Hello,
I want to be able to flash my chips over USB Fast! While doing research I come across some questions.
I once built a GB Flasher that used an 8bit microcontroller (ATmega8515), and I've noticed that the all of the flash roms that are recommended for Gameboy and SNES are organized by 8 sections. IE a 4Mbit memory, 512K x 8 it will say for the datasheet, or 32 Mbit, 4Mbit x 8.
My 2 questions are 1:
1) Does the flash have to be organized in that way? I've seen other Flash memory out here (can't remember anything off the top of my head), and I scratched my head and wondered if they couldn't work?
2) What about using a 32bit micro controller for this line of work? Is that overkill? I ask because not much is coming up when i search for a micro controller and High-Speed USB, except for beefy chips.
Thanks in advance,
Bazz
I want to be able to flash my chips over USB Fast! While doing research I come across some questions.
I once built a GB Flasher that used an 8bit microcontroller (ATmega8515), and I've noticed that the all of the flash roms that are recommended for Gameboy and SNES are organized by 8 sections. IE a 4Mbit memory, 512K x 8 it will say for the datasheet, or 32 Mbit, 4Mbit x 8.
My 2 questions are 1:
1) Does the flash have to be organized in that way? I've seen other Flash memory out here (can't remember anything off the top of my head), and I scratched my head and wondered if they couldn't work?
2) What about using a 32bit micro controller for this line of work? Is that overkill? I ask because not much is coming up when i search for a micro controller and High-Speed USB, except for beefy chips.
Thanks in advance,
Bazz