A new series of multitasking microcontrollers is now available from Elba Corp. The ZX-24a is a ready-to-use, 24-pin, Stamp-format device that is pin-compatible with the venerable Basic Stamp and the BasicX-24 devices. The ZX-40a and ZX-44a models—which are 40-pin DIP and 44-pin TQFP format devices, respectively—are targeted to high-volume products and applications that require additional I/O lines.

The three newest members of the ZX microcontroller family are based on the Atmel ATmega644 MCU. The primary benefit offered by the new ZX models is an additional 2 KB of user RAM for a total of 3.5 KB available for your programs. The new ZX models are pin compatible and source code compatible with their previously released counterparts (ZX-24, ZX-40, and ZX-44).

The ZBasic programming language is a superset of NetMedia’s BasicX language that provides many advanced capabilities to help you write correct code more quickly. Programs for the ZX-24 may be edited and compiled using a state-of-the-art IDE. The IDE can also be used to perform field updates of the ZX-24’s internal firmware, making it simple to upgrade to new firmware releases as they become available.

The ZX-24a costs $59.95. The ZX-40a costs $39.95, and the ZX-44a costs $39.95. Volume pricing is also available.

Elba Corp.
www.zbasic.net