You could build a springboard module which is attached to the car (on the
dash or something) so that the Visor clipped to it.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger Chaplin [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 30 August 2000 15:55
> To: Palm Developer Forum
> Subject: Re: Palm as engine management computer
>
> Josh Criswold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Last night I was wondering about the feasibility of
> > using a PDA as the "brains" for a vehicle engine
> > management system. I don't know much about the
> > hardware of the various Palm OS PDAs, but I do know
> > C(2+) and Java and that there are compilers (though
> > limited) for both of these languages on the Palm OS.
> > The question I can't answer is will a compiled C
> > program be fast enough with PDA hardware? Also, is
> > the I/O fast enough?
>
> As Rik mentioned, I/O is practically non-existent on Palm devices. Why
> not design your own hardware on a Springboard module and use a Visor,
> or on a CF module and use a TRGpro? I've not surveyed the market;
> perhaps there are general purpose I/O modules already available in
> these form factors.
>
> Also, I'm pretty sure there are much better hardware choices for this
> type of application. Find a copy of Embedded Systems Programming
> magazine and look at the ads in the back. You'll find some inexpensive
> and I/O-rich single board controllers for sale. Heck, with a 68332 chip
> and some I/O driver/buffer ICs you would probably have all the hardware
> you need.
>
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