HICE-218x is cheap, the price will be less than USD300.
> > >
> > > 4. Developing Progress
> > >     HICE-218x is under developing.
> > >     Task 5: System testing. TBD.
> > >     Task 4: firmwire porting and debuging. TBD.
> > >     Task 3: Serial port communication protocol debugging. Almost
> finished
> > @
> > > July 4, 2004
> > >     Task 2: PCB design. Finished @ June 20, 2004
> > >     Task 1: ADSP-218x family DSP EZICE protocol analyzing. Almost
> finished
> > @
> > > May 5, 2004
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>