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Started by Antti November 1, 2009
just released!

well there is a nice article about 3 different Audio-dsp boards from
Eric Brombaugh as well


Antti
http://groups.google.com/group/antti-brain/files?hl=en
"Antti" <antti.lukats@googlemail.com> wrote in message 
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> just released! > > well there is a nice article about 3 different Audio-dsp boards from > Eric Brombaugh as well > > > Antti > http://groups.google.com/group/antti-brain/files?hl=en
Hello Antti, Tried to look at it but Acrobat says the file is damaged and can't be repaired. I downloaded it a few times. Michael Kellett
On Nov 2, 12:12=A0pm, "MK" <m...@nospam.please> wrote:
> "Antti" <antti.luk...@googlemail.com> wrote in message > > news:425235a9-b8ac-49fc-8123-be04446d12ca@r24g2000yqd.googlegroups.com... > > > just released! > > > well there is a nice article about 3 different Audio-dsp boards from > > Eric Brombaugh as well > > > Antti > >http://groups.google.com/group/antti-brain/files?hl=3Den > > Hello Antti, > > Tried to look at it but Acrobat says the file is damaged and can't be > repaired. I downloaded it a few times. > > Michael Kellett
weird, i just downloaded myself, and the file is ok size on disk 4,36 MB (4=A0579=A0328 bytes) Antti
MK wrote:

> Tried to look at it but Acrobat says the file is damaged and can't be > repaired. I downloaded it a few times.
Works for me. Maybe try right click and "save as", then open the PDF, not within the browser, sometimes Acrobat Reader has problems when loading it from within a web browser. BTW: the W7100 microcontroller sounds interesting: 64 kB flash, 64 kB SRAM, 32 IO ports and TCP/IP for $6.40 ( http://tinyurl.com/yev4vzy ). -- Frank Buss, fb@frank-buss.de http://www.frank-buss.de, http://www.it4-systems.de
Antti wrote:

> just released! > > well there is a nice article about 3 different Audio-dsp boards from > Eric Brombaugh as well > > > Antti > http://groups.google.com/group/antti-brain/files?hl=en
Not very FPGA related, but I like it, some interesting ideas. Maybe next time post it to sci.electronics.basics :-) The magnetic pendulum idea sounds interesting. Do you think it would be possible to build something similar with only one coil for hovering things like this: http://www.paramountzone.com/globe.htm ? -- Frank Buss, fb@frank-buss.de http://www.frank-buss.de, http://www.it4-systems.de
On Nov 2, 1:30=A0pm, Frank Buss <f...@frank-buss.de> wrote:
> Antti wrote: > > just released! > > > well there is a nice article about 3 different Audio-dsp boards from > > Eric Brombaugh as well > > > Antti > >http://groups.google.com/group/antti-brain/files?hl=3Den > > Not very FPGA related, but I like it, some interesting ideas. Maybe next > time post it to sci.electronics.basics :-) > > The magnetic pendulum idea sounds interesting. Do you think it would be > possible to build something similar with only one coil for hovering thing=
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> like this:http://www.paramountzone.com/globe.htm? > > -- > Frank Buss, f...@frank-buss.dehttp://www.frank-buss.de,http://www.it4-sys=
tems.de eh, I think I have enough FPGA related in the previous issues, well the u2tool inside is an FPGA, but i had no time to explain the inner life in more detail in october issue the "hovering" humm, i guess it could be done so that "one coil" just lifts up some metal part and balances it, it should be possible to measure and compensate with one coil only rotation would however need more than one coil for sure Antti
Frank Buss <fb@frank-buss.de> wrote:

>MK wrote: > >> Tried to look at it but Acrobat says the file is damaged and can't be >> repaired. I downloaded it a few times. > >Works for me. Maybe try right click and "save as", then open the PDF, not >within the browser, sometimes Acrobat Reader has problems when loading it >from within a web browser. > >BTW: the W7100 microcontroller sounds interesting: 64 kB flash, 64 kB SRAM, >32 IO ports and TCP/IP for $6.40 ( http://tinyurl.com/yev4vzy ).
NXP's LPC1700 series (Cortex M3) is probably cheaper and has at least 5 times more performance. -- Failure does not prove something is impossible, failure simply indicates you are not using the right tools... "If it doesn't fit, use a bigger hammer!" --------------------------------------------------------------
Nico Coesel wrote:

> NXP's LPC1700 series (Cortex M3) is probably cheaper and has at least > 5 times more performance.
You are right, the chip is interesting. The smallest one of the LPC1700 family with network support costs about the same as the W7100, but has an additional DAC, ADC and USB: http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?vendor=0&keywords=lpc1764 -- Frank Buss, fb@frank-buss.de http://www.frank-buss.de, http://www.it4-systems.de
On Nov 2, 8:36=A0pm, Frank Buss <f...@frank-buss.de> wrote:
> Nico Coesel wrote: > > NXP's LPC1700 series (Cortex M3) is probably cheaper and has at least > > 5 times more performance. > > You are right, the chip is interesting. The smallest one of the LPC1700 > family with network support costs about the same as the W7100, but has an > additional DAC, ADC and USB: > > http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?vendor=3D0&keyword..=
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> > -- > Frank Buss, f...@frank-buss.dehttp://www.frank-buss.de,http://www.it4-sys=
tems.de yes and no, I have the LPC1768 sample on my desk, yet i consider the W7100 interesting too. LPC1768 has no ethernet PHY and W7100 has lots of ethernet "in hardware" so for tasks where you need ETH+something and do not need the extras the W7100 maybe better Antti
On Nov 3, 12:12=A0am, Frank Buss <f...@frank-buss.de> wrote:
> > BTW: the W7100 microcontroller sounds interesting: 64 kB flash, 64 kB SRA=
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> 32 IO ports and TCP/IP for $6.40 (http://tinyurl.com/yev4vzy).
Reminds me of the DS80C4xx from Dallas, which also has 64K RAM, only that has ROM, (and no Phy) - price of $8/1K on the Dallas part, and it's not clear what the volume price of the W7100 is. (ie that $6.40 looks like a promo price ..? ) No ADCs and no SPI port - so the Ethernet pumps nicely into this device, but where does it go from there ? [Could make a nice FPGA peripheral ? ;) ] Seems to need TWO crystals ?, and has interesting ROM/FLASH speed comparisons. ROM looks 4x faster, so they have simple maths libraries included in ROM How well does the W7100 debug tool chain work ? -jg