Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485

From	David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no>
Newsgroups	comp.arch.embedded
Subject	Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485
Date	2022-11-08 09:02 +0100
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On 08/11/2022 01:50, Rick C wrote:
> On Monday, November 7, 2022 at 7:07:50 PM UTC-4, Stef wrote:
>> On 2022-11-07 Rick C wrote in comp.arch.embedded:
>>> On Monday, November 7, 2022 at 4:30:37 PM UTC-4, Stef wrote:
>> ...
>>>> My not caring abbout the innards of a particular chip seems to
>>>> let you think I don't care about anything. But we are not
>>>> discussing my interests here, but your bus.
>>> 
>>> Seems to me you wanted to talk about my interests when you said,
>>> "Why are you discussing this?" and then continued discussing that
>>> issue for some half dozen more posts.
>> That was not my intention. It seemed to me that you cared about
>> the internal implementation of the FTDI chip in relation to your
>> bus problem. I just wanted to point out that is of no concern for
>> your bus operation. And then I just got dragged in. ;-)
> 
> I'm always curious about how things are implemented.  I thought I had
> heard somewhere that the FTDI chip was a fast, but small processor.
> I design those for use in FPGA designs and they can be very
> effective.  Often the code is very minimal.
> 

There's nothing wrong with curiosity.  However, I have no doubt that you 
heard wrong, or heard about different FTDI devices, or that your source 
heard wrong.  FTDI have been making these things for a couple of 
decades, since the earliest days of USB.  You can be sure they are 
hardware peripherals, not software.

For /you/, and /your/ designs in FPGAs, adding a small processor can be 
a good solution.  The balance is different for ASICs and for dedicated 
silicon, and it is different now than it was when FTDI made their MPSE 
block for use in their devices.

Really, we are not talking about a peripheral that is much more advanced 
than common serial communication blocks.  It multiplexes a UART, an SPI 
and an I²C on the same pins.  That's it.  You don't bother with a 
processor and software for that.

FTDI /do/ make devices using embedded processors, with a few different 
types (I forget which - perhaps Tensila cores).  But those are other chips.

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Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-01 22:28 -0700
  Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-11-02 10:28 +0100
    Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2022-11-02 11:54 +0100
      Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-11-02 14:27 +0100
    Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-02 12:20 -0700
      Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-11-02 21:49 +0100
        Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-02 16:27 -0700
          Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-11-03 12:42 +0100
            Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2022-11-03 14:00 +0100
              Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-11-03 16:26 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2022-11-04 08:45 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-11-04 10:49 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2022-11-04 15:37 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-11-04 17:36 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-04 10:11 -0700
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-11-05 11:58 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-05 09:55 -0700
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Stef <me@this.is.invalid> - 2022-11-07 11:00 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-11-07 15:46 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-07 08:05 -0800
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-11-07 19:02 -0500
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-07 17:15 -0800
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-11-08 06:54 -0500
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-08 05:50 -0800
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Clifford Heath <no_spam@please.net> - 2022-11-09 10:45 +1100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-08 16:46 -0800
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Clifford Heath <no_spam@please.net> - 2022-11-09 22:32 +1100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-09 04:53 -0800
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-11-09 23:45 -0500
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-09 21:42 -0800
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-04 08:40 -0700
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 antispam@math.uni.wroc.pl - 2022-11-04 22:53 +0000
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-04 18:07 -0700
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 antispam@math.uni.wroc.pl - 2022-11-05 03:46 +0000
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-05 02:09 -0700
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Stef <me@this.is.invalid> - 2022-11-07 10:40 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-11-05 12:47 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-05 10:23 -0700
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-11-05 19:57 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-05 13:42 -0700
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-11-06 11:55 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-06 05:56 -0800
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-11-06 21:53 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-07 01:58 -0800
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Stef <me@this.is.invalid> - 2022-11-07 11:26 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-07 02:39 -0800
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Stef <me@this.is.invalid> - 2022-11-07 12:07 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-07 08:25 -0800
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Stef <me@this.is.invalid> - 2022-11-07 17:57 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-07 09:50 -0800
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Stef <me@this.is.invalid> - 2022-11-07 21:30 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-07 14:27 -0800
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Stef <me@this.is.invalid> - 2022-11-08 00:07 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-07 16:50 -0800
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-11-08 09:02 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-11-08 06:58 -0500
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-11-06 18:34 -0500
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2022-11-06 15:37 -0800
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-11-06 19:18 -0500
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-07 02:07 -0800
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-07 02:03 -0800
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Stef <me@this.is.invalid> - 2022-11-07 11:55 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-07 08:18 -0800
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Stef <me@this.is.invalid> - 2022-11-07 18:20 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-07 10:26 -0800
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Stef <me@this.is.invalid> - 2022-11-07 22:04 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-07 14:54 -0800
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2022-11-07 15:14 -0800
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-07 16:57 -0800
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-07 07:51 -0800
              Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-03 08:29 -0700
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2022-11-03 10:36 -0700
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-03 12:32 -0700
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2022-11-03 13:08 -0700
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-03 13:40 -0700
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2022-11-03 16:50 -0700
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-03 21:10 -0700
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-11-04 11:13 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-04 08:52 -0700
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2022-11-04 20:03 -0700
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-11-05 17:25 +0100
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-11-04 11:01 +0100
  Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2022-11-02 15:00 -0700
    Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-02 16:31 -0700
      Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2022-11-02 17:36 -0700
        Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-02 21:58 -0700
          Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2022-11-03 09:57 -0700
            Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-03 12:02 -0700
              Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2022-11-03 12:53 -0700
                Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-03 13:33 -0700
  Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Dave Nadler <drn@nadler.com> - 2022-11-03 15:37 -0400
    Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-11-03 13:32 -0700
      Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-11-04 22:47 -0400
  Re: Shared Communications Bus - RS-422 or RS-485 chris <chris-nospam@tridac.net> - 2022-11-05 00:13 +0000

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