[dsp] 1802's

[Anthony Monteiro]

Hi Guys,

1802's are still available from Intersil. Price is a bit
steep. Here is the link:

  http://www.intersil.com/cda/deviceinfo/0,1477,CDP1802A,00.html#device

WB2LCC and I designed a repeater controller using an 1802 in the
late 1970's for the Drexel University 2m repeater. It was a very
interesting device for its time - the only CMOS cpu.
They were widely used on commercial satellites even into the 1990's.

If you check eBay, you might find a complete system to play with for
less than the cost of the cpu. Look for an "RCA VIP Video Game" system.

73,
Tony AA2TX

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At 04:14 AM 2/12/2005 +0000, Robert McGwier wrote:


>...
> > lightweight RTOS.  IPS is the RTOS flown on all Phase 3 satellite
> > missions using a Cosmac 1802.  Lyle Johnson and Chuck Green have brought
>
>That's some serious old-school hardware.  =]  Always wanted to play with one
>of those.  Didn't they use them on the Voyagers?  Do they still make them in
>silicon-on-sapphire?