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<DIV>This new processor board might be of interest to some members.</DIV>
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<DIV>It is the Shieldbuddy. An <FONT color=#333333><B
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class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>microcontroller from Infineon is a
triple TriCore™ 32-bit device on a board that looks like and has the pinout
layout of an Arduino Mega. It has an add-in that allow it to work with Arduino
environment (you can also download a free version of gcc). You can actually run
3 programs at the same time due to the three cores. <SPAN
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face=Arial><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=Calibri>The TC275 CPU core design has
a basic 5ns cycle time which means you can get typically around 150 to 200
32-bit instructions per microsecond. This is seriously fast when you consider
that the Arduino Uno’s Atmega328P only manages around sixteen 8-bit
instructions/us!</FONT> </FONT></FONT></SPAN>
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costs about 80 euros. Here is a link:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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