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- From: fredm@media.mit.edu (Fred G Martin)
- Subject: Re: Miniboard 2.0 & NMI F68HC11
- Message-ID: <1992Aug27.205711.23050@news.media.mit.edu>
- Keywords: Miniboard
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- Organization: MIT Media Laboratory
- References: <1992Aug26.192907.10931@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> <1992Aug27.010906.1515@news.media.mit.edu> <1992Aug27.142429.16553@hubcap.clemson.edu>
- Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 20:57:11 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug27.142429.16553@hubcap.clemson.edu>
- dawill@hubcap.clemson.edu (david williams) writes:
-
- > Looking at the miniboard schematic, I would say that disabling the
- >hardware echo is going to be a semi tough, but not impossible, task.
-
- [ explanations and ideas for fixing it follow]
-
- Personally, I would think that the appropriate things to do are (1)
- modify your software to deal with the hardware, or (2) flat out
- replace the Mini Board's hacked-up serial line solution with something
- normal, like the one-chip Maxim MAX233 solution. This chip has
- built-in charge pumps and voltage inverters for generating legitimate
- plus and minus ten volt supplies from a single +5v supply. Pretty
- neat!
-
- It's a tough call; maybe the Mini Board should have used this
- solution. It would have added board area and a few dollars of parts
- costs, but then people wouldn't be hassled with serial line
- weirdnesses.
-
- Oh well.
-
- - Fred
-