Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264954AbUAaRXZ (ORCPT ); Sat, 31 Jan 2004 12:23:25 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264949AbUAaRXZ (ORCPT ); Sat, 31 Jan 2004 12:23:25 -0500 Received: from 81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk ([81.2.122.30]:40064 "EHLO 81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264954AbUAaRXY (ORCPT ); Sat, 31 Jan 2004 12:23:24 -0500 Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 17:32:14 GMT From: John Bradford Message-Id: <200401311732.i0VHWEbw000681@81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk> To: Timothy Miller , Helge Hafting Cc: "Maciej W. Rozycki" , John Bradford , chakkerz@optusnet.com.au, Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: <401ACB54.1060304@techsource.com> References: <200401291629.i0TGTN7S001406@81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk> <40193A67.7080308@techsource.com> <200401291718.i0THIgbb001691@81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk> <4019472D.70604@techsource.com> <200401291855.i0TItHoU001867@81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk> <40195AE0.2010006@techsource.com> <401A33CA.4050104@aitel.hist.no> <401A8E0E.6090004@techsource.com> <401A9716.3040607@techsource.com> <20040130210915.GA4147@hh.idb.hist.no> <401ACB54.1060304@techsource.com> Subject: Re: [OT] Crazy idea: Design open-source graphics chip Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 943 Lines: 26 Quote from Timothy Miller : > Alright then, how about this: Assuming opencores has a PCI interface > and a DDR memory controller, I could write a CRT controller. We can put > that into an FPGA and see what happens. Well, there is a PCI to wishbone bridge: http://www.opencores.org/projects/pci/ and a DDR memory controller: http://www.opencores.org/projects/ddr_sdr/ but do we really need DDR RAM? For the small amount of RAM on the card, (8 or 16 MB at the most), surely the cost of standard static ram ICs wouldn't be too off-putting, and it would presumably simplify the design slightly. (It's you that's got to build it, though, so it's your call :-) ). John. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/