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    Is there a benefit in delegating processing tasks? —Andrew Loy
   I have noticed low cost PICs (such as OOPic) that are capable of controlling (and getting useful data out of) devices like the Polaroid sonar rangefinder and other devices. Is there a benefit in delegating processing tasks such as this to a (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
   
        Re: Is there a benefit in delegating processing tasks? —Matthias Jetleb
   The advantage of distributed processing is that you can take a sometimes considerable load off the main MCU. Consider a speed regulator: a sensor is needed to continuously monitor the speed at which the wheels are turning and adjustments in motor (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
   
        Re: Is there a benefit in delegating processing tasks? —Andrew Loy
   Thanks for the insight, I am sorry that I did not mention the main controller would be a Handyboard (implied though due to the news group). This is still a good point and has given me a lot to think about. The slave controller would continue until (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
   
        Re: Is there a benefit in delegating processing tasks? —Rainer Balzerowski
   (...) Hi Andy, we did it the way you described, but with a 6.270 board (little brother of handy-board). We earned performance on 6.270 with it, because the only thing we had to do is to parse the string received from serial port. We attached a (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
   
        Re: Is there a benefit in delegating processing tasks? —Andrew Loy
   Rainer, thank you, this will most definatly help. It is good that i will not have to desighn this from scratch. (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 

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