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Chip of the Week

ercoerco Posts: 20,259
edited 2012-11-16 10:20 in General Discussion
Amazing new processors are coming out faster & furiouser than I can keep up with. I just saw this new kid on the block in November SERVO (finally got a copy). ARM, compiled BASIC, floating point, 10+ million lines per second...

Usually if something sounds good to be true...

http://www.basicchip.com

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  • kwinnkwinn Posts: 8,697
    edited 2012-11-14 11:24
    erco wrote: »
    Amazing new processors are coming out faster & furiouser than I can keep up with. I just saw this new kid on the block in November SERVO (finally got a copy). ARM, compiled BASIC, floating point, 10+ million lines per second...

    Usually if something sounds good to be true...

    http://www.basicchip.com

    Impressive if true. With a 50MHz clock, 3 stage pipeline, and the Basic lines compiled (possibly even to byte code) that might even be possible as an average or for specific lines of code.
  • Duane C. JohnsonDuane C. Johnson Posts: 955
    edited 2012-11-14 11:36
    To bad it doesn't have trig functions.
  • Mark_TMark_T Posts: 1,981
    edited 2012-11-14 16:31
    AFAICT there is nothing BASIC-specific about the processor, its an ARM core + some peripherals.
  • kwinnkwinn Posts: 8,697
    edited 2012-11-14 16:44
    Mark_T wrote: »
    AFAICT there is nothing BASIC-specific about the processor, its an ARM core + some peripherals.

    True, but the basic interpreter/compiler/whatever could be programmed into the chip, or compiled and downloaded to it from a PC.
  • rwgast_logicdesignrwgast_logicdesign Posts: 1,464
    edited 2012-11-14 22:38
    Hmmm this is very interesting, is anyone planning on buying one? Id like to know how it compares to a bs2 or picaxe.

    Funny theres that whole other thread about the dip8 cortex and this chip is already out and with more pins, digikey isnt stocking the 28pin dip but mouser is
    http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/NXP-Semiconductors/LPC1114FN28-10212/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMuleuVm2ofeX%252bXwTV6gfSPm
    pretty good deal at 2.25. The more I see this the more im tempted to just give up on AVR
  • User NameUser Name Posts: 1,451
    edited 2012-11-14 23:11
    Here at chaos central we are stunned and amazed that the LPC1114 is being offered in a 28-pin DIP! Never imagined it would happen. We stopped developing with the LPC1114 two years ago because the available packages were just to much of a PITA to prototype with. We couldn't even get it in a freaking PLCC, despite early promises that it was coming. This changes everything. (Now if Eindhoven would only put an M3, like the LPC1343, in a DIP!)
  • jmgjmg Posts: 15,183
    edited 2012-11-15 01:50
    rwgast_logicdesign wrote: »
    ... the 28pin dip but mouser is
    http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/NXP-Semiconductors/LPC1114FN28-10212/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMuleuVm2ofeX%252bXwTV6gfSPm
    pretty good deal at 2.25. The more I see this the more im tempted to just give up on AVR

    DIP28-600 wow - Did the die not fit in a DIP28-300 ?
    It's been a long time since I saw a 600 mil DIP 28.


    Those 8 bit Micros still have a wider Supply range than NXPs offerings.
  • rwgast_logicdesignrwgast_logicdesign Posts: 1,464
    edited 2012-11-15 08:41
    @jmg

    lol check this out some has cut this to a 300 mill chip

    http://www.eevblog.com/forum/general-chat/lpc1114-600-mil-to-300-mil/
  • LeonLeon Posts: 7,620
    edited 2012-11-15 08:56
    Microchip has several PIC32 (MIPS) devices in 0.3" DIP28.

    Here is a PCB I designed for the DIP28 LPC2114:

    http://www.leonheller.com/LPC1114%20%28DIP28%29/PCB.jpg
  • rod1963rod1963 Posts: 752
    edited 2012-11-16 10:20
    Nice micro, cheap, powerful and fast. What's not to like.

    And since it runs Basic out of the box and is in a Dip package , it's going to do well with hobbyists.

    Definite competitor for the BS2 and PicAxe.

    Now if Coridium could port the Basic Compiler to the PIC32 in DIP28 package he'd have a lot of hobbyists banging on his door.
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