On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 1:41 AM, V G wrote: > On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 9:19 PM, peter green wrote: > >> How much data are you trying to store? IMO given the interfacing >> difficulties HDDs are only likely to be worth it if you need more >> storage than a couple of big SD cards can provide. >> > > At which point the costs of the SATA interface as well as the HDDs would > justify a "bigger" computer that can handle SATA. > > Still, if anyone gets around to it, it would be a very fun project. > Also, what about using an FPGA as the middle man? Get the FPGA to handle your high level data commands and drive the SATA HDD. As others have mentioned, the cheap IDE to SATA bridge. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .