Re: MPC885 - USB HCI drivers.

In message [ref] you wrote:

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My advice: use a _real_ USB controller.

Are there known problems with CPM-based USB controllers?  I'm

Ummmm... yes, there are. Especially if you want to use it as  a  host
comtroller  (which  is  never  was designed for). Even more, if there
might be other periopherals in your system that might need  a  bit  a
CPM performance. Or ...

No, I better stop here. Please ask your  Freecale  sales  representa-
tive. He may know better. [Or not, maybe.]

completely new to the subject, but we are designing a board assuming
we can use the USB controller on an MPC8555E.

You can do that. Anything can be done. But in this case I don't  know
of an efficient way to do it. But my knowledge is limited, obviously.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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