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He says (1:03:00) that the harness "will be isolated from the area that your design goes into" and (1:03:21) that it will "enable probing and controlling your r
by octoberfranklin 6y ago
He says (1:03:00) that the harness "will be isolated from the area that your design goes into" and (1:03:21) that it will "enable probing and controlling your region if you want".
In other words, the video says you can simply not connect to it and not use it if you don't want it. He never says anything about it being hardwired to the padframe.
Then, two weeks before tapeout, they changed the rules and made this thing not only mandatory, but made it the only way your design can boot up or communicate with the outside world.
This was a bait and switch.
- joshuamorton 6y ago> In other words, the video says you can simply not connect to it and not use it if you don't want it. He never says anything about it being hardwired to the padframe. I didn't get that impression. As I understood it, the probing and controlling is, entirely, "if you want". However IO via the harness is not optional. As the other user says, perhaps this was not communicated clearly to you, but an intentional bait and switch it doesn't appear to be.
- colejohnson66 6y agoMy definition, it’s not a bait and switch because they weren’t deceptive and you were never sold anything. Could be better communicated? Sure. But deceptive? No.