Re: CAM Software Advice for Shopmaster CNC, ARM7, USB

Alan

Outstanding suggestion!

Dennis


--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Alan KM6VV" <KM6VV@...>
wrote:

>
> Hi Jon, Wayne,
>
> Heard you on AT91SAM7 list! The Atmel demo board for the

AT91SAM7S256 board

> is nice, if pricy. I've designed a controller board (industrial

laundry)

> using the chip, and interfaced an APA LCD (128 x 64), a few keys,

and 16

> inputs and outputs (via SPI), as well as RS485. Also USB Host and

Device.

> This is a very well supported chip!
>
> I've got my eye on it for possible inclusion on a hexapod robot.

One could

> implement quite a lot on this uP for CNC as well. The SAM7X part

has

> Ethernet, I'm told. With -S you get USB Device.
>
> If you want a cheap (tiny) platform with the uP on it, Spark Fun

has the

> Olimex SAM7-H256 "header", complete with a USB connector and

regulator. Now

> THAT would make a good USB dongle!
>
> Alan KM6VV
>
> > > <snip>
> > >
> > There are also chips from Atmel, NXP and others that have an
> > ARM7 CPU, flash memory, RAM, serial and Ethernet MAC on chip.
> > The chips run from $7 to 14 in low quantity, and there are some
> > off-brand demo boards for not much more than that ATmega board.
> > The chip maker's and dev system maker's demo boards are around
> > $100 - 150. These have a 10/100 Mbit Ethernet. You can get
> > 128, 256 and even 512 KB of flash and 64 K or RAM on these.
> > They run 50 -72 MIPS on the ARM CPU. The ARM7 is a 32-bit CPU.
> >
> > Jon
> >
>