RE: [Embedlets-dev] TStik and TILT400 with Embedlet connector, available for "pre-order"

[Christopher S. <cs...@oo...>]

Bruce,

That's great! Are you going to publish the spec on the Embedlet site?
(embedlet/doc) That would go a long way to focus efforts on a standard
pinout. The importance of hardware standardization cannot be overemphasized.
Scalability can be limited as much by the hardware decisions as the software
limitations.

We can develop a JAPL package to support the connector and a hook it up to
the Blinker demo application that I am putting together. The demo is very
simple: A Timer, Toggle and DigitalOutput, but it demonstrates all of the
core containment, initialization and wiring functionality.

Chris

>
> Topic tags:[ARCH][JAPL][WIRING][DOCS][MGMT][STRATEGY][NEWBIE]
> _______________________________________________
>
> Please forgive the somewhat commercial and self-promoting nature of this
> message, but we wanted to let you know about the first
> embedlet-supporting
> commercial hardware. You can now pre-order (shipments are *scheduled* to
> start 18 July) TStik (TINI400) and a TILT400.Pro socket board,
> which has an
> Embedlet connector.
>
> Here is the TStik.72.nb data page:
> http://www.systronix.com/tinistik/tstik72nb_data.html
>
> And TILT400 schematics:
> http://www.systronix.com/tinistik/schematics.html
> which show P4, the embedlet connector, a simple and
> easy-to-find-at-any-electronics-store 5x2 shrouded ribbon cable
> header with:
>
> I2C
> 1Wire
> SPI MOSI, MISO, SCK and SCS0
> Vraw, 5V and GND
>
> all these signals, and more, are also available on the JSimm expansion
> slot. TILT400.Pro includes one JSimm.proto board, so warm up your
> soldering
> iron!
>
> photos:
> http://www.systronix.com/tinistik/photos.html
> but note that, since this is an earlier prototype, the Embedlet connector
> is *not* shown. It will be present on all the TILT400.Pro boards
> which are
> currently being built.
>
> We expect the first small production run of boards to sell out quickly.
>
> We are not "publicly" announcing this until they are actually in
> stock. We
> want to give selected groups such as Embedlets users the first crack at
> these. (The next production run is already planned for mid-August, and we
> plan monthly builds from here on out.)
>
> As a small bonus, you can request (in one of the order comments boxes)
> *two* free additional JSimm.proto boards (normally $8 each) just by
> mentioning that you are an Embedlet developer.
>
> We're also open to producing some kit for the embedlet connector,
> such as a
> small PCB or white push-in proto board, with the embedlet
> connector on it,
> and the mating cable to TILT400. This would let you quickly
> experiment with
> I2C, SPI, and/or 1Wire devices. Comments? Ideas?
>
> BTW all these systems are being built in an ISO9002 facility. These are
> industrial-quality systems, suitable for OEM volume use.
>
> Thanks
>
> Bruce Boyes
>
>
>
>
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