Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!dali.cs.montana.edu!ogicse!intelhf!ichips!inews!iwarp.intel.com!dalek!sjb From: sjb@dalek.iwarp.intel.com (Seth J. Bradley) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Minimum requirements for CPU Message-ID: <209@dalek.iwarp.intel.com> Date: 19 Jan 91 18:27:51 GMT References: <12610@hubcap.clemson.edu> Reply-To: sjb@dalek.iwarp.intel.com (Seth J. Bradley) Organization: Bradley Audio Engineering, Aloha, OR Lines: 20 >In <12610@hubcap.clemson.edu> tdaniel@hubcap.clemson.edu (tod daniels) writes: >>I've just started a project which will require some sort of control device >>which must be capable of collecting data and storing it, then manipulating >>it. >>I would like to use an 8085, and I'd like to know what are the bare essentials >>for running this chip?? I only need a small amount of RAM, some ROM, a way >>to read brief ASCII data, and a way to poll about four different on/off >>switches. Would I be better of to find a chip with on-chip ROM, RAM, and I/O?? Why not go with an 8748? It has plenty of I/O lines, a small amount of RAM, 1K of EPROM, a clock generator, and it has an instruction set similar to the 8085. Its also fairly inexpensive. Sorry about not having more detailed information, but its been several years since I've used the chip. -- Seth J. Bradley Address: sjb@dalek.iwarp.intel.com Or: dalek.UUCP!sjb