Re: [Gumstix-users] From the annals of datasheets written to make marketing folks happy...

[Arnar B. <ar...@gm...>]

I know.. I was joking :o)

Arnar

On 14 Feb 2007 20:04:13 -0500, DJ Delorie <dj...@de...> wrote:
>
> "Arnar Birgisson" <ar...@gm...> writes:
> > I'm a software guy too.. but couldn't you just put the chip on the
> > other side of the pcb, no changes to the layout needed?  :oD
>
> That changes the *bit* endianness, not just the *byte* endianness.
>
> Given these lines:
>
>         abcdefgh ijklmnop
>
> A byte endian change is like this:
>
>         ijklmnop abcdefgh
>
> But a [naive] board swap gives:
>
>         ponmlkji hgfedcba
>
> And on my boards, at least, there's usually stuff on the other side of
> the board too.  http://www.delorie.com/house/furnace/pcb2/
>
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