Re: Linux compatible HW with Serial I/O + PIO + ADC + WIFI + R/C servo support

From: Centurion (spam.this_at_nowhere.tld)
Date: 11/24/04 

Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 17:23:23 +1100

<lnx> wrote:

> I'm looking for a Linux compatible small microcontroller/microprocessor
> board with the following specs to control a model aircraft
>
> * RS232 serial I/O ports (min 2 ports, 115200 Baud)
> * Parallel I/O ports (min 8 bits PIO)
> * Analog to Digital Converter (min 3 input channels with 10 bit or
> more
> resolution)
> * R/C servo motor driver function (being able to drive simultaneously
> min 8 R/C servo motors)
> * 802.11 a/b/g wireless network support
> * Low power requirement
> * Small size
>
> Any recommendation?
>
> Thx.

Can't recommend anything specific, but I've seen plenty of 486/586 based
PIC's with everything you're after except the WiFi. However, if you get a
PIC with USB support (like a 586-based one I saw recently in a local
electronics shop) you can just use a USB WiFi adapter with Linux support
(NDIS wrapper etc).

I don't really play with PIC's much but Jaycar etc might have something
you're after. Maybe something on this list will fit your specs:
http://www.embeddedsys.com/subpages/products/pc104computers.shtml

James 

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