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21 years ago

Why has the CF-Interface its own bus?

Hello, Why has the CF-Interface its own “Avalon Tri-State Bridge”? Isn’t it possible to connect the CF-Interface to the “Avalon Tri-State Bridge” of the ext_ram_bus for saving some IO-Pins? Whi...
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21 years ago

Hello Dennis,

Thank you for your reply.

I forgot to explain that I consider sharing the CF-Signals with the ext_ram_bus in a new design and not with the development board (sure that’s not possible). So it is possible to save some IOs in a new design. I hope there’s no timing problem when handling data from the Ethernet controller and the CF.

Bye,

niosIIuser