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08/29/06 04:07
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 		 #123262 - Hey Charles!
Responding to: ???'s previous message

Charles, I'm not too sure of all that was mentioned in your email is entirely correct! Was the 16F84 available in 1990? Can you clock their counters at 50MHz? Probably not - If my memory serves me correct one has a prescaler ic before the cpu. Oui?

As for cost of PICs - they're price competitive but I wouldn't say they're heaps cheaper than the competition except if you get preferential pricing from Microchip (another marketing stroke of genius).

PIC peripherals - clunky is one word I'd use to describe them.

How would you describe the interrupt system on a PIC? Especially in comparison to a 8051? (poor contest actually - the 8051 has one of the more flexible interrupt systems!)

Oh yes! Quantity != Quality!



List of 72 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
PIC?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Awful instruction set and CPU architecture            01/01/70 00:00      
      yes true kalpak            01/01/70 00:00      
         True            01/01/70 00:00      
            I know this guy who whips out 3 PIC projects a wee            01/01/70 00:00      
            Hi-tech            01/01/70 00:00      
         Thanks            01/01/70 00:00      
            a case study...            01/01/70 00:00      
               words            01/01/70 00:00      
                  oh sorry...            01/01/70 00:00      
   Datasheets are terrible...            01/01/70 00:00      
   I hear you brother!            01/01/70 00:00      
      to PIC or not to PIC            01/01/70 00:00      
      8051-like "instruction set" for PICs            01/01/70 00:00      
   Why PICs? Let me count the ways            01/01/70 00:00      
      Hey Charles!            01/01/70 00:00      
         :)            01/01/70 00:00      
            Ahh the luxury!            01/01/70 00:00      
               True            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Stretching it            01/01/70 00:00      
               Memories            01/01/70 00:00      
      Really?            01/01/70 00:00      
         a true story            01/01/70 00:00      
         No, not really            01/01/70 00:00      
      Hmm            01/01/70 00:00      
         Steve, Why are you attacking me?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Your msg Charles            01/01/70 00:00      
            a joke            01/01/70 00:00      
               Exactly            01/01/70 00:00      
            Yes ?            01/01/70 00:00      
               It was an attack. Not a joke.            01/01/70 00:00      
                  how can a copy be misquote?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Equally talented            01/01/70 00:00      
            Have you heard of copyright            01/01/70 00:00      
               Your employees can\'t have hobbies?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  You've never heard of ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Really?            01/01/70 00:00      
                        nope            01/01/70 00:00      
                           copyright etc.            01/01/70 00:00      
                              10 2) 3) 4) enough?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Ahhh            01/01/70 00:00      
                  nope            01/01/70 00:00      
            I can\'t blame him.            01/01/70 00:00      
               PICs are low consumption            01/01/70 00:00      
                  ...So are LPC            01/01/70 00:00      
                     how much exactly?            01/01/70 00:00      
                         Not at the moment            01/01/70 00:00      
                        did you check the \"user giude\"?            01/01/70 00:00      
                           that's even more confusing            01/01/70 00:00      
                              this is 'to be found out'            01/01/70 00:00      
                        The real world            01/01/70 00:00      
                           current consumption            01/01/70 00:00      
      PICs outsell the 8051??            01/01/70 00:00      
         Both outsold by 68HC05            01/01/70 00:00      
      a comment and a correction            01/01/70 00:00      
      All these wonders, yet the 805x still outsells it!            01/01/70 00:00      
      Market share            01/01/70 00:00      
      Lots of 8051s now            01/01/70 00:00      
   PICky, PICky, PICky...            01/01/70 00:00      
   Continuing...            01/01/70 00:00      
      35 instruction            01/01/70 00:00      
         Very accurate            01/01/70 00:00      
      ARGH!            01/01/70 00:00      
   sorry, could not help it            01/01/70 00:00      
   How do you confuse an embedded developer?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Nice one            01/01/70 00:00      
   PIC Assembly is tough.            01/01/70 00:00      
   site            01/01/70 00:00      
      start here            01/01/70 00:00      
         and for PIC 'c' programming...            01/01/70 00:00      
            Free C compiler            01/01/70 00:00      
               agreed but....            01/01/70 00:00      

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