WiFi connections
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2014 1:03 am
Twas the night before Christmas, and a storm is moving through. White Christmas tomorrow, yeah get those skis waxed up...
Anyway, we've been working on a version of BASIC that runs on the TI CC3200, which is a dual core WiFi module, where we can grab one of the ARM cores and run BASIC on it. Actually it is pretty close to being ready for prime time, expect to be able to download code for it in January 2015.
But we also got sidetracked a bit playing with the ESP8266, available on ebay for around $5. Sure who needs FCC, it's $5. As long as you aren't trying to make a product looks like it might be a good tool for DIY projects. It is an ARM core, but has only limited IO, and already a bit overloaded juggling the TCPIP stack. So why not combine it with one of our boards. Initially got it hooked up to a SuperPRO or PROplus, and have a web page service that can interact with a BASIC program. We are thinking of doing the same with an LPC824, which for a couple bucks opens up the applications a lot.
Here is the connection diagram for the SuperPRO / PROplus. Expect some proto boards with the LPC824 in Jan.
Anyway, we've been working on a version of BASIC that runs on the TI CC3200, which is a dual core WiFi module, where we can grab one of the ARM cores and run BASIC on it. Actually it is pretty close to being ready for prime time, expect to be able to download code for it in January 2015.
But we also got sidetracked a bit playing with the ESP8266, available on ebay for around $5. Sure who needs FCC, it's $5. As long as you aren't trying to make a product looks like it might be a good tool for DIY projects. It is an ARM core, but has only limited IO, and already a bit overloaded juggling the TCPIP stack. So why not combine it with one of our boards. Initially got it hooked up to a SuperPRO or PROplus, and have a web page service that can interact with a BASIC program. We are thinking of doing the same with an LPC824, which for a couple bucks opens up the applications a lot.
Here is the connection diagram for the SuperPRO / PROplus. Expect some proto boards with the LPC824 in Jan.
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