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Title: XMOS StartKit
Post by: SavannahLion on December 29, 2013, 06:15:13 pm
I signed up for a contest yonkers ago and my prize arrived in time for Christmas. An XMOS StartKit, basically an 8 core 32 bit processor with 64K shared RAM in a Von Neumann design.

To be honest, I never expected anything so I just went ahead and (started to) implemented a multi-processor design using AVRs and a tablet for the UI and logic.

To be honest, I'm not sure if I want to learn another architecture. The community is virtually non - existent and XMOS is a fabless company so they might be a FBN operation. I really don't want to spend months creating something with this only to have it all gone if the company folds.

I just have nightmares like I do with MAXIM doing one-off runs on their cool chips.

In a nutshell, I'm not sure if I want to do anything with this board.
Title: Re: XMOS StartKit
Post by: ark_ader on December 29, 2013, 07:54:45 pm
The slices are expensive.  My Pi is cheaper.  ;D

I agree it looks like something very involved you would use for industrial QA or monitoring.

Ebay for $80 or give it to charity.

Besides you are too busy at the moment.  :lol
Title: Re: XMOS StartKit
Post by: SavannahLion on December 30, 2013, 02:10:39 am
Sell a $15 board for $80 on eBay? Who would be that stupid to buy it?

Quote from: ark_ader on December 29, 2013, 07:54:45 pm
Besides you are too busy at the moment.  :lol
Naughty naughty, Rule #11 :whap
Title: Re: XMOS StartKit
Post by: ark_ader on December 30, 2013, 03:43:23 am
Quote from: SavannahLion on December 30, 2013, 02:10:39 am
Sell a $15 board for $80 on eBay? Who would be that stupid to buy it?

Quote from: ark_ader on December 29, 2013, 07:54:45 pm
Besides you are too busy at the moment.  :lol
Naughty naughty, Rule #11 :whap

$15 if you buy in 100 units.  Duh!  :banghead:
Title: Re: XMOS StartKit
Post by: SavannahLion on December 30, 2013, 04:22:18 am
Quote from: ark_ader on December 30, 2013, 03:43:23 am
Quote from: SavannahLion on December 30, 2013, 02:10:39 am
Sell a $15 board for $80 on eBay? Who would be that stupid to buy it?

Quote from: ark_ader on December 29, 2013, 07:54:45 pm
Besides you are too busy at the moment.  :lol
Naughty naughty, Rule #11 :whap

$15 if you buy in 100 units.  Duh!  :banghead:

What the  :censored: are you smoking dude?  ???

This a direct purchase link from XMOS' website.
http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/XK-STK-A8DEV/880-1066-ND/4485710 (http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/XK-STK-A8DEV/880-1066-ND/4485710)

Here's a pic just in case the link doesn't work for you. ;)
Title: Re: XMOS StartKit
Post by: ark_ader on December 30, 2013, 05:05:40 am
Odd I clicked on a link that was $14.99 for units of 100 or more or $84.00 each.

My mistake.   ???

Don't make me break rule 11 again.  :lol