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From: David Perry davidperry@geocities.com
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 20:35:32 -0500
Subject: microcore experimentation kit



Now that this has been raised a few times i'd like to go into it further.

Isn't it a pain wiring up microcores? Using a 74hc14 chip is very
cumbersome.

What if (as someone suggested) i reate a small circuit board complete with a
single schmitt inverter and either a plug to put in your own resistor or an
adjustable pot built in. Plus a plug to add your own hysteris. A SMD LED is
on board. It would connect to a breadboard (or protoboard) with some PCB
pins, a little like the BASIC STAMP. With this you could easily grab a few,
plug them in, connect them in your own pattern an you have a microcore.
Would people be intrested in such a thing? I could start a production of
them. Keep in mind though they may be rather expensive compared to buying a
17HC14 and individual parts. This is just because the parts themselves are
rather expensive. (A single schmit inverter is 68 cents).

David


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