Re: RomWBW V2 Beta

[Sergey <skis...@gmail.com>]

Wayne,

Are the SDHC/XC cards also supported on Propeller-based boards
(PropIO / ParPortProp)?

Thanks,
Sergey

On Jul 17, 10:07 pm, Wayne Warthen <wwar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yet another refresh of the RomWBW v2.0 Beta.  It is found in the RomWBW
> folder <http://n8vem-sbc.pbworks.com/w/browse/#view=ViewFolder¶m=RomWBW> and
> the file is called "RomWBW2-Beta.zip".  On startup the banner should
> reflect v2.0 B21.
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> It primarily includes various compatibility fixes in the SD Card driver and
> support for SDHC/XC card types.
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> Thanks,
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> Wayne
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> On Sunday, July 15, 2012 8:59:58 PM UTC-7, Wayne Warthen wrote:
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> > Hi Folks,
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> > I have refreshed the RomWBW v2.0 Beta on the Wiki.  It is found in the RomWBW
> > folder<http://n8vem-sbc.pbworks.com/w/browse/#view=ViewFolder¶m=RomWBW> and
> > the file is called "RomWBW2-Beta.zip".  On startup the banner should
> > reflect v2.0 B19.
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> >    - Now has two different builds for N8.  One for the prototype called
> >    n8_2511 and one for the new production board called n8_2312.  The 2312
> >    variant has the proper configuration for the new SD card circuit courtesy
> >    of David Giles
> >    - Increased the initialization timeout in the SD card driver.  I'm
> >    hoping that helps with the recently reported timeout issue.
> >    - The ParPortProp variant (zeta_ppp) now defaults to the VGA display
> >    and PS/2 keyboard for all console interaction.
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> > I will leave it to Douglas to describe any/all changes to his applications.
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> > I intend to do a final release of v2.0 next weekend.  If anyone finds any
> > significant issues, please let me know!
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> > Thanks!
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> > Wayne
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> > On Saturday, June 9, 2012 8:34:06 PM UTC-7, Wayne Warthen wrote:
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> >> For any brave souls that want to try it, I have just uploaded a beta copy
> >> of RomWBW V2.  This is the new bank-switched implementation.  Although the
> >> code has been stable for some time, I would not recommend folks use this in
> >> any system that you want to be super stable.  I am making a beta version
> >> available to expand the testing and get feedback.
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> >> From a general use point of view, things look pretty much the same as v1.
> >>  However, thanks to more memory being available, there are now typically 4
> >> mass storage drives (slices) available.
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> >> Douglas Goodall has overhauled his support app suite (now in Aztec C).
> >>  David Giles' in-situ flash programmer is included along with his CSIO SD
> >> driver support for N8 (requires a custom build).  A preliminary version of
> >> the ParPortProp build is also included.
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> >> This release introduces an "HBIOS" layer that handles all hardware
> >> interaction (thanks to John Coffman for steering me in this direction).
> >>  CBIOS is now just a layer that uses the HBIOS.  The HBIOS functions are
> >> documented in the doc directory, but are likely to change over the next few
> >> months.  Thanks to the banked memory implementation, there is now about 25K
> >> available for driver expansion without impacting the OS footprint at all.
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> >> I look forward to any feedback!
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> >> Wayne