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Re: New Controller Chip Info Available
Posted by Lloyd Burns.

Coach on team #188, Woburn Robotics, from Woburn Collegiate and Canada 3000, ScotiaBank, Royal Bank Financial.

Posted on 9/16/99 1:27 AM MST


In Reply to: Re: New Controller Chip Info Available posted by Mike on 9/15/99 4:31 AM MST:



: I'm not sure you are looking at the correct microcontroller. FIRST says it's the 'Basic Stamp II-SX'. There is a controller on the Parallax site with that exact name. I looked at the specifications for the SX Tech controller and it is over FIRSTs head right now. However, I beleive the BS2-SX is a smart choice.... it's basicly a powered up BS2. Here's the specs:
: Processor: 50 mhz
: Instructions: 10,000 per second
: Program RAM: 16k bytes
: RAM: 95 bytes (RAM: 32, Scratch Pad RAM: 63)

: - Mike
: PS: The link below will get you to the BS2-SX

The program RAM spec is misleading, however - you can store 8 separate programs in it, but each program is about the same length as before. BASICally (:-)), we get 2.5 times faster execution (but we don't know if the transmitter will send its packets any faster), and new instructions for read/write to the Eeprom. The new chip appears to drop into a BS2 socket, if your clone uses one.


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