which is better AVR or PIC microcontrollers

[wolfheart_2001]

hi,

i already use 8051 based microcontrollers, its time to me to either use PIC or AVR, what u suggest for me ??

which is simpler to use and learn??

 

[7rots51]

I used 8051 for several years and then switched to AVR ,I think AVR is a very good choice and better than PIC in instruction set,speed at same crystal frequency,better C support,many peripherals.

PIC have very old architecture and is better for people that have meny years experience with it.

For new users I suggest AVR then ARM7 for advanced projects.

 

[BrownBear]

Definitely AVR. I have experience with AVR, and familiar with PIC. AVR's instruction set, peripherals and memory map are very well organized. Quality shareware also
available.

 

[bobcat1]

Hi

Avr is better then PIC but it has les derivative.

MSP430 is better then both AVR and PIC together

All the best


Bobi

 

[manitooo]

ARM is better than MSP430... for big design
but AVR are my prefered for small design

 

[Navid T]

hello
there are a lot of AVR and PIC, by different hardware , what kind of AVR and what kind of PIC?

 

[irfansyah]

I vote for AVR.

Reasons:
- it's easier to get (at least at my place)
- development tools/software are easy to get (most of them are free: AVR Studio, AVR-GCC)
- easy to transfer HEX file (using ISP)
- comes with many different specs and pin counts with such reasonable price.

 

[wolfheart_2001]

thanx for your opinions,

with all this support to AVR uC's, i think it will be my choice.

 

[eedac]

Try ATmega8. but i doubt the ICCAVR (it is download for free at imagecraft) complier efficiency.

 

[wolfheart_2001]

what is the basic architecture for AVR uC's, you know like 8051 which is the base for all its family.

also, from where can i get tutorials and hardware architecture explanation

 

[BrownBear]

All necessary information is available at www.atmel.com. Also there are many usable AppNotes.

 

[glenjoy]

Check this link:

 

[SARCO]

Hi wolfheart_2001
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[arno_a_boy]

for great applications which need more memory and faster clock just avr but for simple applications which cost are very important just use pic . easier cheaper and good substitute for 8051.

 

[Bingo600]

for great applications which need more memory and faster clock just avr but for simple applications which cost are very important just use pic . easier cheaper and good substitute for 8051.

The AVR series is as cheap as the PIC series

The new ATmega48 is less than 1.5$

/Bingo

 

[_i386sx25_]

I designed numerous high-volume applications with both PIC and AVR microcontrollers. In my opinion AVR is a better choice.

AVR's are cheaper then PIC's , have a much more better architecture, peripherals and speed. It's not a user friendly tool but a free C compiler (winAVR- a GNU GCC port) is also available for AVR's.

The biggest drawback of AVR , development tools are a little bit buggy. Not as mature as PIC enviroment.