Parallel to IDE(PATA) and USB adapter

**General Description** This project calls to program an FPGA or MCU based solution (Figure 1 at enclosed document). Provider/Coder/seller to provide a working prototype, optional large volume (10K, 50K, 100K) tested board (board = “Solution Packaging“) supporting: Parallel (“Host-side??) to Parallel-IDE and USB (Target-side) adapter with configuration and control registers at Host-side. These registers will also control the a small 256KB RAM (at FPGA or MCU), Boot_Block access, etc (see enclosed document). This is an embedded project and coder must have schematic-H/W and code (S/W and optionally VHDL) expertise. Remark: This is a 4 phase project. Coder requsted to place a bid per each phase. ## Deliverables 1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done. 2) Deliverables must be in ready-to-run condition, as follows (depending on the nature of the deliverables): a) For web sites or other server-side deliverables intended to only ever exist in one place in the Buyer's environment--Deliverables must be installed by the Seller in ready-to-run condition in the Buyer's environment. b) For all others including desktop software or software the buyer intends to distribute: A software installation package that will install the software in ready-to-run condition on the platform(s) specified in this bid request. 3) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement). * * *This broadcast message was sent to all bidders on Tuesday Jan 13, 2009 3:35:50 PM: Hello all bidders, This project was defined to be carried out by four phases and all bidders had been requested to place the bid & scheduled per each phase. Also we had specified that we have the right to stop the project after each phase. After consulting RentACoder facilitator for the right way to carry such a split, we are splitting the whole project phases as four separate projects (sub-projects). Those of you that submitted bids are requested to respond to the new "four projects". Each of the "four projects" will be correspond to each of the phases (1-4) of the original project. Each of the "four projects" will be showed on this site as "Parallel to IDE(PATA) and USB adapter - Phase 1", "Parallel to IDE(PATA) and USB adapter - Phase 2"..."Parallel to IDE(PATA) and USB adapter - Phase 4" with corresponding bid time line (per each phase). We are planning to accept more than one bid and those to show the best performance will be granted (by us accepting the bid for the next phase) to carry the next phase...and so on. The new (replacing the current "Parallel to IDE(PATA) and USB adapter" project) four project will be submitted on the coming days on this site followed by canceling the original project. Thank you all for your attention. Regards, Dave H. * * *This broadcast message was sent to all bidders on Monday Jan 19, 2009 4:55:23 PM: Hello All, The new sub-project: "Parallel to IDE(PATA) and USB adapter - Phase 1" had been posted on this site. Your are requested to bid for the first phase. The original bid will be shortly cancelled. Regards, Dave H. ## Platform Windows XP, Linux, Linux-RT