Re: PCI bus controller?

From: Mark A. Odell (odellmark_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/25/04


Date: 25 Jun 2004 18:54:37 GMT


"David Huseby" <dave@linuxprogrammer.org> wrote in
news:10dohnms5uul439@corp.supernews.com:

> Does anybody know of any good PCI bus controllers that are suitable for
> use hobby boards. I've been thinking about designing a fully fledged PC
> using a ColdFire chip with SDRAM, PCI, USB and IDE. Getting Linux up
> and running shouldn't be a problem if I use common USB and PCI chips.
> Any suggestions and sources for nice PCI bus controllers?

Why not step up just a bit to the IBM 405 series. They have built a in
SDRAM controller, PCI bridge, external bus for connecting to simple
devices like FLASH, SRAM, etc. all on the CPU itself. Look for a 405 based
SBC and see what it comes with.

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