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Can I safely run a TV and a VGA on a single Prop Demo Board? Enough cogs for it?

ElectricAyeElectricAye Posts: 4,561
edited 2012-10-02 21:06 in Propeller 1
The Prop Demo Board is wired for a TV and a VGA, but I've been wondering if it's possible to run both at the same time, especially if I'm using the "VGA Text" object and the "TV Text" object from the OBEX.

http://obex.parallax.com/objects/70/
http://obex.parallax.com/objects/67/

I guess the question boils down to how many cogs and how much memory each of those objects uses. I'd hate to get it up and running and looking spiffy, only to have it start glitching weeks from now because of some deep, eons-old conflict I wasn't aware of. Anyone happen to know if this is an inherently safe (or bad) idea?

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  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-10-02 20:05
    No problem at all given you consider the cog and memory limitations that you've already mentioned.

    We've done this with a couple program for the PMC project now so that either screen (or both) can use the same app.

    Jeff
  • ElectricAyeElectricAye Posts: 4,561
    edited 2012-10-02 21:06
    Oldbitcollector (Jeff) wrote: »
    No problem at all given you consider the cog and memory limitations that you've already mentioned....

    Excellent! Thanks, Jeff, I was hoping you or one of the other amazing game-making gurus would chime in on this. Thanks for putting my mind at ease.
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