| ??? 06/24/10 06:59 Modified: 06/24/10 07:19 Read: times |
#176876 - They say it because it's true! Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Justin Fontes said:
I just don't like how people say things like ARM doesn't have the problems that an 8051/2 does in its limited capacity. They say it because it's true! 8-bit processors in general have limitations like 64K address space, difficulty with multibyte operations etc; The 8051/2 in particular has features which can be limiting - like all the various distinct memory spaces, pitifully small stack, etc. The point of this thread is that these limitations make 8-bitters in general and the 8051/2 in particular unsuited to some tasks - and the question was to consider what kinds of things they are suited to. In other words, to consider where these limitations don't actually cause (significant) problems. So how about concentrating on the question in the title (which is a question that you yourself asked initially): Of course, as Per says, that's generally equivalent to, "What is an 8-bit processor good for?" - but this is an 8051/2-specific forum! If you can come up with some specific examples where the particular features of an 8051/2 give it the edge over other 8-bitters, that'd be a bonus! We do see quite a few posts on this forum where an 8051/2 is very clearly not well-suited - so let's consider the kinds of where it is well-suited. But simply giving fallacious arguments against other chips/architectures isn't terribly useful. |
