[coco] Converter update

[John R. Hogerhuis]

On Fri, 2005-04-08 at 00:52 -0400, RJRTTY at aol.com wrote:


>         There is still the problem of avoiding having to program

> the converter after a long term power down.    I dont think a backup

> battery would solve the problem.      The ideal situation would


I agree, a battery is not a good idea. It would just exchange one user
maintenance problem with another.


> be a pal chip to program a default configuration after a powerup

> in addition to the ablility to reprogram the converter at will.    I just dont

> want it to delay the availability of the converter.    Depends on

> how fast I can pick up a working knowledge of Pal or Gal chip use.

> 


Any particular reason for choosing a programmable logic chip over a
low-end microcontroller?

A microcontroller would give more flexibility and be much easier to code
for.

-- John.