[DSP-10] Various Ezlite part numbers

Thu, 18 Apr 2002 23:05:18 EDT

Steve, thanks so much. I found them and they are already downloaded.

73

Greg Danylchenko
VE3YTZ

> 
> From: "Steven Bible" <[email protected]>
> Date: 2002/04/18 Thu PM 10:38:41 EDT
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: RE: RE: [DSP-10] Various Ezlite part numbers
> 
> Darn, sorry about that, I took the ADI web page at face value and finding
> the DOS files is not that easy.  Below is a repost from Peter G3XJP that Bob
> posted back in September.
> 
> I did verify the URL Peter gave and it does work.  The two DOS files
> DISK1.ZIP and DISK2.ZIP are there.
> 
> 
> 
> - Steve, N7HPR
>   ([email protected])
> 
> 
> 
> ---- Follows message from [email protected] Wed, 19 Sep 2001 09:03:51 EDT
> 
> Folks,
> I recently purchased an EZKITLITE and have a cautionary tale ...... for
> anyone who has purchased recently - or who does so from now on.
> 
> In recent months the software environment shipped with the product has
> changed radically to what AD call VisualDSP++.  The assembler (and assembler
> syntax), linker and loader are now completely different - and you get no
> simulator.  In 'exchange' for this, you get an Integrated Development
> Environment and a C compiler BUT you also get a licence-imposed limit of 8k
> (ie 50% for the 2181) on Program Memory.
> 
> For DSP-10 devotees, this means you can't load the .exe supplied by Bob -
> nor
> can you convert Bob's source code to the new version, re-assemble, re-link
> and load it ..  because it exceeds the 8k licence limit.  It took me 3 solid
> weeks to discover this.
> 
> The solution is to go get the older environment NOW (tomorrow, who knows?)
> which can be found at:-
> ftp://ftp.analog.com/pub/dsp/21xx/218x/ez-kit-lite/
> and you want the 2 files titled disk1.zip and disk2.zip
> This is a free download.  All the documentation can still be found on the
> DSP
> Designer's Ref CD shipped with the current product.
> 
> This will allow you to continue as if nothing had happened.  And remember
> that if you ever want to make even the most trivial change to Bob's code,
> you
> will need these tools.  Each tool-set loads into a completely different
> directory on your PC - and if you have both versions, there appears to be no
> interaction.
> 
> This is my first posting on DSP-10, so it is a good moment to record my
> appreciation to Bob for his brilliant work - but most of all, for making it
> available to us all.
> 
> 73 all, Peter G3XJP
> 
> ------- ----------- -----
> 
> - Steve, N7HPR
>   ([email protected])
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
> > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of [email protected]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 9:34 AM
> > To: [email protected]; [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: RE: [DSP-10] Various Ezlite part numbers
> >
> >
> > Thanks again guys
> >
> > As you are obviously dealing with someone really lame here, could
> > someone give me the actual file names for the DOS version files
> > that I will need. With all the files on the site, it is not
> > apparent which one(s) I will need.
> >
> > Plse consider it as helping the disadvantaged.
> >
> > 73
> > Greg Danylchenko
> > VE3YTZ
> >
> > >
> > > From: "Steven Bible" <[email protected]>
> > > Date: 2002/04/18 Thu AM 12:19:59 EDT
> > > To: <[email protected]>
> > > Subject: RE: [DSP-10] Various Ezlite part numbers
> > >
> > > Everyone,
> > >
> > > First, the DOS based tools are not hard to get, ADI has made
> > them available
> > > for download from the ADSP-21xx development tools web page at
> > >
> > >     http://products.analog.com/products/info.asp?product=21xx-EZLITE
> > >
> > > Second, the new Windows development environment is not
> > crippleware, it has a
> > > compile size limitation such that the code for the DSP-10
> > exceeds that limit
> > > (call it what you want, the ADI folks at the Embedded Systems Conference
> > > explained it this way to me).  The software is full-featured in
> > that you can
> > > do anything the pay-for version with the single exception of the compile
> > > size.  At the conference ADI was handing out time-limited
> > versions of the
> > > software.
> > >
> > > I found it interesting that once you pay for the full version
> > that updates
> > > are free via the ADI web site.  It surprised me because it seems the
> > > industry trend is for you to pay a yearly license fee for
> > software tools.
> > >
> > > (My disclaimer: I do not work for ADI, nor do I own stock in
> > ADI, or have
> > > any vested interest in ADI. Your milage may vary :-)
> > >
> > > - Steve, N7HPR
> > >   ([email protected])
> > >
> >
> > snipped here
> >
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