Comments on: XMOS Dev Kit Arrives and Contest Information http://www.uchobby.com/index.php/2009/10/25/xmos-dev-kit-arrives-and-contest-information/ Microcontrollers Electronics Hobby Sun, 28 Mar 2010 03:07:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mrmeval http://www.uchobby.com/index.php/2009/10/25/xmos-dev-kit-arrives-and-contest-information/comment-page-1/#comment-2306 mrmeval Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:44:52 +0000 http://www.uchobby.com/index.php/2009/10/25/xmos-dev-kit-arrives-and-contest-information/#comment-2306 Design tools are missing from the page. Based on the online documents it looks like there might be a working version for Linux. I'd like to see open sourced tools for it but I'll be happy if I can develop for it on Linux. Design tools are missing from the page. Based on the online documents it looks like there might be a working version for Linux. I’d like to see open sourced tools for it but I’ll be happy if I can develop for it on Linux.

]]> By: Berni http://www.uchobby.com/index.php/2009/10/25/xmos-dev-kit-arrives-and-contest-information/comment-page-1/#comment-2304 Berni Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:28:43 +0000 http://www.uchobby.com/index.php/2009/10/25/xmos-dev-kit-arrives-and-contest-information/#comment-2304 Well actually its a bit different to the propeller.While the propeller has 8 CPUs that each have there own ram and a little shared ram. But with xmos there is only 1 CPU and 1 ram space.But it imitates a multitasking os on the hardware level, making for incredibly efficient multitasking. And they make 4 core versions of this mcu that dose a mind blowing 1600 MIPS. But it isent only the raw CPU power that make it amazing. The I/O ports are the real gem of this. You build your ports by making I/O blocks clock driven from any source up to 100Mhz This means you could have like 40 SPI ports if you needed them. (or I2C or I2S or USART or just about any port) I already worked with xmos chips as i got my XC-2 board a few weeks earlier as a part of this same design challange. (progress is shown in a blog at http://thexmoschallenge.wordpress.com/ ) Well actually its a bit different to the propeller.While the propeller has 8 CPUs that each have there own ram and a little shared ram. But with xmos there is only 1 CPU and 1 ram space.But it imitates a multitasking os on the hardware level, making for incredibly efficient multitasking. And they make 4 core versions of this mcu that dose a mind blowing 1600 MIPS. But it isent only the raw CPU power that make it amazing. The I/O ports are the real gem of this. You build your ports by making I/O blocks clock driven from any source up to 100Mhz This means you could have like 40 SPI ports if you needed them. (or I2C or I2S or USART or just about any port)

I already worked with xmos chips as i got my XC-2 board a few weeks earlier as a part of this same design challange. (progress is shown in a blog at http://thexmoschallenge.wordpress.com/ )

]]> By: Alan Parekh http://www.uchobby.com/index.php/2009/10/25/xmos-dev-kit-arrives-and-contest-information/comment-page-1/#comment-2303 Alan Parekh Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:28:28 +0000 http://www.uchobby.com/index.php/2009/10/25/xmos-dev-kit-arrives-and-contest-information/#comment-2303 Wow that is a powerful platform! It sounds similar to the Parallax Propeller or am I mistaken? Wow that is a powerful platform! It sounds similar to the Parallax Propeller or am I mistaken?

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