67F687 chip

[Ron & Cathy Webb]

Mike - I'd appreciate a look at the interface code. Don't think
the development board schematic would do me much good, I would be
doing it differently anyway, and the interface looks simple
enough. If you had a file(s?) that you could email, or post here,
I'd appreciate seeing it!


mike costa wrote:

> Come to think of it, I have all of the code and the interface
> software for
> the development board on disk, but not the documentation.
>
> Mike Costa
> Computer & Systems Engineering Undergrad - Rensselaer
> Polytechnic Institute
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sandy <sganz at wgn.net>
> To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
> <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
> Date: Saturday, March 21, 1998 7:44 PM
> Subject: Re: 67F687 chip
>
> >I used to have all that somewhere, may even have it on disk
> with some
> >beginnings to clean / hack the hc11 assemble. Just may be a
> dead end.
> >
> >Sandy
> >
> >At 03:06 PM 3/21/98 -0900, you wrote:
> >>Mike -
> >>
> >>What documentation did you get with it? One thing I don't
> have
> >>yet is an "application note" or example system, or sample
> code,
> >>or whatever. Do you have such a thing?
> >>If so, any chance of getting copies, scanned in or whatever?
> >>
> >>Thanks - Ron Webb
> >>
> >>mike costa wrote:
> >>
> >>> The SSI Chip is still in production and some suppliers are
> >>> still able to get
> >>> them. Unfornately TDK who now owns the sub division of SSI
> >>> that
> >>> manufactures the chip will not take on new distributors and
>
> >>> will only meet
> >>> demand produced by current distributors. The chip is as
> good
> >>> as the data
> >>> sheet makes it out to be. I'm currently constructing the
> SSI
> >>> evaluation EFI
> >>> system that they sold for $2500 to developers when the chip
> was
> >>> first
> >>> released. It is not done as of this time, but I am aware of
>
> >>> others who have
> >>> used the chip with success. I will be happy to answer any
> other
> >>> questions
> >>> you may have on the chip, but I will admit I am far from an
>
> >>> expert on it.
> >>>
> >>> Mike Costa
> >>> Computer & Systems Engineering Undergrade - Rensselaer
> >>> Polytechnic Institute
> >>>
> >>> ----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Ron & Cathy Webb <rwebb at polarnet.com>
> >>> To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
> >>> <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
> >>> Date: Saturday, March 21, 1998 6:00 PM
> >>> Subject: 67F687 chip
> >>>
> >>> >After you folks mentioned the Silicon Systems 67F687
> Engine
> >>> >Interface Peripheral chip, I went looking on the web, and
> >>> found
> >>> >the Data sheet (QuestLink, 55 pages). There is also a
> supplier
> >>>
> >>> >listed, who swears he can get them.
> >>> >
> >>> >If anyone has any first hand experience with the things,
> I'd
> >>> be
> >>> >interested, because they sure look wunnerful so far! Looks
>
> >>> like
> >>> >one of these things, tied onto one of the $89
> microcontroller
> >>> >boards I've been using, would just about make a complete
> >>> system,
> >>> >hardware wise.
> >>> >
> >>> >Anybody know for sure if they are vaporware? What's the
> catch
> >>> >here - this looks too easy!
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>
> >