30 Nov
2022
30 Nov
'22
4:43 p.m.
On 11/30/22 14:45, Eric Moore via cctalk wrote:
I have a kennedy 9100 with an unformatted pertec
interface that I would
love to use for imaging tapes from my AS/400
It seems like strapping a logic analyzer to the read connector, and an
arduino on the command connector, may be fairly easily done? Has anyone
done that?
I have to confess that I've never understood the Arduino thing. It
seems to be limiting the functionality of an MCU in the name of convenience.
An inexpensive STM32F4 or F7 MCU can have, depending on the package,
over 100 5V tolerant GPIOs, lots of DMA channels, 15 timers, USB
support, and even handle ethernet.
It's just a matter of programming. F4 MCU dev boards are cheap.
Maybe it's the 1000+ page reference manual that has people spooked? Or
perhaps there's a revulsion for ARM MCUs....
Forgive me, I'm feeling a bit testy today...
--Chuck