kranenborg
Senior Member
For future devices I propose the implementation of full 1-wire (Dallas) support, implemented in a way similar to the i2c commands currently supported on the X parts. This would allow the creation of valuable, cheap systems with a very small form factor. Furthermore, the fact that many devices can be connected to a single wire is very useful for sensor/data logging type of applications. I think this would make the PICAXEs stand out wrt competition. Currently available devices that come in a transistor or transistor-like casing that can be easily managed by hobbyists/students are:
* temperature sensor (DS18B20 already supported by the specific readtemp commands, but i-Button type sensors could be supported as well)
* 4Kbit eeprom
* Addressable switches
* digital pot
* timer/clock
For (semi-)professional applications smaller package sizes are not a problem, and then even more devices like a/d converters are at reach.
Imagine for example an 08M successor combined with a 4Kbit eeprom (in a standard transistor casing) , that would make a very neat and small but very powerful datalogging system. i2c remains for the larger/faster systems.
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* temperature sensor (DS18B20 already supported by the specific readtemp commands, but i-Button type sensors could be supported as well)
* 4Kbit eeprom
* Addressable switches
* digital pot
* timer/clock
For (semi-)professional applications smaller package sizes are not a problem, and then even more devices like a/d converters are at reach.
Imagine for example an 08M successor combined with a 4Kbit eeprom (in a standard transistor casing) , that would make a very neat and small but very powerful datalogging system. i2c remains for the larger/faster systems.
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