> Given how many people on the list seemed enthusiastic about the Scenix
part
> before it was released, I'm surprised that there hasn't been more
discussion
> of it on the list lately.  Is anyone out there using it, or are Rich,
Loren,
> and I the only ones?

Getting the emulation part going would probably help.
I've had parts, an SX-Key and V0.2 for about a month, although I didn't get
a demo board (and V0.3) until a few days ago. I wrote a bit of code for it
and have a play but there isn't really much to get excited about or
discuss, since it's just like a PIC only faster. Oh. I did notice that if
you are using a sig gen for a clock source and bump the +20dB button, it
stops working permenantly. Oops ! :-)

I find it rather odd that Parallax have added so many instructions (macros)
in the assembler. One of the things I like about the PIC (and is used as a
selling point) is that there aren't very many instructions to remember. ie.
Less to get wrong.
I can understand it being useful for those that don't like changing between
micro families, but I'd really like to be able to turn that ability off. I
particularly don't like the ones that trash W.
Looks like Loren Blaney has a similar opinion of the assembler. The SxProg
looks like a useful tool.

> The biggest drawback
> I've found so far is trying to use two virtual peripherals that each want
> a different interrupt rate.

I was expecting something along those lines when they talked of virtual
peripherals. Looks like a small multi-tasking executive could be the next
challenge for the list.

Steve.

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