Analogue-sequencer

--- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, "Colin f" <colin@c...> wrote:
>  
> > 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

That's more than fair! Thanks in advance...
Stefan