But.....they all have to be matched lengths in order to comply with the spec. Mike Hord wrote:> PCIE may also be very appealing for hobbyists some day. There are > already FPGAs out there with the resources to do PCIE, and creating a > PCIE IP core is certainly doable for a group of hobbyists. The beauty of > course is the small number of wires (for a 1X config 7 wires, 5 if you > have your own clock), and the sheer bandwidth available. Very exciting > times IMHO. That's an encouraging thought...I've been worrying that by the time I'm middle-aged, technology would have passed beyond what I could tinker with at home without tens of thousands of dollars of equipment. Although that has probably been the worry of the electronics hobbyist for the last 300 years, ever since Ben Franklin first flew a kite in a thunderstorm (yes, I know it probably didn't happen!). Mike H. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist