Hi All,
I've just started a new project XArduino which is a XMOS XS1 L1 co-processor for the Arduino open-source electronics prototyping platform.
The XArduino board provides Arduino applications with a 400 MIP’s 32-bit co-processor, as well as providing a VGA video output and PS/2 keyboard/mouse input for Arduino application. The Ardunio board will interface with the XS1 through either a SPI or serial interface.
It features a standard XTAG-2 to for programming and debugging. In addition the XTAG-2 interface will allow for XK-1 boards to access the VGA and PS/2 interfaces as well as way of connecting standard Arduino shields.
Note: This is a 3.3V-only board
XArduino - A co-processor for Arduino boards
-
- XCore Addict
- Posts: 234
- Joined: Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:11 pm
- Location: Newcastle, UK
XArduino - A co-processor for Arduino boards
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
-
- XCore Addict
- Posts: 238
- Joined: Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:15 am
-
- Active Member
- Posts: 60
- Joined: Tue Feb 16, 2010 8:21 am
- Location: Sweden
Sounds like a fun project, but out of curiosity, can't you just get rid of the Arduino and use the XMOS for everything?
-
- Active Member
- Posts: 33
- Joined: Wed Jan 13, 2010 7:50 am
- Location: USA, NC, Raleigh
I understand excatly where you're coming from :D, but this project would make a nice introduction to the Xcore for all those arduino folks out there.johanar wrote:Sounds like a fun project, but out of curiosity, can't you just get rid of the Arduino and use the XMOS for everything?
-
- XCore Addict
- Posts: 234
- Joined: Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:11 pm
- Location: Newcastle, UK
Sure, you don't need a Arduino board to use XArduino, you can program it for your own needs and use existing Arduino shields for expansion. The only thing missing will be the analog inputs.johanar wrote:...can't you just get rid of the Arduino and use the XMOS for everything?
You could also connect it a XK-1 (or other XTAG2 compatible board) and give the XK-1 a VGA and keyboard interface or allow the XK-1 access to Arduino shields for expansion but I still need to do some work achieving that.
I hope so, the more people developing cool stuff for the XS1 the better for us all as a development community :D.BrianMiller wrote:...this project would make a nice introduction to the Xcore for all those arduino folks out there.
-
- XCore Expert
- Posts: 546
- Joined: Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:41 pm
- Location: St. Leonards-on-Sea, E. Sussex, UK.
NXP has just announced a new ARM development system using the Arduino form-factor. XArdiuno looks like a nice way to interface an ARM to an XMOS chip.
http://ics.nxp.com/support/tools/fez/
http://ics.nxp.com/support/tools/fez/
-
- XCore Addict
- Posts: 234
- Joined: Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:11 pm
- Location: Newcastle, UK
Interestingly they are using Microsoft's .NET Micro Framework on the ARMleon_heller wrote:NXP has just announced a new ARM development system using the Arduino form-factor.
-
- Active Member
- Posts: 50
- Joined: Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:04 pm
- Location: London
I think it would be more reasonable to have a powerfull FLOAT co-processsor rather then anything else ..may be even a 64bit float DSP ..
what do you think?
what do you think?
-
- XCore Legend
- Posts: 1274
- Joined: Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:20 pm
Cool project, ok the obvious and most important question how is it meant to be pronounced?
Zaarduino...
Exarduino...
Or some other way :lol:
Zaarduino...
Exarduino...
Or some other way :lol:
-
- Active Member
- Posts: 33
- Joined: Wed Jan 13, 2010 7:50 am
- Location: USA, NC, Raleigh
ex-are-dween-oh
That's my stab at it.
That's my stab at it.