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RE: [analogue-sequencer] larger flash ROM?

2005-04-27 by Colin f

> From your website:
> 
> " Most recently, the Atmel AT89C51ED2 is being used, since 
> the Temic part was discontinued. This has given another clock 
> speed increase, and larger flash ROM."
> 
> Does this meen that theres more rom to implament features?

It works out there's 1k more useable ROM space than the older CPU.
 
> And, if so, im guessing that youll use it.

I'll use it if I need to. Fortunately SDCC 2.4 (the C compiler I use to
build to P3 firmware) produces noticably more efficient code than the
previous version. The current P3 test build is at 469 pages of a possible
492 in the original CPU, or 500 in the newer (pages being 128 bytes). So
there's plenty room for the time being.
The current release build is smaller than the test build too - I'm working
on a simplified playlist edit mode, and transmission of controller messages
from the knobs in play mode.
 
> And then im wondering about older macines...

If it comes to the point where the code size exceeds the capacity of the
older CPU, and someone wants to upgrade, I'll be happy to supply a CPU
upgrade for minimal cost.

Cheers,
Colin f

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