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I'm really not asking a question, but instead making more a statement.
If you are only going to make ONE or few of something, and if you don't care about battery-operated (low-power) or extremely-small or extremely-cheap or you don't care about Audrino compatibility, then you should be looking at lower-priced ARM 32-bit processors!
For some applications, the PIC and AVR are excellent match, but since your time is worth far more than an IC chip, then maybe you should consider an ARM instead.
The STM32 Value Line Discovery board (STM32VLDISCOVERY) is cheaper than most AVR Audrino boards. The board has a STM32F100 chip, which has an ARM Cortex-M3 core, but doesn't have USB or Ethernet peripherals. This board is a great low-cost entry-level board, and you can't complain for such a cheap price!
News about Board:
ST | STMicroelectronics
Board info:
STMicroelectronics : Application & Tools
CPU info:
STM32 - STM32F100R6 microcontroller - documents and files download page
In USA, it is $11.85 from DigiKey and Mouser, search for STM32VLDISCOVERY:
DigiKey Corp. | Electronic Components Distributor | United States Home Page
Mouser Electronics - Distributor elektronischer Bauteile
**broken link removed**
By the way, this STM32F100 chip is the little brother of the STM32F103 (has USB) and STM32F107 (has USB and ethernet), and many features are identical across all the families.
If you are only going to make ONE or few of something, and if you don't care about battery-operated (low-power) or extremely-small or extremely-cheap or you don't care about Audrino compatibility, then you should be looking at lower-priced ARM 32-bit processors!
For some applications, the PIC and AVR are excellent match, but since your time is worth far more than an IC chip, then maybe you should consider an ARM instead.
The STM32 Value Line Discovery board (STM32VLDISCOVERY) is cheaper than most AVR Audrino boards. The board has a STM32F100 chip, which has an ARM Cortex-M3 core, but doesn't have USB or Ethernet peripherals. This board is a great low-cost entry-level board, and you can't complain for such a cheap price!
News about Board:
ST | STMicroelectronics
Board info:
STMicroelectronics : Application & Tools
CPU info:
STM32 - STM32F100R6 microcontroller - documents and files download page
In USA, it is $11.85 from DigiKey and Mouser, search for STM32VLDISCOVERY:
DigiKey Corp. | Electronic Components Distributor | United States Home Page
Mouser Electronics - Distributor elektronischer Bauteile
**broken link removed**
By the way, this STM32F100 chip is the little brother of the STM32F103 (has USB) and STM32F107 (has USB and ethernet), and many features are identical across all the families.
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