[coreboot] Tester hardware

[Carl-Daniel Hailfinger]

On 24.02.2010 01:04, Ward Vandewege wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 12:14:30AM +0100, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
>   
>> Speaking with y flashrom hat on, I'd like to point out that you can use
>> the FT2232H Mini Module (~$30) to perform in-system-programming (well,
>> as long as the machine is powered of) of SPI flash chips right now and
>>     
>
> Oh. That sounds like a much more affordable solution! What kind of hardware
> would one use to hook the spi chip to the mini module? Some sort of top hat?
>   

Basically yes. Or you solder a few wires on top of the chip pins.


>> of LPC/FWH chips in the near future. 
>>     
>
> I guess for lpc/fwh (plcc), one of the plcc adapters Peter and Stepan make would
> do.
>   

Note that my suggestion does not perform flash emulation like the
dongle, it only provides a way to write chips with an external
programmer. Due to that, the PLCC adapters make it easier to connect to
the pins of the chip socket (if there is a socket), but you'll have to
stack a reverse adapter on top which has a flash chip inside. Or you use
a top-hat style adapter and plug the PLCC adapter in it. The common
requirement is to keep the flash chip attached to the board in a way
that allows booting.

Regards,
Carl-Daniel

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