31 Jan
2008
31 Jan
'08
8:30 a.m.
On Jan 31, 2008 8:22 AM, Jim Brain <brain at jbrain.com> wrote:
Chuck Guzis wrote:
[snip]
The boxes were called IMPs (Interface Message Processors).
John
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You know, a $2 PIC (e.g. 18F2580) MCU implements
CAN. It's not
really fast(CAN, not the PIC) but it keeps your car going. A minimum
of external components required. You even get a bunch of other neat
stuff thrown in (USART, timers, ADC, etc.). All in a 28 pin skinny
DIP or QFN.
(Dodging brickbats, for not keeping things contemporaneous)
I looked at that (Actually, I looked at AVR8 CAN variants), but I
thought I'd try to find an all C64 option for Sellam. I like the uC
approach, as it offloads a lot of the networking from the main machine
(like the original ARPANET had those boxes that bridged the net to the
machine, can;t remember the term for them).