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Re: Mindstorms NXT programming languages
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 13 Jan 2006 19:24:39 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
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> If they follow the same model they did with the RCX, they probably went out
> and designed a system based on what is readily available today, with as few
> components as possible and as inexpensive as possible. As Rosco pointed out,
> there are at least two models/brands of chips out there that contain ARM7 CPU,
> 256K flash and 64KRAM. So there would not be any need to make a custom chip for
> these features.
Ah, I missed that one. No need to make a custom chip if they've already got one-
and since it has a sufficient amount of ram and flash on board, there isn't much
choice. Unless there are similar chips out there with more?
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| (...) Benton, In the world of electronics it is typically cheaper to buy what you need off the shelf than it is to create your own custom chip, unless you are going to have extremely high volume sales. When it costs $100,000 or more to fabricate a (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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