[hpsdr] Alternate serial configuration device on OZY

[Philip Covington]

On 12/29/06, jeff millar <wa1hco at comcast.net> wrote:
> Philip Covington wrote:
> > After convincing myself that they may be compatible devices, I ordered
> > both and tested them.  They both work perfectly.  I won't be paying
> > the high prices for Altera serial configuration devices anymore.  How
> > about you?
> >
> Why doesn't the software just load the FPGA via the 68013 cypress chip
> (FX2)? The schematic shows the programming pins connected from FX2 GPIO
> pins to FPGA. From my work experience, once software makes a reliable
> FPGA loader, you never want to go back.
>
> jeff, wa1hco
>

It does and this is how OZY is normally used.  BUT, there will come a
time when someone wants to use the OZY without PC attached and the
configuraton device allows this possibility.

Phil N8VB

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