gnupic: Re: [gnupic] pic -> avr?
Subject:
Re: [gnupic] pic -> avr?
From:
David McNab ####@####.####
Date:
28 Aug 2005 07:22:37 +0100
Message-Id: <43115829.5080500@rebirthing.co.nz>
Chen Xiao Fan wrote:
> If you want to use AVR for production, please do not switch.
> Atmel is one of the worst company to work with if your
> annual quantity is not in millions.
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Thanks a million, Xiaofan, for you candid comments.
The above, alone, has put me off switching to AVR.
One experience I do /not/ need is to have a product gearing up for sales
in the thousands, only to suffer mcu supply problems, or be told at
unpredictable times that I have to re-tool and re-code.
PICs aren't the most brilliant chips, but the 18F has atoned for many of
the sins of the 16F and samples are abundant. Also, I've got a gutsy
home-grown toolchain for it now.
Thanks again. Seems I'll be staying with 18F devices for a while yet.
Cheers
David
>
> Regards,
> Xiaofan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David McNab" ####@####.####
> Newsgroups: gmane.comp.hardware.microcontrollers.gnupic
> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 9:34 AM
> Subject: pic -> avr?
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>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>I'm interested in hearing from people who use (or have used) both PIC
>>and AVR devices.
>>
>>Particularly, 18Fxxx PICs versus ATMega32, since they have some
>>similarities such as 32k program memory and 40-pin DIP availability.
>>
>>I've only been using PIC, and have got pretty comfortable with a range
>>of PIC devices - programming them, using them in hardware, and writing
>>software for them etc.
>>
>>However, some people have been urging me to switch to AVR devices
>>instead, arguing that the AVR architecture and instruction set are way
>>superior.
>>
>>Is AVR really worth the switch, given that I'll need to:
>>- build a new programmer board
>>- build test project boards
>>- get used to new toolchains and instruction set?
>>
>>What are the practical pros and cons of AVR versus PIC?
>>
>>--
>>Cheers
>>David
>
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