Introducing the DiosPro, Athena, Nemesis and the Perseus Chips
The DiosPro, Athena, Nemesis and the Perseus Chips are a powerful Flash-based microcontroller family using  the KRCompression I Flash Technology.  These are available in a 14, 18 and 28 pin DIP packages.   These are ideal for schools, hobbyists, and any job where rapid development and low cost is a requirement.
DiosPro 28

Special Introductory Price $10.50 each!!!

Specifications:
  • Normal Operation No Load: 13ma
  • Sleep Mode: 4ua
  • Voltage Operation Range: 3.5v-5.5v
  • High Current IO ports. Source/sink: 25ma per port
  • Temperature Range: -55 to +125 Centigrade
  • Clock Speed External: 10Mhz
  • Clock Speed Internal: 40Mhz
  • Program Memory: 64k
  • EEProm Internal: 1024 Bytes
  • String Variables: 256 Bytes
  • Local Variables INT/Float: 256 Bytes
  • Global Variables INT/Float: 256 Bytes
  • Other Ram:2432 Bytes
  • Timers: 4
  • Analog to Digital Ports: 9
  • IO Ports: 22
  • Command Speed: 130,000 per second, over 2,000,000 with KRAssmbler


Features:
  • 22 I/O ports
  • 9 Analog to Digital Lines
  • Program port may also be used for general I/O
  • 64k Program space (48K for user programs)
  • 1024 Bytes EEprom space available for user
  • Other Ram:2432 Bytes accessable with on board commands.
  • 2 Hardware pwm signal generators
  • Hardware interrupt driven (256 byte buffer) serial port with speeds up to 600k
  • Onboard SPI and I2c Hardware
  • Firmware upgradeable for support of new features as they come available.
  • Fast, The Dios microcontrollers are the fastest in the industry
  • 40 Mhz internal clock speed

The DiosPro features KRCompression I Flash Technology. This technology compresses code so that programs taking as much as 8K on other microcontrollers will use as little as 2K bytes on the DiosPro.

Note that this is a single DiosPro 28 chip. If you are not going to use it in one of our Dios Carrier boards you will need a 10Mhz Resonator, 10uf Capacitor, 10k Resistor and a RS232 Driver to program this chip.


The software is free and can be downloaded here

The Dios Manual manual can be downloaded here

The Dios Hookup Manual can be downloaded here

The Dios Commands Manual can be downloaded here

The Dios Code_Examples can be downloaded here

The Dios Lib_Info can be downloaded here

The Dios Tutorial can be downloaded here

DiosPro 28 is $14.00 each US  Special Introductory Price $10.50!!!
Athena

The Athena chip was designed with beginners in mind.

It features
  • Up to 15 IO Lines
  • 256 bytes of program space
  • 64 bytes of ram
  • 15,000 High level commands per second.
  • 4 - 5.5 volt power range
  • Ultra low power usage in sleep mode. <1ua
  • Onboard clock
  • Hardware PWM
  • I2c
  • SPI
  • LCD interface
  • Special commands for creating your own Coprocs
  • Interrupt driven serial UART with 80 byte buffer
  • True If/Then/Else statements
  • Special IR input and output commands for communicating with other chips
  • Migration path to Dios
  • Full X10 IO support
  • Can be programmed 1,000,000 Times
  • Carrier boards Available


The Athena features KRCompression II Flash Technology. This technology compresses code so that programs taking as much as 2K on other microcontrollers will use as little as 200 bytes on the Athena.

The software is free and can be downloaded here

The Athena manual can be downloaded here


Athena is $4.00 each US
Nemesis

The Nemesis is the Flag Ship of the Athena Class microcontrollers. It it 2X faster than the Athena and has 8 times the memory. It features All the commands of the Athena, Athena485, and Perseus. All your Athena and Perseus commands will load up and work on the Nemesis

The Nemesis is also firmware upgradeable so we will be adding new commands and enhancements in future releases of the software.

The Nemesis features KRCompression I Flash Technology. This technology compresses code so that programs taking as much as 8K on other microcontrollers will use as little as 2K bytes on the Nemesis.


The software is free and can be downloaded here

The Athena manual can be downloaded here


Nemesis is $6.00 each CAD
NemesisHS

           
The NemesisHS it the Flag Ship of the Athena Class microcontrollers. It it 5X faster than the Athena and 8 times the memory. It features All the commands of the Athena, Athena485, and Perseus. All your Athena and Perseus commands will load up and work on the NemesisHS

The NemesisHS also has a new feature called ChipMaker. ChipMaker allows you to create High Speed Chips that can be used by other chips.

Current chip makers:
Nemesis Servo Controller
Nemesis Serial LCD


Other chip maker chips will be added in the future.

The NemesisHS is also firmware upgradeable so we will be adding new commands and enhancements a in future releases of the software.

The NemesisHS features KRCompression I Flash Technology. This technology compresses code so that programs taking as much as 8K on other microcontrollers will use as little as 2K bytes on the Nemesis.


The software is free and can be downloaded here

The Athena manual can be downloaded here


NemesisHS is $6.50 each CAD
Perseus

           
The Perseus sports support for the RS485 Bus. It also supports 1Wire devices and has 8 Analog to Digital ports.

It features
  • Up to 11 IO Lines
  • 256 bytes of program space
  • 64 bytes of ram
  • 30,000 High level commands per second.
  • 4 - 5.5 volt power range
  • Ultra low power usage in sleep mode. <.2ua
  • Onboard clock
  • I2c
  • SPI
  • 1Wire
  • RS485 Support
  • Analog to Digital Ports
  • Special commands for creating your own Coprocs
  • Interrupt driven serial UART with 80 byte buffer
  • True If/Then/Else statements
  • Special IR input commands for communicating with other chips
  • Migration path to Dios
  • Full X10 IO support
  • Can be programmed 1,000,000 Times


The Perseus features KRCompression II Flash Technology. This technology compresses code so that programs taking as much as 2K on other microcontrollers will use as little as 200 bytes on the Athena.


The software is free and can be downloaded here

The Athena manual can be downloaded here

Perseus is $3.00 each CAD
AthenaHS

The AthenaHS is a high speed version of the Athena chip. It runs 5 times faster at the expense of 2 IO ports and more power consumption.

It features
  • Up to 13 IO Lines
  • 256 bytes of program space
  • 64 bytes of ram
  • 75,000 High level commands per second.
  • 4 - 5.5 volt power range
  • Onboard clock
  • Hardware PWM
  • I2c
  • SPI
  • LCD interface
  • Special commands for creating your own Coprocs
  • Interrupt driven serial UART with 80 byte buffer
  • True If/Then/Else statements
  • Special IR input and output commands for communicating with other chips
  • Migration path to Dios
  • Full X10 IO support
  • Can be programmed 1,000,000 Times
  • Carrier boards Available


!!! This chip requires a 20 Mhz resonator !!!

The Athena features KRCompression II Flash Technology. This technology compresses code so that programs taking as much as 2K on other microcontrollers will use as little as 200 bytes on the Athena.

The software is free and can be downloaded here

The Athena manual can be downloaded here

AthenaHS is $4.50 each US