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More Power
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Wed, 23 Apr 1997 16:51:33 GMT
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Randy Sargent <RSARGENT@NEWTONLABS.ihatespamCOM>
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> So what do you all think? HandyBoard and InteractiveC, or 6mip 8051ish
> thing with homegrown board?
> Which do you think is easier, more expandable, more powerful?
If you're looking to move up in speed and functionality, let me recommend a
real 32-bit embedded processor, like the Motorola 68332. They're not
expensive, and they have some quite amazing features.
Most folks don't run into performance problems with the 6811 and
Interactive C for typical robots today. In my opinion, the most compelling
reason to move to higher performance is to be able to handle a new level of
processing tasks, such as vision processing. This means moving to a 32-bit
processor. Neither 6811 nor the 8051 have the horsepower or the memory
space to be able to handle reasonable vision processing.
-- Randy
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Randy Sargent Newton Research Labs
Senior Design Engineer Robotic Systems and Software
rsargent@newtonlabs.com http://www.newtonlabs.com/
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| Since we're on the topic, I would vote for the Hitachi SH series of 32-bit RISC microcontrollers. For $99, you can get an evaluation board with 64K of RAM (with sockets for up to 256K and other provision for further expansion), and the full GNU (...) (27 years ago, 23-Apr-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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