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Forum Index : Microcontroller and PC projects : micromite Extreme
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| zeitfest Guru  Joined: 31/07/2019 Location: AustraliaPosts: 482 |
A few years ago there was a "Extreme" Micromite I think ? 100 or 144 pin at that. Based on a pic32MZ EF 2048 I think. At 200 Mhz and heaps of memory etc the hardware is still reasonable but pricey. Is there a MMBasic for it ? |
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TassyJim Guru Joined: 07/08/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 6091 |
Here is one link https://www.thebackshed.com/forum/ViewTopic.php?TID=10158#113858 VK7JH MMedit MMBasic Help |
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Quazee137 Guru Joined: 07/08/2016 Location: United StatesPosts: 567 |
Here is the manual The Manual for it |
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panky Guru Joined: 02/10/2012 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1101 |
A new updated version of the manual can be found here Doug ... almost all of the Maximites, the MicromMites, the MM Extremes, the ArmMites, the PicoMite and loving it! |
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| panky Guru Joined: 02/10/2012 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1101 |
Managed to trim down the size of the manual so the latest cut is attached. Micromite eXtreme Manual_v0.20.pdf Doug. ... almost all of the Maximites, the MicromMites, the MM Extremes, the ArmMites, the PicoMite and loving it! |
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| panky Guru Joined: 02/10/2012 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1101 |
The latest version I am aware of is 5.05.04 from here The thread with other details is here Doug. ... almost all of the Maximites, the MicromMites, the MM Extremes, the ArmMites, the PicoMite and loving it! |
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| Frank N. Furter Guru Joined: 28/05/2012 Location: GermanyPosts: 828 |
The latest (beta) version should actually be V5.07.00b0: https://www.thebackshed.com/forum/ViewTopic.php?TID=16185&P=1 Frank |
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| zeitfest Guru Joined: 31/07/2019 Location: AustraliaPosts: 482 |
Thanks  |
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| Volhout Guru Joined: 05/03/2018 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 4213 |
5.07.01b5 End of that same thread... Volhout PicomiteVGA PETSCII ROBOTS |
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| zeitfest Guru Joined: 31/07/2019 Location: AustraliaPosts: 482 |
My impression is, there are no hardware suppliers active ? |
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| panky Guru Joined: 02/10/2012 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1101 |
More tidying up of the manual - Micromite eXtreme Manual_v0.23.pdf ... almost all of the Maximites, the MicromMites, the MM Extremes, the ArmMites, the PicoMite and loving it! |
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Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 6761 |
AFAIK there is no-one selling MMX PCBs at the moment. Is the chip even available at a sensible price now? Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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palcal Guru Joined: 12/10/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1873 |
@ zeitfest, if you are looking for MM.extreme I may have something lying around, I used to build up everything going to give me something to do. I know I built a couple, I will see if I can dig them up. "It is better to be ignorant and ask a stupid question than to be plain Stupid and not ask at all" |
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| zeitfest Guru Joined: 31/07/2019 Location: AustraliaPosts: 482 |
Many thanks ! (edited) although, I am not trying to get boards. The reason I asked was that I designed and built a small pcb pcb for the pic32MZ some time ago. It runs ok and I am pleased with it, it wasn't specifically designed as a MMX / eXtrem platform but looks like it runs it OK using alternate serial io pins. So I am wondering if it worth a final tweak to connect the standard io pins, which should make it ok for MMX. I might do it anyway as an exercise, but I doubt it will go anywhere. Most projects here seem to go the same route : someone has a good idea, invests time and resources, puts it on TBS, maybe Silicon Chip puts it "design ideas" section...it then gets steamrollered/superseded by similar aim projects by people with apparently infinite resources, and a month or so later there might be a kit project in SC, at a kit cost that quite deters people, or no supplier at all. That then bypasses and obliterates any real commercial or mindshare future of the original project...Net effect, backward. Edited 2024-05-06 12:24 by zeitfest |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 9084 |
There are a wide range of MMX PCB designs 144-pin, 100-pin, 64-pin posted on TBS but they all suffer from the fact that the uP chip would need hand soldering and this is perceived as too difficult by many If the MMX was to be seriously revived then a PCB design with a proper BOM and CPL that could then be manufactured by JLC would be a pre-requisite. Just posting gerbers doesn't solve the soldering issue. Then you have to ask why? The STM32H7 is twice as fast as the PIC32MZ for the same price. The STM32 IDE/Compiler is free (the PIC compilers are expensive) and the PIC IDE is much harder to use. I did bring the MMX source up to a reasonably compatible and modern version (5.07.01b5) but don't intend to invest more time in it. |
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| hhtg1968 Senior Member  Joined: 25/05/2023 Location: GermanyPosts: 123 |
from time to time i can read in this forum something about pic32 microcontrollers (i still love to work with my colour maximite 1) and i think the mips architecture is not so bad. now i see something in the internet: https://www.hackster.io/news/microchip-shares-some-wi-fi-wealth-with-20-new-iot-parts-including-the-pic32mz-w1-family-227bd0e81369 i do not know the quality of the article. |
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| hhtg1968 Senior Member Joined: 25/05/2023 Location: GermanyPosts: 123 |
wrong link?? hopefully right now... link |
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| JohnS Guru Joined: 18/11/2011 Location: United KingdomPosts: 3797 |
The PIC32MX was great (solid implementation etc). The PIC32MZ has great features but the software tools and pricing aren't among them, sadly. Give me PICO or STM32 instead. John |
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