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What can you do with the SX?

theyetheye Posts: 31
edited 2006-01-04 01:56 in General Discussion
what can you do with the sx microcontrollers? i am new in this

Post Edited By Moderator (Jon Williams (Parallax)) : 1/1/2006 4:31:08 AM GMT

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  • Jon WilliamsJon Williams Posts: 6,491
    edited 2006-01-01 04:30
    Just about anything you can do with nearly any other microcontroller. What kinds of projects interest you?

    PS: Be sure to add a subject line when you start a new thread -- I fixed this one for you.

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  • Guenther DaubachGuenther Daubach Posts: 1,321
    edited 2006-01-01 09:40
    Maybe, you have a look here: www.parallax.com/sx/projects/projects.asp. You'll find various examples of "real life" applications in this section.

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  • KenMKenM Posts: 657
    edited 2006-01-01 15:41
    And have a look here also.

    http://www.parallax.com/sx/contest/design_contest.asp

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  • theyetheye Posts: 31
    edited 2006-01-02 03:32
    really i am new in this and i was thinking in make my own radio or things that i could add to my boe bot

    PS: sorry if my english is bad i am from puerto rico and thanks for the help
  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2006-01-02 07:04
    Don't forget, all the BASIC Stamps past the BS2 use the SX as the interpreter chip.· =)

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  • theyetheye Posts: 31
    edited 2006-01-03 04:10
    what can you suggest to introduce to electronic as a hobby? read a book or wait until i go to the universiti and study electronic

    PS: if you say to read a book tell me which THANKS!
  • william chanwilliam chan Posts: 1,326
    edited 2006-01-03 07:06
    Read this book

    The Art of Electronics - Horowitz and Hill

    and also read

    Introduction to the SX - Download from Parallax website.


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  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2006-01-03 14:54
    Getting back to what can you do with an SX Ubicom chip.

    Quite a lot.
    I have been puzzling through the world of synchronous serial chips and it is very diverse. Each major manufacture has their own preference. The SX chips can handle ANY format [noparse][[/noparse]often in combination with other formats] while other devices cannot. Also, they can operate as a MASTER on any set of pin configurations and as a SLAVE with the only limitation being that Port B must be used for the Chip Select feature.

    Having said that, you may not be aware of when an Sx is used simply because the end product is a hybrid rather than all one origin. The 'big guys' are not about to tout that possiblity because they want all your business. But with the SX you can pick the best from several origins and combine with the additional benefit of high speeds and flexible architecture.

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  • James NewtonJames Newton Posts: 329
    edited 2006-01-03 18:10
    One of the more complete lists of things that have been done with the SX is available at:

    http://www.sxlist.com/techref/ubicom/projects.htm

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  • Kevin WoodKevin Wood Posts: 1,266
    edited 2006-01-03 19:00
    You might want to consider the "What's a Microcontroller" Kit from RadioShack. If you work through this kit, along with some of the downloads on the Parallax site, you can learn a lot. Adding an inexpensive multimeter would be good, too.

    Here is the WAM Kit: www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2117994&cp=&kw=parallax&parentPage=search
  • theyetheye Posts: 31
    edited 2006-01-04 01:56
    THANKS people THANKS a lot
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