Re: Freescale iMX53 Quick Start board

[Phil Endecott <spam_from_debian_arm@chezphil.org>]

Phil Endecott <spam_from_debian_arm <at> chezphil.org> writes:

> 
> David Given <dg <at> cowlark.com> writes:
> > it appears
> > that the SATA port [on the Trimslice] is actually connected via USB 
> > internally and so, really, doesn't count.
> 
> I don't know what they've done on the Trimslice.

Ah, I do now and David is right:

  http://trimslice.com/web/trim-slice-pro-specifications

SATA is connected via USB.  There is also a USB MUX; doing this makes it
possible to connect the device to a computer and for it to appear as a USB
storage device.

The PCIe interface is used to provide gigabit ethernet.


Phil.