Guys,
There's an interesting kickstarter called MatchboxARM:
[www.kickstarter.com]
In essence, it's ARM Cortex-M3 chip running 72MHz with 64Kb flash on a small board cheap enough not only for prototyping, but also for embedding it into the final project. The board would have USB port and would run on its own without any extra components. One needs to pledge 15 GBP (it's UK-based) to get a single unit, which is cheaper than Arduino Mega.
Couple of things spring into my mind. Firstly, it's a great project, so please back it, and, secondly, looking at the spec, it seems MatchboxARM could be used to build simpler and cheaper electronics for a RepRap. I think Gen7 could be easily modified to host MatchboxARM instead of AVR micro.
What are your thoughts?
There's an interesting kickstarter called MatchboxARM:
[www.kickstarter.com]
In essence, it's ARM Cortex-M3 chip running 72MHz with 64Kb flash on a small board cheap enough not only for prototyping, but also for embedding it into the final project. The board would have USB port and would run on its own without any extra components. One needs to pledge 15 GBP (it's UK-based) to get a single unit, which is cheaper than Arduino Mega.
Couple of things spring into my mind. Firstly, it's a great project, so please back it, and, secondly, looking at the spec, it seems MatchboxARM could be used to build simpler and cheaper electronics for a RepRap. I think Gen7 could be easily modified to host MatchboxARM instead of AVR micro.
What are your thoughts?