[time-nuts] FPGA protobards (was Re: Of rubidiumlifeandpiggy-bank anemia....)

[Hal Murray]

> Right; 'program' was a poor choice of words.  My concern was more
> about how to get data off the board.  I know it's customary to use a
> separate JTAG connection for programming, but if you can do both
> through the USB port, it seems like an obvious way to go. 

Beware.  At least some of the FPGA boards with a USB connector only use it 
for programming and power.  The USB signals usually go into a tiny micro.  It 
knows how to program the FPGA but there isn't any simple way to use it as a 
data path.

I could easily have missed something wonderful on newer board.  I do remember 
being surprised when I figured that out the first time.



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