From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list linux-mips); Fri, 21 Oct 2005 15:20:27 +0100 (BST) Received: from baldrick.bootc.net ([83.142.228.48]:27568 "EHLO baldrick.bootc.net") by ftp.linux-mips.org with ESMTP id S3465590AbVJUOUI (ORCPT ); Fri, 21 Oct 2005 15:20:08 +0100 Received: from [192.168.1.3] (cpc4-hudd6-3-1-cust172.hudd.cable.ntl.com [82.21.103.172]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by baldrick.bootc.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 405141400C00; Fri, 21 Oct 2005 15:20:03 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: <4358F910.2020204@bootc.net> Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 15:20:00 +0100 From: Chris Boot User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (X11/20051014) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Geert Uytterhoeven Cc: Linux/MIPS Development Subject: Re: [Slightly-OT] VR4110 core References: <435818D5.7080807@bootc.net> <4358EA41.4090001@bootc.net> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p10 (Debian) at bootc.plus.com Return-Path: X-Envelope-To: <"|/home/ecartis/ecartis -s linux-mips"> (uid 0) X-Orcpt: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org Original-Recipient: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org X-archive-position: 9327 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org Errors-to: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org X-original-sender: bootc@bootc.net Precedence: bulk X-list: linux-mips Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > On Fri, 21 Oct 2005, Chris Boot wrote: > >>Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: >> >>>On Thu, 20 Oct 2005, Chris Boot wrote: >>> >>>>I'm in my final year doing a BSc Computing Science degree in the UK, and >>>>for >>>>my project/dissertation I've chosen to attempt to get Linux to run on an >>>>old >>>>Sky Digibox (PACE 2500N) set-top-box. So far my research has revealed the >>>>CPU >>>>has is a NEC VR4110 core with lots of MPEG and graphics processing stuff >>> >>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>> >>> >>>>tacked on. The board itself is quite interesting, with a PC-Card slot, >>>>audio >>>>out, 2x SCART, RF-out, modem, and serial connection. >>> >>> >>>Do you know which SoC is actually used? Perhaps a NEC EMMA or EMMA2? >> >>Hmm, glancing at the "Product Letter" I have, it does mention "Enhanced >>Multi-Media Architecture" so I'm guessing its an EMMA SoC indeed. > > > Do you have to part number? Did I not send one?! It must have been late... It's a uPD61032, marked D61032GL on the chip. The exact markings are: NEC JAPAN D61032GL 9949EK019 There's a couple of 2MB SDRAM chips just next to the CPU (both from different manufacturers, and with different pinouts, interestingly enough), 2 Amtel 2MB Flash chips, and so on. I also forgot to mention the board has two smart-card readers and an interesting array of front-panel LEDs, buttons, and an Ir remote control receiver. Thanks! Chris -- Chris Boot bootc@bootc.net http://www.bootc.net/