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From: dombrows@lds.loral.com (Brian Dombrowski, 5424)
Subject: Cheap 68HC11 boards
Message-ID: <1994Jul25.173545.3598@lds.loral.com>
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Organization: Loral Data Systems
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 17:35:45 GMT
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This is just for the common good of microcontroller hobbyist...

Last week I received a 68HC11 single board computer ( about 4x5 inches )
from Beall & Glenn Enterprises.  The board comes with a 68hc11E1, 
32K byte external EEPROM,  RS232 driver, and SIP headers for running
the address and data lines to your custom proto board.

It comes with BUFFALO in the 32K EEPROM.  The neat thing is the ease of
setting the board up for debug and downloading to the 32K EEPROM.
There are small pushbuttons on the board.  By depressing certain
buttons you can invoke BUFFALO or start a download routine to program
the EEPROM.  The default on reset is to run the user's application
from EEPROM.

You also get two diskettes with tons of cross development software
that runs on an IBM PC.  This includes programs to download programs
to the target board.

The only complaint I have is the documentation.  It is minimal and there
is no schematic.  Also, you have to live with the E1's 512 byte RAM unless
you want to add your own external RAM.  I suggest that if you want to buy
this board that you have some previous hands-on experience with 68HC11s
and basic hardware.  You need to build your own serial cable ( big deal!)

Oh yeah and the price for the assembled and tested board is $45 which 
includes shipping.  It is called the 68HC11 Quick Setup board.  If your
interested get in touch with...

	Beall and Glenn Enterprises
	Route 1 box 243
	Lacey's Spring, AL  35754
	1-800-874-4797


Bd

