Is there anything I need to know before I purchase a 1394 PCIe board to use for a debug connection? In my research it has been recommended that the board use TI or LSI chipsets.
My target only has PCIe mini slots available and I’m thinking about getting Startech’s MPEX1394B3 board. It has two 1394b and one 1394a ports - will this work for a debug connection? When the target boots up in debug mode, which port will it use?
Thanks,
VF
You’re safest using something based on TI, in my experience.
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Is there anything I need to know before I purchase a 1394 PCIe board to use
for a debug connection? In my research it has been recommended that the
board use TI or LSI chipsets.
My target only has PCIe mini slots available and I’m thinking about getting
Startech’s MPEX1394B3 board. It has two 1394b and one 1394a ports - will
this work for a debug connection? When the target boots up in debug mode,
which port will it use?
Thanks,
VF
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xxxxx@goodrich.com wrote:
Is there anything I need to know before I purchase a 1394 PCIe board to use for a debug connection? In my research it has been recommended that the board use TI or LSI chipsets.
I’ve heard a lot of moaning about 1394 chipset problems, but I have to
tell you my experience is different. Over the years, I’ve purchased
four different PCI 1394 boards for kernel debugging. One (for a client)
was a brand name (Belkin), but the other three were the cheapest things
I could find (PNY and PPA). All of them have worked fine, first time,
every time. The most recent one, this month, cost me all of $15.
The cheap boards have all had a Via chip, so I guess I’m vouching for
Via’s 1394 abilities.
My target only has PCIe mini slots available and I’m thinking about getting Startech’s MPEX1394B3 board. It has two 1394b and one 1394a ports - will this work for a debug connection? When the target boots up in debug mode, which port will it use?
Unlike USB debugging, it doesn’t matter. It will use whatever port is
plugged in.
–
Tim Roberts, xxxxx@probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
Have a look at this post…
I’m currently using a pair or PCIe LSI based 1394 card and like it a lot. See my comments in the windbg list a month ago about details. The issues with the TI chips is they don’t support RDMA to addresses above 4 GB (which means access to addresses above 4G are slower). My experience is the TI chipset is still better for debugging that say the VIA chip.The LSI chips does support addresses above 4G and has been very stable and fast. Your options for a PCIe mini slot may be limited.
ANY of the connectors on the card will look the same to software.
Jan
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Is there anything I need to know before I purchase a 1394 PCIe board to use for a debug connection? In my research it has been recommended that the board use TI or LSI chipsets.
My target only has PCIe mini slots available and I’m thinking about getting Startech’s MPEX1394B3 board. It has two 1394b and one 1394a ports - will this work for a debug connection? When the target boots up in debug mode, which port will it use?
Thanks,
VF
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