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| Posted: 11:37am 13 Jun 2011 |
Yeah sorry Ross but I tend to agree with Rohan. While I myself would find a ethernet enabled Maximite useful, I think we need to remember what the Maximite is: A small computer that runs BASIC and has 20 I/O pins. Yes there are other PIC32 based controllers out there that are cheaper and/or more powerful, but the Maximite isn't trying to compete with them.
I like the Maximite because all its needs is a screen, a keyboard, and uses a language I'm familiar with. I can switch it on and write a program, without any other hardware or software. For a place like this web site, its a perfect little universal computer that could be used for a range of projects, for beginner and old hands alike. You can use the one Maximite computer for several projects, just plug in a different I/O board, swap the SD card, and its a whole different machine.
I think if Geoff can get serial comms working, especially I2C, then it wont be long before you can find an add on board that will do anything you want. Like I've said, the only thing I would really like to see is PWM out, but I can use a 08M chip to do that via I2C.
Glenn
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