Originally posted by citfta
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I was advised by a programmer who wrote the muller motor controller program for a well known youtuber. He said that the arduino wasn't fast enough for this motor. The mega2560, which I have, only runs at 16Mhz. Somewhere in an unknown location lurks my netduino which runs at 48Mhz. I asked him if that was fast enough and no reply. So my concern is how fast is fast enough for the micro controller. Don't want to buy yet another controller to find out it can't handle it.
I briefly looked at the PICAXE controllers and found they run at either 32Mhz or 64Mhz. Is 64Mhz fast enough? Do I need multitasking? The reason I question the multitasking is because I want the controller to also furnish the timing signal for the HV discharge circuit too.
The aforementioned programmer recommended "something like the Maple or the Fez Panda boards or something else". That narrows it down. lol In looking at those boards they are 72Mhz boards.
I appreciate your suggestion but I need someone to tell me with authority what controller would be best suited for this job. Don't want to buy another without this confidence. I'm looking to pass the buck. lol Rather than do a whole bunch of research myself. I know that sounds lazy and it is to some degree. I prefer to think of it as smart and resourceful if I can in fact find such an authority. Ideally the authority would volunteer a bit of programming too. What r the odds? Like you I can muddle my way through it but there's the learning curve again. Collaboration is where it's at.
Is one of the 64Mhz PICAXE controllers the correct choice? Fast enough?
Someone please let me know.
Thanks for your advice.
Jim
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