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wtp327:
Hey, I hatched an idea while playing with my old 1g Nano. Is there any way to write a plugin to make the Nano an EPROM emulator? I tune cars, and it's a giant pain in the ass to haul my laptop into the car every time I have to change the tune. Plus, once I get it perfect, I could take the .BIN and save it, then transfer it to my computer and burn a chip with that file (so I don't have to run the plugin every time I start the car). I'm trying to emulate a 27C256 chip, 28 pin (most common on Nissans and Hondas). The emulator cable goes from the 28 pin header to a male IDE connector. I figured that with all the pins on the iPod connector, it could probably run a 28 pin chip.

TL;DR - Is EPROM emulation possible from an ipod?

Also one other small problem- No programming experience, especially with the rockbox plugins. Would it be a nightmare? I think it's possible.

bluebrother:
No.

(You could build up some hardware and use the Ipod to control that via a serial line. But it might be much easier to just get a small laptop instead. Netbooks aren't expensive and gicen time and money needed for a custom solution it's also way cheaper.)

wtp327:
I have a netbook, this is just kind of a pet project for me. Now you mentioned something about a serial port? The emulators I'm looking at have a serial input, how would I go about attaching the ipod to a serial port? And then communicating with it to run an emulator like the Romulator or Ostrich? EPROMs are old technology, so this shouldn't be too hard? Plus, since I would be using a separate emulator, I could leave the 'pod in the car, and go into the plugin when I want to make a change to the BIN. Sweet!  ;D

saratoga:

--- Quote from: wtp327 on January 07, 2012, 03:21:49 PM ---I have a netbook, this is just kind of a pet project for me. Now you mentioned something about a serial port?

--- End quote ---

The ipods have a UART available through the dock connector. 

wtp327:
K, say I got the iPod-to-serial cable, how would you go about writing a program to communicate with the emulator like a PC does?

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