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If no-one here has used the MikroElektronica stuff, then what are they using?
How about you Wizard? I see you're using UEStudio http://www.ultraedit.com/index.php?n...owpage&pid=150
but what about the programmer/debugger?
I'm thinking about buying the MikroElektronica EasyStart PIC kit, and would like to get some feedback from any users. Good or bad?
I currently use the PicMicro development board from Matrix (click here), I have both Rev 2 & Rev 3. I have been intending to buy an EasyPic4 board for some time, maybe soon.
The study compares some pretty high-end chips ($200-plus) with pretty high-end power (1-watt-plus) that aren't the least bit suitable for a battery-operated detector. Both DSP and FPGA start out at sub-$10, and you should always buy only what you need, especially keeping an eye on power. It's very possible that a lowly Microchip DSPic is plenty good enough, depending on what you want to do.
In a current PI design, I am using a PIC chip with a 10-bit ADC (good enough), throttled back to 1MHz (good enough), and pulling only 300uA. My battery will last a very long time.
The study compares some pretty high-end chips ($200-plus) with pretty high-end power (1-watt-plus) that aren't the least bit suitable for a battery-operated detector. Both DSP and FPGA start out at sub-$10, and you should always buy only what you need, especially keeping an eye on power. It's very possible that a lowly Microchip DSPic is plenty good enough, depending on what you want to do.
In a current PI design, I am using a PIC chip with a 10-bit ADC (good enough), throttled back to 1MHz (good enough), and pulling only 300uA. My battery will last a very long time.
The study compares some pretty high-end chips ($200-plus) with pretty high-end power (1-watt-plus) that aren't the least bit suitable for a battery-operated detector. Both DSP and FPGA start out at sub-$10, and you should always buy only what you need, especially keeping an eye on power. It's very possible that a lowly Microchip DSPic is plenty good enough, depending on what you want to do.
In a current PI design, I am using a PIC chip with a 10-bit ADC (good enough), throttled back to 1MHz (good enough), and pulling only 300uA. My battery will last a very long time.
I currently use the PicMicro development board from Matrix (click here), I have both Rev 2 & Rev 3. I have been intending to buy an EasyPic4 board for some time, maybe soon.
- Carl
Are you happy with the features on the PicMicro board, and do you have any comments concerning the MikroElektronica offering?
Ok I understand you, Now the MCUs is very fast and DSP core is not need,
but Integrator like y[n] = a * y[n-1] + x[n] is the basic of Digital Signal Processing....... never mind.... In my old PI design I use not analog integrator, How I make this...?
How I make noise reduction, detection, tone creation....
I make many test and source is optimized to normal C algorithm(I have free MCU time for this and use not DSP core, but if I need....
Yes, Power Supply... fast MCU - current is 200 mA, I think and about this...
MineLab - GP3500 - 2,400kg, 12Ahr - 10h work... JC1, I make this research more 10 years... Now technology is ready for this...
If Minelab, Garret can not do this - some other CAN or will try.....
Ok I understand you, Now the MCUs is very fast and DSP core is not need,
but Integrator like y[n] = a * y[n-1] + x[n] is the basic of Digital Signal Processing....... never mind.... In my old PI design I use not analog integrator, How I make this...?
How I make noise reduction, detection, tone creation....
I make many test and source is optimized to normal C algorithm(I have free MCU time for this and use not DSP core, but if I need....
Yes, Power Supply... fast MCU - current is 200 mA, I think and about this...
MineLab - GP3500 - 2,400kg, 12Ahr - 10h work... JC1, I make this research more 10 years... Now technology is ready for this...
If Minelab, Garret can not do this - some other CAN or will try.....
Garrett did do this. With a REAL DSP CHIP,
Analog Devices DSP part number is in Patent.
Think it is 40 MHz part. But to be doing DSP
you are going to have to do more than integrate
the ANALOG OUTPUT. That is my point.
Plus to have new "state of the art" DSP
detector you will have to do everything
in software, the front end will only be an
amplifier. Nothing more.
And I'm glad Carl's new low power detector
only uses 300 uA of current. Which seems
like the Xmit power is a bit on the low side for
this to be a very exciting detector.
But no this is going to turn in a big ego thing
real quick, I know what level of effort is required.
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