{"id":1575,"date":"2025-04-11T09:28:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T09:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webprojects.cloud\/wordpress\/splatco\/?post_type=spl_knowledgebase&#038;p=1575"},"modified":"2025-06-10T06:55:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T06:55:43","slug":"sl100-introduction","status":"publish","type":"spl_knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/webprojects.cloud\/wordpress\/splatco\/knowledgebase\/product-documentation\/product-documentation-controllers\/sl100-product-documentation\/sl100-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"SL100: Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This document covers the SL100 and its predecessors the SL88 and the SL99. All the information has been re-worded to match the SL100. The various models come about basically as a result the availability of more capable versions of the microcontroller chips we use. In most cases everything gets significantly better, though occasionally there may be a minor compromise on a feature. In the case of the SL100 it has less endurance in the Shadow Memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following table highlights the major differences between the products. 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