Newsgroups: comp.sys.transputer From: Mark Booth Reply-To: Mark Booth Subject: Re: Processor sought to replace transputer network Organization: Oxford Intelligent Machines Ltd Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 20:31:06 +0100 Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: In article <6ivd8n$clj$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, staylor@dspsystems.com writes >First, let me suggest you add the Texas Instruments 320Cxx line to your >considerations. The 320C30 line is low cost high performance 32 bit integer >while the 320C40 provides floating point and com ports (similar to serial >links but much faster). Interesting you should mention 320C30 line. We (not me personally) have been looking at the TI parts with built in support for control applications, which is what we are most interesteed in. We are also using a Dipix vision card, which we are just about to start delving into the 320C44, so I guess we will find out how good they are. I would like to know how well the software tools cope with medium grained paralellism, and whether the 'links' have decent support in software. For instance do the libraries support application programming level 'channels' (ie both between processors and between processes on the same processor) and 'virtual channels' (so that we dont have to multiplex the usage of the serial channels by hand)? >I doubt you will find a CPU that does the type of concurrent processing the >Transputer does. I still produce some Transputer products, most of which are >nearing end of life. I fear there are many of us wondering what to use instead of Transputers for new development. It is a shame that the 20450 was such a dead duck, or else the line might have been kept alive. >The newer CPUs do not have debuggers that compare to the >Transputer debuggers in my opinion. Hopefully someone will write one with the >ease of use of the Transputer tools. Erm, hand on - you mean that the debuggers *arnt as good* as for transputers? Gawd preserve us. *8') Take care peoples, Mark......... -- Mark Booth (markbSig@oxim.demon.co.uk) -------------------------------------------------- Oxford Intelligent Machines Ltd, Oxford, UK. Voice +44 (0) 1865 204881, Fax +44 (0) 1865 204882