[LinuxBIOS] USB Host to Host Debug Dongle/Cable

Bari Ari bari at onelabs.com
Sun Jul 23 05:13:02 CEST 2006


Stefan Reinauer wrote:
> * Bari Ari <bari at onelabs.com> [060722 06:57]:
>   
>> Denis Dowling wrote:
>> A debug card could also be designed the same form factor as a memory 
>> dimm. It could be placed into an unused memory slot to debug via the 
>> SMbus. This is easier than the SATA method to build.
>>     
>  
> Instead of just building a "post card", could such a card hold 
> a serial port or something?
>   
This adapter even has Linux tools:
USB-I2C/SPI/GPIO Interface Adapter
http://www.diolan.com/i2c/u2c12.html

with a probe like this that slides into the dimm socket:
http://www.busboards.com/products/memory/ddrii/ddrii400dc/ddriidc.jpg
http://www.busboards.com/products/memory/ddrii/ddrii400dc/index.html

-Bari




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