<DocScrutinizer05>
heck, who needs a display LED driver?
<DocScrutinizer05>
;-)
<wpwrak>
*hmm*
<wpwrak>
OTP isn't so nice, though
<wpwrak>
ah, not OTP-only, though
<DocScrutinizer05>
aiui you can load config to ram, and when you think it's ok you fuse it
<wpwrak>
yup. just ran the video. there, they say you can just load a config into volatile storage
<DocScrutinizer05>
aren't they lovely lil bugs?
<wpwrak>
let's see how good the documentation is ...
<DocScrutinizer05>
looks decent
<DocScrutinizer05>
on a first cursory glance
<DocScrutinizer05>
80 pages
<wpwrak>
reg <xxx:yyy> looks encouraging, yes
<wpwrak>
i wonder if they also document the programming. we'll see. at 50% atm
<DocScrutinizer05>
yep, I think they do
<wpwrak>
no programming in the DS, it seems
<DocScrutinizer05>
prolly in the devkit docs, or a dedicated paper
<DocScrutinizer05>
>>Their datasheets even fully document the bitstream the chips use for programming; this chip is just dying for someone to write a VHDL or Verilog compiler for it<<
<wpwrak>
indeed :)
<wpwrak>
nicely detailed errata. you can tell they come from the engineering department, not legal :)
<DocScrutinizer05>
:-D
<wpwrak>
devel sw also available for linux. presumably closed, but it's at least a good sign
<DocScrutinizer05>
a company that builds chips and sells them MOQ:10 is driven by the engineers
<DocScrutinizer05>
those guys must love their product
<DocScrutinizer05>
and heck, why not? those *are* lovely chips
<DocScrutinizer05>
well, it's a different SWI protocol
<wpwrak>
yea, a slightly odd one. not the worst idea, though, for a small range of values
<DocScrutinizer05>
they prolly could have done smarter, with same chip, by discerning between long and short pulses
* DocScrutinizer05
wonders if the programming specs are included in the software package download you have to register to get it
<DocScrutinizer05>
heck, that other guy must have seen them somewhere or he wouldn't say "Their datasheets even fully document the bitstream the chips use for programming"
<wpwrak>
the bitstream is the res <xxx,yyy> stuff
<DocScrutinizer05>
?
<wpwrak>
look at the DS. the register settings are the bitstream
<wpwrak>
i.e., there is one very large "register"
<DocScrutinizer05>
could you share a page number?
<DocScrutinizer05>
aaah
<DocScrutinizer05>
found it
<DocScrutinizer05>
anyway p.23 is it
<DocScrutinizer05>
8.0 Connection Matrix
<DocScrutinizer05>
SLG46110
<wpwrak>
it's on a lot of other places, too :)
<wpwrak>
starting with page 16, i think
<DocScrutinizer05>
yes, what's lacking is the actual programming signal definition
<wpwrak>
yup
<DocScrutinizer05>
or I didn't find it yet
<wpwrak>
i looked at all the likely places, including app notes - nothing
<DocScrutinizer05>
yeah, I completely scrutinized the SLG46110 DS Nr 000-0046110-100 and there's zilch info about programming in it
<DocScrutinizer05>
mailto: info@silego.com
<DocScrutinizer05>
LOL! " 5/26/2016 1.0 Production Release"