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02/16/12 09:48
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 		 #186015 - Re: Power Miser
Responding to: ???'s previous message
I have been looking at the Silicon Labs C8051F985 and C8051F983 "ultra low power" chips (w/ 2k and 4k Flash, respectively), either of which should suit my application well. And so I have also been looking at the manufacturer's development kit (C8051F996DK) for these chips.
Can I use ALL of the port pins on the Target/Prototyping PCB included with this kit, or are there components or direct connections on the PCB that interfere with using all port pins freely? (As seems to be the case with the ToolStick Daughter cards?).

I was also looking at the ToolStick Base Adapter/Programming Adapter which works with these chips. Seems like it would be nice to be able to program the chips this way... but if I were going to be programming the MCU and then placing it directly into a prototype, then it seems that it would be better to design the prototype board so that I can program the MCU in-circuit. And if I can program in-circuit, then I could also do all debugging (stepping, break points, etc) of the MCU while it is in the prototype... Just like with the evaluation boards, correct?
So I can just buy the USB Debug adapter and use it with my board? Is it pretty straight-forward to do so?

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TopicAuthorDate
Which modern small 8051 should I use?            01/01/70 00:00      
   addition            01/01/70 00:00      
      contradicting yourself.            01/01/70 00:00      
      Get on with SiLabs            01/01/70 00:00      
         Thanks for all of your input!            01/01/70 00:00      
            power miser            01/01/70 00:00      
               Re: Power Miser            01/01/70 00:00      
            Still Need the SiLabs Adapter            01/01/70 00:00      
      Why?            01/01/70 00:00      
   RE: 8-bit 8051            01/01/70 00:00      
      SiLabs is sometimes a bit slow ...            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: "slow"?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Well ... It might have been coincidental ...            01/01/70 00:00      
   AT89S2051/4051 or ATLP2052/4052            01/01/70 00:00      
      and lose all the goodies            01/01/70 00:00      
         Onewire debug?            01/01/70 00:00      
            tradeoffs            01/01/70 00:00      
               Is a hobbyist not extremely likely to gain            01/01/70 00:00      
                  JTAG            01/01/70 00:00      
                     cost to debug            01/01/70 00:00      
                        cost of AVR debugging "dongle"            01/01/70 00:00      
                  You have to ask yourself ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Beginners have even more reason for debug cells, i.e. ICE            01/01/70 00:00      
                     WHAT, exactly, is a hobbyist likely to gain from built-in de            01/01/70 00:00      
                        I still think it 6 one way and half-a-dozen the other            01/01/70 00:00      
                           why go old fashioned            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Where you sit determines what you see.            01/01/70 00:00      
                     exactly this            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Those are all things the monitor allows            01/01/70 00:00      
                           please explain how the monitor allows ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Monitors really not good choice for new designs/developers            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Describing Richards preferences            01/01/70 00:00      
                              It doesn't help with 'C' code at all            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 maybe not using that word            01/01/70 00:00      
                     "Small" 8051            01/01/70 00:00      
                        RE: "Small" 8051            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Productivity/quality really important for hobbyists too            01/01/70 00:00      
                        the calculation            01/01/70 00:00      
                           True cost comes in maintainance            01/01/70 00:00      
                              I totally agree, however            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Ratio?            01/01/70 00:00      
                              all numbers are arbitrary            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 but it's good to be ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Not needed            01/01/70 00:00      
                              A couple of things ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 RE: A couple of things ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 neither does a SILabs toolstick            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Starting out, the old-reliable antiques are very easy            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       Wrong conceptual level for majority of needs            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       only somewhat true            01/01/70 00:00      
                        First, Define Icc and Code Size Targets            01/01/70 00:00      
                           It's more complicated than that            01/01/70 00:00      
                           that is not enough            01/01/70 00:00      
                              that is not enough            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 which was what I posted            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    ROFL            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Not a simple formula!            01/01/70 00:00      
                  power            01/01/70 00:00      
                     OCD != Emulation            01/01/70 00:00      
               the particular hobbyist in question            01/01/70 00:00      
                  It does allow him to maintain separation from the hardware            01/01/70 00:00      

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