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Subject: 
RE: Brainstorms - multiple I/O buses
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Date: 
Fri, 9 Aug 2002 22:58:27 GMT
Original-From: 
Bruce Boyes <BBOYES@stopspamSYSTRONIX.COM>
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At 07:26 AM 8/10/2002 +1000, Bruce Powell wrote:
> Why have just one BUS, different BUS's are optiomised for different purposes
> and it can be easy to support different types (Possibly by different
> midules). ie 1Wire, I2C, Ethernet
> 
> Bruce Powell

Exactly our approach. JStik on a JCX system will have ethernet, high speed
I/O bus (bytewide data, addresses and strobes). SPI and I2C are supported,
also Dallas 1Wire with a JSimm board plug in. Oh, IrDA and RS485 will be
options too.

When? September if all goes reasonably well.

The one thing we're unsure about is the battery but that's a good topic for
its own post.

Bruce

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