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[GD-Consoles] usb cable

[Research \(GameBrains\) <res...@ga...>]

Okay, here's a lame question.  We use PS2 devkits normally, now we're =
(finally) ready to start testing with debug stations.  So CodeWarrior's =
ComUtil allows connection via USB, so far so good.  Can I just plug the =
cable into the debug kit from the PC (A to A cable!)?  Normally this =
would FRY two PCs and the PS2 seems to be a standard USB port so I'm =
worried.  Funny, the debug kit doesn't seem to come with a special cable =
and the CodeWarrior doc doesn't mention it (at least in an obvious way).

If it would fry my PS2 you'd think there be a bright neon-green notice =
screaming "don't use a normal A to A cable on this device".  Anyway, if =
somebody could let me know what kind of cable (A to A, A to B or USB =
Bridge) I need to connect my PC to a PS2 I would greatly appreciate it!

Thanks,
Brett Bibby
GameBrains

Re: [GD-Consoles] usb cable

[Jason G D. <jas...@py...>]

The simple answer is that you can't do what you want to do - thats not how
it works at all. The USB option in CW is for connecting using a USB network
adapter on the PS2, not a USB->USB cable. Also, you can't debug across it,
so I'm not sure it'll be much use to you. It's really aimed at people using
the existing Sony comms stuff for TEST machines, not as a replacement devkit
(because we don't actually permit that usage of a TEST). In other words you
have to write special code to support it anyway.

But anyway, this is the kind of thing that really should be discussed in the
private forums where both MW and Sony people can speak freely about such
things.

Jase.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Research (GameBrains)" <res...@ga...>
To: <Gam...@li...>
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 9:04 AM
Subject: [GD-Consoles] usb cable


Okay, here's a lame question.  We use PS2 devkits normally, now we're
(finally) ready to start testing with debug stations.  So CodeWarrior's
ComUtil allows connection via USB, so far so good.  Can I just plug the
cable into the debug kit from the PC (A to A cable!)?  Normally this would
FRY two PCs and the PS2 seems to be a standard USB port so I'm worried.
Funny, the debug kit doesn't seem to come with a special cable and the
CodeWarrior doc doesn't mention it (at least in an obvious way).

If it would fry my PS2 you'd think there be a bright neon-green notice
screaming "don't use a normal A to A cable on this device".  Anyway, if
somebody could let me know what kind of cable (A to A, A to B or USB Bridge)
I need to connect my PC to a PS2 I would greatly appreciate it!

Thanks,
Brett Bibby
GameBrains

Re: [GD-Consoles] usb cable

[Research \(GameBrains\) <res...@ga...>]

Jase,
Thanks for your note.  We're not trying to debug (we use TOOLs for =
that), we are testing and the testers want to download the elf to the =
ps2 via a pc.  They asked me to have a look as there's no doc =
(strangely) about connecting the debug station to a pc in any of the =
Metrowerks docs, only the T10K.  Anyway, you answered my question, =
thanks!  We got loads of ethernet-usb adapters laying around :-)
Cheers,
Brett

----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Jason G Doig" <jas...@py...>
To: <gam...@li...>
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: [GD-Consoles] usb cable


>=20
> The simple answer is that you can't do what you want to do - thats not =
how
> it works at all. The USB option in CW is for connecting using a USB =
network
> adapter on the PS2, not a USB->USB cable. Also, you can't debug across =
it,
> so I'm not sure it'll be much use to you. It's really aimed at people =
using
> the existing Sony comms stuff for TEST machines, not as a replacement =
devkit
> (because we don't actually permit that usage of a TEST). In other =
words you
> have to write special code to support it anyway.
>=20
> But anyway, this is the kind of thing that really should be discussed =
in the
> private forums where both MW and Sony people can speak freely about =
such
> things.
>=20
> Jase.
>=20
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Research (GameBrains)" <res...@ga...>
> To: <Gam...@li...>
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 9:04 AM
> Subject: [GD-Consoles] usb cable
>=20
>=20
> Okay, here's a lame question.  We use PS2 devkits normally, now we're
> (finally) ready to start testing with debug stations.  So =
CodeWarrior's
> ComUtil allows connection via USB, so far so good.  Can I just plug =
the
> cable into the debug kit from the PC (A to A cable!)?  Normally this =
would
> FRY two PCs and the PS2 seems to be a standard USB port so I'm =
worried.
> Funny, the debug kit doesn't seem to come with a special cable and the
> CodeWarrior doc doesn't mention it (at least in an obvious way).
>=20
> If it would fry my PS2 you'd think there be a bright neon-green notice
> screaming "don't use a normal A to A cable on this device".  Anyway, =
if
> somebody could let me know what kind of cable (A to A, A to B or USB =
Bridge)
> I need to connect my PC to a PS2 I would greatly appreciate it!
>=20
> Thanks,
> Brett Bibby
> GameBrains
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
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