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Off topic: Java on the 68HC11-based Handy Board!
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 20 Jan 1999 18:48:49 GMT
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doug@knowpeace*Spamless*.com
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This off-topic from Lego (sorry), but I thought some of you
might find it interesting. I recently discovered that there is
an experimental version of Java for the 68HC11 microcontroller.
Cool! It has been in field testing since June, and looks
promising. The developers tell me that a beta version should
be released in a few weeks, and that they are looking for beta
testers. The Java VM runs in less than 6.5k of code memory and
less than 100 bytes of data memory. There is (limited) support
for threads, exceptions, and a native interface, along with a
package of classes for accessing CPU registers, memory and
timers. They sent me the documentation, and I put it online
here:
http://www.knowpeace.com/robotics/
I am pondering the possibility of running Java on the MIT
specified Handy Board:
http://el.www.media.mit.edu/groups/el/projects/handy-board/
If you are ready to take a leap beyond the capabilities of
RCX, this might be a good platform to do so. If you are
interested (like I am) in trying this out, please let me know.
But be sure to contact Peter Gasparick (peterg@att.net.au) for
more info on the Java VM implementation. If you do try to get
this working on the Handy board or any 68HC11-based board,
please let me know what your experience is. Please note that
I am not affiliated with this effort in any way, I'm just
drooling over the possibilities for future robotics software
architectures.
Cheers,
Doug
--
Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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