The most negative aspects to the Tigers are the poor documentation
(particularly the help files). It can take considerable time to overcome
undocumented characteristics of these beasts, although I have seen
favourable comments re their tech-support. The MS Windows-based IDE has a
few too many rough edges, especially the editor, which definitely has at
least one major bug (which has caught me out a number of times). It does
have debugging features (breakpoints, stepping, monitor/change values,
etc.).

The devices themselves are pretty feature-rich, though, and certainly have
merit. Wilke also provide drivers for a reasonably broad range of
functionality, including LCDs (text and graphic), keypads, PWM, timer, etc.

Certainly the integrated package and range of hardware and software features
makes it worth a look. Wilke have just released their latest compiler (v4)
but I haven't seen it yet.

Refs:
===> More Tiger info about the Tigers see:
===>     http://www.industrialcontroller.com/wilke/
===> tigers@kgsystems Mail-List Archive:
===>     http://xnet2.com/KgSystems/Tigers/
===> BASIC. & Tiny Tiger. Developer's Database:
===>    http://www.industrialcontroller.com/TigerDev/TigerDevIntro.html

The US distributors:
Kg Systems, Inc.
http://www.kgsystems.com/

Also see:
http://www.jedmicro.com.au/JEDDS/JEDDS.htm#Tigers

for a Tiger-based system (we're currently using the TIG-505).


Wayne

----- Original Message -----
From: William Chops Westfield <billw@CISCO.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, November 07, 1999 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: BASIC STAMPS?


> By the way, does anyone have experience with the "basic tiger" systems
from
> Wilke technology?  The specs are impressive for the price, but I don't
hear
> nearly as much about them as I would expect to...
>
> Thanks
> Bill W