fcm4711
2003-11-24, 15:57
Alex
i2c write functionality is already there, at
least my little plugin adding an 8 bit I/O
chip to this bus works (output only).
You'll find a link to it on the Third Party
Projects page on Slim Devices website.
Felix
--- Sean Adams <sadams (AT) slimdevices (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> Alex,
>
> It's already wired for everything I've mentioned -
> no hardware changes
> planned.
>
> We can configure pin functions in software - eg
> right now there is one
> unused pin, a couple pins which happen to be
> outputting the ethernet
> activity/link signals, and a couple more pins which
> are used for a
> serial debugging monitor. All of these can be
> configured in software
> for different things.
>
> If I had to guess I'd say the geek connector will
> become supported on
> roughly the following timeline:
>
> 2-3 weeks: Documentation and project ideas
> 4-6 weeks: More firmware support - IR blasting, i2c
> read/write, maybe
> rs-232 I/O
> 6-8 weeks: Even more firmware support, + server side
> support for audio
> mixing
>
> On Nov 24, 2003, at 8:54 AM, alex wetmore wrote:
>
> > Will this be added to the current hardware, or
> well there be another
> > hardware rev that adds IR output support to the
> geek port? Can you
> > control through software what some of the geekport
> pins do?
> >
> > How far away is support for the geek port? (3
> months, 6 months, 12
> > months, etc)?
> >
> > thanks,
> > alex
> >
> > On Mon, 24 Nov 2003, Sean Adams wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Alex,
> >>
> >> The geekport is not fully supported yet.
> >>
> >> Yes there will be IR output. Right now you can
> monitor the internal IR
> >> signal or inject your own signal (eg for a
> keypad). Output for an IR
> >> "blaster" will be added down the road.
> >>
> >> Sean
> >>
> >> On Nov 24, 2003, at 8:43 AM, alex wetmore wrote:
> >>
> >>> The FAQ at
> http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_faq.html says this
> about
> >>> the Squeezebox geek connector:
> >>>
> >>> Are there any extra pins on the CPU, or ways
> to expand Squeezebox?
> >>>
> >>> Squeezebox has an internal expansion
> connector - the Geek
> >>> Connector
> >>> - which will be supported with a future
> firmware revision. The
> >>> Geek Connector provides power, i2c, rs-232,
> IR out/in, audio
> >>>
> ^^^^^^^^^
> >>> in/out, and general purpose I/O.
> >>>
> >>> A recent posting to the developer group has this
> pinout:
> >>>
> >>> 1 gnd
> >>> 2 +5V
> >>> 3 +3.3V
> >>> 4 +2.5V
> >>> 5 synchronous serial debug output, clock
> >>> 6 synchronous serial debug output, data
> >>> 7 i2c clock
> >>> 8 i2c data
> >>> 9 infrared input/monitor
> >>> 10 general-purpose i/o (doesn't do anything
> yet)
> >>> 11 s/pdif enable indicator (may be used to
> drive remote amplifier
> >>> turn-on)
> >>> 12 s/pdif output 0 to 3.3V
> >>> 13 ethernet activity LED (may be re-purposed
> later)
> >>> 14 ethernet link LED ""
> >>> 15 decoder reset line (not really useful)
> >>> 16 mixer input: analog left
> >>> 17 mixer input: analog right
> >>> 18 mixer input: s/pdif (0-3.3V CMOS input)
> >>>
> >>> My question: Where is the IR output?
> >>>
> >>> I was hoping to be able to use a Squeezebox
> (with custom software)
> >>> to power on my reciever and act as an alarm
> clock. Is there really
> >>> IR output? The FAQ says yes, but the pinout
> doesn't seem to show
> >>> it.
> >>>
> >>> alex
> >>>
> >>>
i2c write functionality is already there, at
least my little plugin adding an 8 bit I/O
chip to this bus works (output only).
You'll find a link to it on the Third Party
Projects page on Slim Devices website.
Felix
--- Sean Adams <sadams (AT) slimdevices (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> Alex,
>
> It's already wired for everything I've mentioned -
> no hardware changes
> planned.
>
> We can configure pin functions in software - eg
> right now there is one
> unused pin, a couple pins which happen to be
> outputting the ethernet
> activity/link signals, and a couple more pins which
> are used for a
> serial debugging monitor. All of these can be
> configured in software
> for different things.
>
> If I had to guess I'd say the geek connector will
> become supported on
> roughly the following timeline:
>
> 2-3 weeks: Documentation and project ideas
> 4-6 weeks: More firmware support - IR blasting, i2c
> read/write, maybe
> rs-232 I/O
> 6-8 weeks: Even more firmware support, + server side
> support for audio
> mixing
>
> On Nov 24, 2003, at 8:54 AM, alex wetmore wrote:
>
> > Will this be added to the current hardware, or
> well there be another
> > hardware rev that adds IR output support to the
> geek port? Can you
> > control through software what some of the geekport
> pins do?
> >
> > How far away is support for the geek port? (3
> months, 6 months, 12
> > months, etc)?
> >
> > thanks,
> > alex
> >
> > On Mon, 24 Nov 2003, Sean Adams wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Alex,
> >>
> >> The geekport is not fully supported yet.
> >>
> >> Yes there will be IR output. Right now you can
> monitor the internal IR
> >> signal or inject your own signal (eg for a
> keypad). Output for an IR
> >> "blaster" will be added down the road.
> >>
> >> Sean
> >>
> >> On Nov 24, 2003, at 8:43 AM, alex wetmore wrote:
> >>
> >>> The FAQ at
> http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_faq.html says this
> about
> >>> the Squeezebox geek connector:
> >>>
> >>> Are there any extra pins on the CPU, or ways
> to expand Squeezebox?
> >>>
> >>> Squeezebox has an internal expansion
> connector - the Geek
> >>> Connector
> >>> - which will be supported with a future
> firmware revision. The
> >>> Geek Connector provides power, i2c, rs-232,
> IR out/in, audio
> >>>
> ^^^^^^^^^
> >>> in/out, and general purpose I/O.
> >>>
> >>> A recent posting to the developer group has this
> pinout:
> >>>
> >>> 1 gnd
> >>> 2 +5V
> >>> 3 +3.3V
> >>> 4 +2.5V
> >>> 5 synchronous serial debug output, clock
> >>> 6 synchronous serial debug output, data
> >>> 7 i2c clock
> >>> 8 i2c data
> >>> 9 infrared input/monitor
> >>> 10 general-purpose i/o (doesn't do anything
> yet)
> >>> 11 s/pdif enable indicator (may be used to
> drive remote amplifier
> >>> turn-on)
> >>> 12 s/pdif output 0 to 3.3V
> >>> 13 ethernet activity LED (may be re-purposed
> later)
> >>> 14 ethernet link LED ""
> >>> 15 decoder reset line (not really useful)
> >>> 16 mixer input: analog left
> >>> 17 mixer input: analog right
> >>> 18 mixer input: s/pdif (0-3.3V CMOS input)
> >>>
> >>> My question: Where is the IR output?
> >>>
> >>> I was hoping to be able to use a Squeezebox
> (with custom software)
> >>> to power on my reciever and act as an alarm
> clock. Is there really
> >>> IR output? The FAQ says yes, but the pinout
> doesn't seem to show
> >>> it.
> >>>
> >>> alex
> >>>
> >>>