[Coco] WiFi modem.

[Mark D. Overholser]

On 18-Jan-18 21:43, Steve Pedersen wrote:

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> There are newer editions of the ESB boards I believe they're called
> the w32 these cards not only do WiFi but Bluetooth and it breaks out
> i2c SPI and a bunch of other things, right now our beloved Coco does
> not have any means to talk to these cards at anything higher than
> 9600 BPS.
> 


The update Board to "Not Replace but Supplement" the ESP8266 is the ESP32..

It has the WiFi, plus dedicated Hardware to handle SHA/RSA/AES/RNG 
Encryption, plus Bluetooth 4.2 and Ethernet, ( needing the addition of 
the PNY and Transformer/Jack ) and CAN Bus ( needing the addition of the 
CAN Transceiver )


<http://espressif.com/sites/default/files/documentation/esp32_datasheet_en.pdf>


I currently have some of these ESP32s and some WAVESHARE LAN8720 Boards 
with the Microchip PNY and Transformer/RJ45 Jacks, and I am looking into 
a Wired/Wireless Networking Option for the CoCos and other 8-bit Micros..

Hopefully I will have a working Demo by CoCoFEST 2018.



MarkO