[sdiy] Re: Bottom Ten ICs

[Paul Maddox]

Richard,

> 16 mips is fine for yer basic MIDI interface, but I'm thinking more for
DSP
> apps, especially laser show controllers - lots of fp maths potential there
> - and perhaps digital synthesis.

yep, thats why god invented DSP chips :-)
Seriously power math units and fantastic at memory handling.

> Acksherly I've found Reaktor makes a damn fine uber Lissajous generator,
so
> at the moment the laser controller is laptop based. But some stand-alone
> smarts may become useful in the future for a different project.

Nothing to stop you doing something similar with a Chameleon :-)
ok, not the fastest DSP in the world, but you should be able to do what you
want.

> Plus it just doesn't look as cool. :-)

hehe, yeah 64pin Thruhole chips look damned sexy :-)

> That's a lot of bang for the buck, especially with current exchange rates.

Yeah, most of the new ones have USB interfaces, LCD drives, 4 USARTS and a
whole bunch of other stuff, all on one small chip.

> You mean a MIDI interface can? ;-)

A lot better than TCP/IP!

Paul