Gene Heskett wrote: > Silly Q, Jon & the rest of you hardware guru's. Has anyone looked at the > possibility of using a propeller board for something like this? With 8 > cores of what I see as a risc machine, it seems possible if it wouldn't be > i/o bound. > The propeller is not 8 CPUs, it is one multiplexed CPU running 8 threads - like hyperthreading on X86. And, those are 8 bit CPUs. The real problem with the propeller is getting info in and out of it, other than a few I/O lines. the propeller is a really dated technology.
Now, the PRU that is part of some of the ARM chips is quite different, a REALLY fast, 32-bit RISC architecture with lots of I/O, plus a great channel to the ARM chip so it can exchange data quickly. Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
