Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] net-enabled microcontrollers for appliances,VCRs, stereos

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

SIMM's suck. I have a couple machines that run them still and it really
sucks not being able to snap in 100 bagillion gigs of ram for $.45 like on
new computers. :)

"You cannot achieve the impossible without attempting the absurd."
"The principal mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the
opening of new frontiers."               -- Arthur Koestler

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Michael McGlothlin <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
http://mlug.missouri.edu/~mogmios/projects/

On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Aaron Littich wrote:

> I should look harder before i post...the simm module is $50.00!! Damn.  But
> i still think this would be worth it for applications, not the vcr of
> course, but for say...security system. etc.  If you could combine this with
> wireless networking, it would be extremely easy to develop mobile robots.
> This would kick the pants off of the MIT Handyboard, which is really an
> archaic MPU system anyways..
> 
> I think i'm going to buy one of these :P
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Aaron Littich" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
> To: <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 11:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] net-enabled microcontrollers for
> appliances, VCRs, stereos
> 
> 
> > I've actually been thinking of building a device with the following mcu,
> but
> > who knows.
> >
> > What you guys are probably thinking about is called "DS-TINI-1" from
> Dallas
> > semiconductor.
> >
> > Its built on a board that is just like a 72 pin SIMM.
> > Has the following I/O:
> >     (2) serial ports
> >     (2) 1 wire net interface
> >     (2) CAN interface
> >     (1) 2 wire synchronous serial interface
> >     10/100 TCP/IP and supports ipv4 & ipv6!
> >     Flash rom
> >     512/1M nonvolatile Ram
> >     3 8bit general purpose I/O ports
> >
> > What i find interesting is they've designed to be servers that run the
> Java
> > SDK natively!!!
> >
> > While not of you are java fans, i think this is pretty awesome.
> >
> > quote: "The primary objective of the TINI platform is to give everything
> > from small sensors and actuators to factory automation equipment and
> legacy
> > hardware a voice on the network. This allows the devices to be monitored,
> > controlled and managed remotely. The combination of broad-based I/O
> > capability, a TCP/IP network protocol stack and a powerful object-oriented
> > programming environment empowers programmers to quickly create
> applications
> > that provide not only local control of, but also the ability to remotely
> > manage, TINI-based devices. TINI's networking capability extends the
> > connectivity of any attached device by allowing interaction with remote
> > systems and users through standard network applications such as Web
> > browsers. "
> >
> > I heard you can get it for $15, but i think that is probably just the chip
> > and not the whole simm deal...i'll look at it more closely.
> >
> > I do know for sure that you can get a developers pack with this thing for
> > $50
> >
> >
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