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<blockquote data-quote="scrawl" data-source="post: 470520" data-attributes="member: 43449"><p>I've been reading a lot about this product and the main feature that caught my eye was "reconfigurable hardware".</p><p></p><p>In my eyes, this alone puts the DS-Xtreme in a different ballpark. DSX-Guru has mentioned they're using an FPGA as one of the chips on the PCB.</p><p></p><p>This is the equivalent of putting an entire PCB inside a chip. You could, for example, increase the amount of RAM after the product has been manufactured with a downloadable patch.</p><p></p><p>NASA did something similar with the Mars Rover - after the probe landed on Mars, NASA reconfigured the Rover's hardware (implemented using high density FPGAs) and implemented more video cache via satellite after it was discovered the video feed was lagging badly. You can't do this with a traditional firmware patch.</p><p></p><p>Since changes can be made at the hardware level, less 'workarounds' will be required at the software level, so you can expect the quality of the product (assuming it will be undergo further development) to improve over time without requiring a new PCB to be manufactured.</p><p></p><p>I think most existing Flash-carts at the moment implement either an ASIC (non reprogrammable) or CPLD (reprogrammable but not as flexible as an FPGA).</p><p></p><p>My final comment is on price - I suspect the above average price is reflected by the cost of the FPGA itself as well as the skill/software to implement it.</p><p></p><p>I'm looking forward to seeing the final product.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scrawl, post: 470520, member: 43449"] I've been reading a lot about this product and the main feature that caught my eye was "reconfigurable hardware". In my eyes, this alone puts the DS-Xtreme in a different ballpark. DSX-Guru has mentioned they're using an FPGA as one of the chips on the PCB. This is the equivalent of putting an entire PCB inside a chip. You could, for example, increase the amount of RAM after the product has been manufactured with a downloadable patch. NASA did something similar with the Mars Rover - after the probe landed on Mars, NASA reconfigured the Rover's hardware (implemented using high density FPGAs) and implemented more video cache via satellite after it was discovered the video feed was lagging badly. You can't do this with a traditional firmware patch. Since changes can be made at the hardware level, less 'workarounds' will be required at the software level, so you can expect the quality of the product (assuming it will be undergo further development) to improve over time without requiring a new PCB to be manufactured. I think most existing Flash-carts at the moment implement either an ASIC (non reprogrammable) or CPLD (reprogrammable but not as flexible as an FPGA). My final comment is on price - I suspect the above average price is reflected by the cost of the FPGA itself as well as the skill/software to implement it. I'm looking forward to seeing the final product. [/QUOTE]
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