Dear Wolfgang Denk,
Please see my comments inline.
On Thursday, November 03, 2011 7:14 PM Wolfgang Denk wrote:
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DFU is part of USB; an extension to be precise, but an extension bound so tightly to the design and philosophy of USB that it is rather inconceivable to separate the two.
If I understand correctly, there is no fundamental reason why the DFU protocol would only be possible to implement over a USB link. Or am I missing something here?
Eventually it should be possible to run this protocol over Ethernet or even over a serial line?
Of course there is no such a reason, provided we lay USB over Ethernet or serial line first ;) Seriously speaking, in view of ties between DFU and USB IMHO it is impossible, or, at least, highly impractical.
If my assumption is correct, then what would it take to split off protocol part and make it independent of the actual driver interface?
I guess that in the situation given it would be of little use.
Regards,
Andrzej