<span class="ccbnTxt">Since 'plain jane' is coming along nicely, I've been amusing myself with what it would take to do 'sexy sadie' <br>(not my final choice for a name btw!)<br><br>I wanted to combine at least two functions into the usb stick, they would be:<br>
<br>* gps/time with supercap backup<br>* other sensor support (wind cups, precipitation, barometer, etc) <br></span><span class="ccbnTxt">* some sort of direct output signal (can bus? spi bus? don't know yet)<br>
</span><span class="ccbnTxt">* randomness/entropy generator</span><br><span class="ccbnTxt"><br>While my initial choice for the former two features would be the ublox device already discussed, I haven't pursued the possibility of being able to modify their firmware to do what I want. I should contact them I guess... but I'm wagering that gaining access to that firmware will be difficult, so interfacing with a cheaper gps device (e.g plaine jane) and adding a microcontroller to it seems like the best option.<br>
<br>The problem is I'd like to find something capable of 480Mbit transfers.<br><br>The first microcontroller I picked (the atmel) seems to be near end of life and only does 12Mbit, so I went looking for the sexy and new (a lot of those!), and stumbled across this one:<br>
<br><a href="http://media.freescale.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=196520&p=irol-newsArticle_print&ID=1671968&highlight=">http://media.freescale.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=196520&p=irol-newsArticle_print&ID=1671968&highlight=</a><br>
<br>I couldn't help but laugh when I saw:<br><br>"Linear 4 GB address space that removes the need for paging, reducing
software complexity and ensuring a more 8-bit-like user experience"<br><br>Yea, that 8 bit-like user experience. That's what I want in a 32 bit 4GB capable architecture.<br clear="all"></span><br>The last phrase was removed from the official site later, after whoever wrote the pr release came down off of whatever he/she was smoking.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/overview.jsp?code=KINETIS_L_SERIES&tid=van%20LSERIES">http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/overview.jsp?code=KINETIS_L_SERIES&tid=van%20LSERIES</a><br><br>
This chip is WAY too new to consider using, but it is a sign of things to come. Still trying to find a sane 480Mbit USB interface that's under 10 bucks...<br><br>-- <br>Dave Täht<br>SKYPE: davetaht<br>US Tel: 1-239-829-5608<br>
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