Nov 4, 2008 #1 nandhu015 Advanced Member level 5 Joined Feb 11, 2006 Messages 1,960 Helped 300 Reputation 600 Reaction score 222 Trophy points 1,353 Location India Activity points 9,924 What would you select a microcontroller other than AVR & PIC? What are the reasons for the selection? I have go for an new micro other than avr and pic, Please suggest me one Nandhu
What would you select a microcontroller other than AVR & PIC? What are the reasons for the selection? I have go for an new micro other than avr and pic, Please suggest me one Nandhu
Nov 4, 2008 #2 VVV Advanced Member level 5 Joined Nov 26, 2004 Messages 1,575 Helped 384 Reputation 768 Reaction score 88 Trophy points 1,328 Activity points 19,971 Have you considered the MSP430? It's a 16-bit micro, with some nice power-saving features.
Nov 4, 2008 #3 S svicent Full Member level 6 Joined Jul 11, 2001 Messages 322 Helped 33 Reputation 64 Reaction score 7 Trophy points 1,298 Activity points 2,293 I suggest you the ARM cortex M3, 32-bit performance at 8-bit cost. https://www.arm.com/pdfs/IntroToCortex-M3.pdf
I suggest you the ARM cortex M3, 32-bit performance at 8-bit cost. https://www.arm.com/pdfs/IntroToCortex-M3.pdf
Nov 4, 2008 #4 B btbass Advanced Member level 5 Joined Jul 20, 2001 Messages 1,896 Helped 438 Reputation 880 Reaction score 288 Trophy points 1,363 Location Oberon Activity points 12,887 Microchip is about to buy Atmel. Then 'avr' will become 'pic'. It is not just the chip, you have to consider cost of support tools and compilers. Freescale have a wide range of micros. Infineon is another good range. Also the French ST micros.
Microchip is about to buy Atmel. Then 'avr' will become 'pic'. It is not just the chip, you have to consider cost of support tools and compilers. Freescale have a wide range of micros. Infineon is another good range. Also the French ST micros.
Nov 5, 2008 #5 pranam77 Advanced Member level 5 Joined Apr 22, 2008 Messages 2,777 Helped 553 Reputation 1,104 Reaction score 369 Trophy points 1,363 Location INDIA Activity points 16,406 How about Renesas? I think its too becoming popular nowadays!