[SGVHAK] Xmos startKIT multi-core dev kit

[Scoops Adamczyk]

I vaguely remember applying to get at free kit in November. I was lucky to be selected to get one of the 3500 free startKits, but I have not received it yet.

.  Scoops

On Jan 3, 2014, at 10:07 AM, James McDuffie <mcduffie at pitfall.org> wrote:

> Here is an interesting dev board:
> 
> http://www.xmos.com/en/startkit
> 
> It is a 8 core microprocessor board with 4 ADC inputs, 256KB Flash and a
> header that is compatible with the Raspberry Pi GPIO header. And this
> starter kit is only $15 from Digikey:
> 
> http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/XK-STK-A8DEV/880-1066-ND/4485710
> 
> The programming environment is open source:
> https://www.xmos.com/en/support/downloads/xtimecomposer
> 
> And the programming language is a variant of C called xC which lets you
> do some of the multi-processor stuff:
> https://www.xmos.com/published/programming-real-time-multicore-applications
> 
> I plan to get one next time I do a Digikey order.
>