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07/09/11 12:23
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 		 #182830 - great
Responding to: ???'s previous message
what is your experience of silabs
Great!

The one thing that makes SILabs shine is the on-chip debug. You get "ICE functionality" for (almost) free. The 'almost' is due to SILabs requiring a $40 (if I remember) 'dongle', but try to find any other "ICE functionality" for less that 20 times that. BTW do not buy a dongle, you get the dongle when you buy a devboard, making the devboard almost free.

What has been produced from my developments have used thousands of SILabs chips.

My one complaint about SILabs is that for the 'deviates' (f3xx-up) you need to be extremely carful the first (few) time(s). While they are true '51 as far as the core everything around the core is changed e.g. different UART, external clock input on XTAL2, ....


Erik

in other words, were I to take on a '51 development I'd use a SILabs chip

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TopicAuthorDate
sourcing Atmel product            01/01/70 00:00      
   89lp6440            01/01/70 00:00      
      atmel sourcing            01/01/70 00:00      
   Try another brand maybe...            01/01/70 00:00      
      silabs alternative            01/01/70 00:00      
         will need an isp            01/01/70 00:00      
         Almost Exclusively            01/01/70 00:00      
         great            01/01/70 00:00      
            try to find any other "ICE functionality" for less that 20x            01/01/70 00:00      
               as far as I recall            01/01/70 00:00      
                  It's called a USB debug apdapter            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Don't buy from there,,,            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Ripping off the Kiwis?            01/01/70 00:00      
               dongle vs devboard            01/01/70 00:00      
                  And the TB version as well            01/01/70 00:00      
                  do not forget ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                     [OT] $15 is pretty cheap for a devboard - or is it...?            01/01/70 00:00      
                        silabs alternative            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Curiosity            01/01/70 00:00      
                              atmel device            01/01/70 00:00      
                           C8051F120            01/01/70 00:00      
                              SFRPAGE Register            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 SFR Page Register            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    SFR Pages            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       what I do ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       Cross Bar            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          crossbar comments            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             Full multiplexers normally not needed            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                Coldfire Processor Like That            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   Simple concept - but still so powerful            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                Two is too few            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   Importance Of Preselection            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      Caveat Emptor            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                         so have I            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                            Valid mapping solutions should be made before selection            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                               feature creep            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                                  Common problem that customer haven't the skill to purchase            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                                     specification            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                                        Not easy with all customers            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                                           design review            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                                              wrong cables            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                                                 Almost impossible to cover everything            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                                                 I've had pretty good luck with keys.            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                                        the best laid plans ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                                        It took me years to learn            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                                           too many clients simply want it to "work" ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                                  the classic answer to that is "Bring Money"            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      high temperature            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      Doesn't the SiLabs' tool handle that problem?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                         I found it 'adequate' for the f12x chips            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                         SiLabs Config tool            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                            just come to think of one little gotcha            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                            There is another problem too....            01/01/70 00:00      
                        OR            01/01/70 00:00      
                           You mean the "ToolStick" ?            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Andy, as always            01/01/70 00:00      

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