Re: TI-H: Advanced Link port
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Re: TI-H: Advanced Link port
>Does this hook up directly on the bus?
Nope. Link port. It is surprizingly<sp> fast!
Is is parallel data?
Well, 8 lines, yes. You could think of it as a byte in parallel, or 8
serial lines... :) Or a word in Z80 ASM for the 16bit...
If so, what is
>keeping us from using an advanced addressing system to have 256 data inputs,
>and 256 data outputs?
I will have instructions to build up to 256 lines. because of the way it
works, you could have, in theory (I'm not testing it), 65536 data lines...
:D
Then, with enough ASM, enough memory, and enough time
>:) we could build a calculator-controlled robot!
Each 8 lines cost about $.55.
Save $300 or so bucks on
>an onboard computer!
Sure. Just duct dape it...
Have mainly hardware control, but let the calculator
>control movementd. You could even have a hardware-based voice recognition
>system, using a comparator, some kind of voice library, and then input it
>into the calc. The calc could then in turn say, "Since he said go left, I
>should turn this motor x% to the right, and turn these motors on". Or
>something like that. I've been working on a robot ever since I got this
>really cool book. I was going to put a computer on it, but this would be
>much simpler and cheaper. I also didn't want to spend money on C++ and
>training books (which I would never read).
You could do that... Don't expect the thing to run though, or it might
fall. Remember its a 6MHz 8080 and could fall!
Who says calculators are just
>for math!
my mom... :)
> -Robert Brack
>
>reb@netride.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Grant Stockly <gussie@alaska.net>
>To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
>Date: Sunday, March 01, 1998 4:19 PM
>Subject: TI-H: Advanced Link port
>
>
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>>I'm going to release advanced linkport plans to build a 16bit I/O adaptor
>>for the calcs. Right now its only 2bit... It could be built to fit in the
>>calc. It costs about $2 to build the entire thing from discreate
>>electronics.
>>
>>Anyone interested? I'm using mine to controll a RC. (Radio controlled Car)
>>
>>Grant
>>
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