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Tim Wescott
- Jan 1, 1970
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After you've selected your second or third new microprocessor and madeJohn said:PIC is king, I'm sure. But I'd like to hear from those who are using all
brands. Whichever you use, what do you like about it? What don't you like
about others? Suggestions re. learning?
I've programmed 68000 assembly and some higher-level languages (FORTRAN; some
BASIC; COBOL if forced to admit it), so no stranger to programming, per se.
it work you'll realize that time spent learning the quirks of a new
processor is less than time spent working around the deficiencies of an
old one.
For each new application I look at what the application demands, which
usually boils down to processor speed, peripherals, the available pin
drive power, and the capabilities of the on-board EEPROM and flash.
Then if one of the micros that I'm already familiar with works I use it
-- otherwise I select a new one.
I will mention that for most microprocessors the verb is "use", but for
PIC it's "suck it up and use" -- Microchip does a sterling job with
peripherals, pin drive and features, but gawd I hate their architecture.
--
Tim Wescott
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