[Arm-netbook] FEL protocol have been reversed

[krasi gichev]

Allwinner claimed that the CAN bus controller of A10 is the same as the one
in F20 SoC.  And that they have working applications that employ the CAN of
F20. So driver exists, but not sure if it is a Linux or WinCE driver.

2012/6/14 lkcl luke <luke.leighton at gmail.com>

> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Tom Cubie <mr.hipboi at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 6:52 PM, lkcl luke <luke.leighton at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> the rules for FSF Hardware-Endorsement are that *all* hardware *must*
> >> have source code available, period.  that will include the A10's
> >> cedarx video CODEC.
> >>
> > All hardware? That will be interesting. There are some peripherals in A10
> > are never used, nor there are linux drivers for it,even very few people
> know
> > A10 has that function, like can bus controller, memery stick conroller...
>
>  really? bizarre - and amazing!  with a CAN bus controller the CPU has
> a chance to be sold competing against freescale processors for
> "industrial" purposes!  but, it would have to be operational over a
> wider temperature range and also be guaranteed production for a long
> time-period (5-10 years).
>
>  huh.  yeah.  i'll have to ask dr stallman about that.  how about
> that.  hardware where not even the SoC vendor has drivers for it :)
> my guess is he'll say that it has to be at least documented (by the
> SoC vendor or reverse-engineered - but of course if there's nothing to
> reverse-engineer...!)
>
>  l.
>
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