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- From: ceb@csug.cs.reading.ac.uk (Colin Bridgewater)
- Newsgroups: comp.robotics
- Subject: Re: Neuron chips for robotics
- Message-ID: <ceb.716461157@reading>
- Date: 14 Sep 92 08:59:17 GMT
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- brian@mdavcr.mda.ca (Brian Lemire) writes:
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- > Is anyone using (or considering using) Echelon's Neuron chip for
- >robotics work ? It seems to be well suited for the task, especially for
- >complex designs where a number of micro-controllers would be used, since
- >it incorporates hardware and firmware to support networking via different
- >media. (ex twisted pair, RF transceivers)
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- >Brian Lemire
- >MacDonald Dettwiler
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- Reading University's Department of Cybernetics has a project starting to
- do just this, joint with British Petroleum. BP donated one of their System 20
- Cartesian robots and Echelon have given us a massive discount on one of their
- LON Builders. We are negotiating with SERC (the UK's main academic funding
- body) to actually purchase the beast. A follow-up project will look at using
- LONs to replace a conventional NC machine controller.
-
- LONs are exciting because they offer functionality and ease-of-use at an
- exceptionally low cost, both in monetary and in programming terms. This is
- definitely a "Watch This Space" cause.
-
- Colin
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