Re: [ts-7000] Thoughts on the new TS-7400 board

[Daniel Smolik <>]

Curtis Monroe napsal(a):
> Thoughts on the new TS-7400:
> 
> - You can access the EP9302 controller's JTAG interface, (you need the 
> TS-9441 
> card to connect $125.00), older cards didn't allow this.
Could you give me link to TS-9441 I search whole TS site but didn't found.


                                Regards 
                                        Dan



> 
> - JTAG is daisy chained with CPLD JTAG (CPLD JTAG was on older boards). So 
> you 
> can do remote GDB debugging of the EP9302 using JTAG. This also means only on 
> JTAG conector is needed for both the CPLD and EP9302.
> 
> - It has an SD flash card connector by default
> 
> - TS-9441 optional development card has 2KB EEPROM, and 2MB serial Flash, so 
> you can use it to bring-up/recover boards
> 
> - AC97 pins of the EP9302 are brought out.
> 
> - SPI_FRAME (SSP_FRM) is brought out (without the need to solder on a 
> resistor)
> 
> - It fits in to a Hammond Manufacturing enclosure:
> http://rocky.digikey.com/WebLib/Hammond/Web%20Data/1455%20Series.pdf
> 
> - I image you could make a daughter board that would fit in a wider Hammond 
> enclosure next to the TS-7400 board and connect them via 40 pin ribon cable.
> 
> - Don't know why the TS-9441 need the power components. It seems to send 
> precision 2.5V and 0.833V postentials to the controllers analog to digital 
> pins. Maybe this is to calibrate each controller's ADC ? It doesn't seem to 
> be bowering the TS-7400
> 
> - The 2x8 JTAG connector on the TS-9441 is the same format as the older 
> cards, 
> I'm not sure what JTAG adapters fit this format? anyone?
> 
> - Many of the controllers GPIOs are used for the optional RTC, and are not 
> brought out to the 40-pin connector. You need to use the 20 DIOs from the 
> CPLD that connect to the 40-pin adapter.
> 
> - The board looks like it has an unpopulated region that could hold a 
> switching regulator (maybe for efficiency, or battery operations, etc), but I 
> can't find this as a purchase option.
> 
> - It looks like the RED and GREEN LEDs are vertically stacked and visible out 
> of the back of the board.
> 
> -Curtis.
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