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This absolutely. The chip people always make custom protocols for /everything/.

• swiley 7y ago
  Custom protocols are not really the end of the world, it’s when they make a custom protocol and then use copyright to force you to do certain things in order to use it.
  • adammunich 7y ago
    They really do slow down development though, and flrxe you to hire specialists who can make sense of the often terse datasheets.
    • selectodude 7y ago
      Wouldn't a lot of the complexity be due to the fact that these are likely the most complex pieces of engineering on earth?
      • makapuf 7y ago
        Complexity and nicely written datasheets /doc are tractable. Obfuscated docs and average complexity is cryptic.
  • lowdose 7y ago
    Are you talking about NVIDIA and their Cuda stack or some another manufacturer?