[Coco] RS232 to WiFi/Ethernet

[Allen Huffman]

> According to the ESP8266 Datasheet, the RAM available to the programs is around 50kB..   The next Question is does the ESP8266 support Flow Control?

It can, if the firmware does it.

We’ve been running very fast baud rates with no problems, though.

>> I haven’t gotten my development board yet. Does it do master and
>> slave?
> 
> On the Bluetooth portion???
> 
> According to the ESP32 Datasheet, the Bluetooth is Class 1-3, and the Stack meets Bluetooth v4.2 BR / EDR and BLE specification.

Ah, I wonder if BT4 can even be used for legacy stuff? I know there are BT4 “beacon” modules that do not work as serial ports.

>> At some point, we’ll just stick an Arduino or similar thing on there,
>> with header connectors. Then we can add on sound chips, WiFi,
>> Bluetooth, etc. to this “smart” cartridge and not have to worry about
>> anything.
> 
> Maybe that's what happens..  and one of the Add-Ons is the CoCoSDC…

The CoCoSDC is pretty significant due to its adoption rate.

		— A