diff README @ 512:1edb0615c439

README: state more clearly that the handset fw work is paused until FC handset hardware
author Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
date Mon, 25 Jun 2018 19:09:07 +0000
parents a1946652f71c
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--- a/README	Mon Jun 25 17:07:34 2018 +0000
+++ b/README	Mon Jun 25 19:09:07 2018 +0000
@@ -34,20 +34,22 @@
 TI's GSM mobile station firmware architecture supports two ways in which the
 GSM device may be controlled: via AT commands from an external host and/or via
 a local UI on devices with LCD & keypad hardware.  (I said "and/or" because the
-two mechanisms can coexist.)  The code we got from TI (TCS211) is very solid
-and mature in the modem configuration (control via AT commands only, no UI, no
-battery management, no traditional handset on/off control), but the additional
-code layers that are needed for handset products but not for modems came in a
-very rough "proof of concept" condition, nowhere close to a usable product.
+two mechanisms can coexist.)  The code we got from TI (TCS211 and TCS3.2) is
+very solid and mature in the modem configuration (control via AT commands only,
+no UI, no battery management, no traditional handset on/off control), but the
+additional code layers that are needed for handset products but not for modems
+came in a very rough "proof of concept" condition, nowhere close to a usable
+product.
 
 In FC Magnetite we further maintain and support the solid code base we got for
 the modem functionality, and we are also working to improve the support for
-handset products and bring it into a practically usable state.  We have already
-implemented an entirely new battery charging and discharge monitoring driver
-that actually works on our target hw (of the two we got from TI, one was
-bitrotten and the other was designed for charging hardware that is quite
-different from what we are working with), and we shall hopefully start working
-on the UI soon - see doc/Handset-goal for more info.
+handset products and bring it into a practically usable state.  At the present
+time the handset firmware work is on hold, paused until we design and build the
+first prototype version of our own FreeCalypso handset hardware.  The reason
+for this hold is that we are not able to use TI's original development board
+(see doc/D-Sample for the issues), hence we need to build our own hardware that
+will serve in its place.  Until then we focus on maintaining and supporting the
+good working modem functionality.
 
 Both TI's original modem fw (TCS211) and our recreation thereof in this
 Magnetite project support not only voice calls and SMS, but also CSD, fax and