Reply by Clin...@clintsmc.demon.co.uk●February 28, 20062006-02-28
PeteS wrote:
> If this is anything like other BroadCom devices (and I have designed in
> many), then full information about the device (including pinout) is
> only available under a NDA.
Hmmm, not hopeful then. Not really prepared to sign NDA's because I
might feel like posting info to the web in the future about how to
recover from a bad flash etc.
> So your chances of legally acquiring the information you need without
> BroadCom saying 'Yes' are very probably slim to none. The only route I
> can think of is to write to BroadCom and ask for the information.
Might spend some time and risk 'bricking' a working router before I do
that, as I guess my chances of getting them to part with the info
without me signing is pretty small.
>
> Cheers
>
> PeteS
Reply by PeteS●February 26, 20062006-02-26
Clint Sharp wrote:
> In message <iq2dncdbq5L8kJzZnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@forethought.net>, Donald
> <donald@dontdoithere.com> writes
> >Clint Sharp wrote:
> >> Looking for any info about pinout of BCM6345 from Broadcom with
> >>embedded Linux, the board I have has a bunch of testpoints (suspect
> >>JTAG but it's not a standard layout) and a 4 pin connector which
> >>think might be a serial port (2x I/O, one GND and a 3.3V supply)
> >>which will allow me to watch the boot process.
> >
> >http://www.broadcom.com/products/DSL/ADSL-CPE-Chips/BCM6345
> >
> >
> >First hit google, or is this not the right one ??
> Yeah, that's the one, but there's not a datasheet or any pinout info
> there unless my eyes deceive?
> --
> Clint Sharp
If this is anything like other BroadCom devices (and I have designed in
many), then full information about the device (including pinout) is
only available under a NDA. I know that, because I have had to have an
NDA with BroadCom (through my then employer) to access information on
devices I designed into products.
So your chances of legally acquiring the information you need without
BroadCom saying 'Yes' are very probably slim to none. The only route I
can think of is to write to BroadCom and ask for the information.
Cheers
PeteS
Reply by Clint Sharp●February 26, 20062006-02-26
In message <iq2dncdbq5L8kJzZnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@forethought.net>, Donald
<donald@dontdoithere.com> writes
>Clint Sharp wrote:
>> Looking for any info about pinout of BCM6345 from Broadcom with
>>embedded Linux, the board I have has a bunch of testpoints (suspect
>>JTAG but it's not a standard layout) and a 4 pin connector which
>>think might be a serial port (2x I/O, one GND and a 3.3V supply)
>>which will allow me to watch the boot process.
>
>http://www.broadcom.com/products/DSL/ADSL-CPE-Chips/BCM6345
>
>
>First hit google, or is this not the right one ??
Yeah, that's the one, but there's not a datasheet or any pinout info
there unless my eyes deceive?
--
Clint Sharp
Reply by Donald●February 25, 20062006-02-25
Clint Sharp wrote:
> Looking for any info about pinout of BCM6345 from Broadcom with embedded
> Linux, the board I have has a bunch of testpoints (suspect JTAG but it's
> not a standard layout) and a 4 pin connector which think might be a
> serial port (2x I/O, one GND and a 3.3V supply) which will allow me to
> watch the boot process.
Looking for any info about pinout of BCM6345 from Broadcom with embedded
Linux, the board I have has a bunch of testpoints (suspect JTAG but it's
not a standard layout) and a 4 pin connector which think might be a
serial port (2x I/O, one GND and a 3.3V supply) which will allow me to
watch the boot process.
--
Clint Sharp