Coprocessor and Basic Stamp

Whit

I was looking at Roger Arrick's AROBOT. He uses a coprocessor along with the basic stamp. On his site, he says,

"Concerning processing power (Brains), ARobot and BOE-Bot can both use the Basic Stamp II controller. ARobot also has a coprocessor which improves the overall power of the robot. The coprocessor handles all of the drive motor and steering motor control without consuming the Basic Stamp. You'll appreciate this feature because you can use all of the memory in the Stamp for your main program instead of consuming valuable space for motor control functions. Don't underestimate the value of the coprocessor because memory space is at a premium in the Basic Stamp."

Any ideas where I can read about how to use the two together and what would be a good choice for the coprocessor?



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Whit

Is this post over at the sandbox applicable?
http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=649306

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Franklin

Sure that is a co processor and there are many others. The pwmpal and the psc are both forms of co-processors. the bs2pe mobo is another type with two co-microcontrollers on board.

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Steve Joblin

I've purchased and used the co-processors from Blue Bell Design (www.bluebelldesign.com)... they are quite powerful and very easy to use.

Whit

I guess I am interested more in how to make them work together from·the sofware side·and· how to curcuit them on the hardware side. Where might I learn more about this?

Hope this isn't a dumb question.

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Whit

Thanks for the help Franklin and Steve. I will check those out.

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Whit

Steve,

Thanks for the link - it helped a lot.

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