From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1PI0gk-00027E-2B for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:09:46 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 375C7E07C3 for ; Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:09:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com (hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com [71.74.56.124]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CBC8DE0770 for ; Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:40:04 +0000 (UTC) X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=kXGwZUU/u1JTMRv8Axk4W0omja+vfTT+sGlOkodD8F8= c=1 sm=0 a=CLqDStZdwWYA:10 a=ovJNjmFvrnYA:10 a=ycB087cP/TvZCXFoqgOVhQ==:17 a=ZgP6Dp47j5QfyeW4qQkA:9 a=881lEz6EJEXRwW9Z9JcA:7 a=Wx8Ua7P855mjx2q139YCt4pcgagA:4 a=LvyrXoE5kNUA:10 a=S7o0ESoCwmw2PEdZ:21 a=4UOwwCcgmyGTRaVk:21 a=ycB087cP/TvZCXFoqgOVhQ==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 71.40.157.251 Received: from [71.40.157.251] ([71.40.157.251:43058] helo=[192.168.2.37]) by hrndva-oedge02.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.46 r()) with ESMTP id C7/5F-14897-44641EC4; Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:40:04 +0000 Message-ID: <4CE14778.8070209@tampabay.rr.com> Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:45:12 -0500 From: wireless User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.1.15) Gecko/20101030 Gentoo/2.0.10 SeaMonkey/2.0.10 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-embedded@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-embedded@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-embedded@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-embedded] OT: HiTech-C question References: <20101114211024.350fb808@osage.osagesoftware.com> <4CE117EC.5050704@tampabay.rr.com> <4CE126AE.2@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4CE126AE.2@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=chrome://messenger/locale/messenger.properties Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: b47a8809-7c03-428b-a81f-5edebca4bbcc X-Archives-Hash: 0661b29802d62d1975c921a8ef5d58ce Previously you wrote: > Isn't the arrival of really cheap ARM-s, like M0, puts PIC and AVR and the like > in legacy category you won't ever look again? Assuming you can match the > hardware side: UARTs, counters, voltage, etc. the power consumption of today > ARM-s made on modern process is really good and programming experience is so > much better - not to deal with PIC brain-damaging architecture is so relieving. Wow, this is fantastic! Really? OK, maybe you spec for me an Arm chip? I need at least 16 channels of 12 bit analog IO at least 12 channels of DIO, temperature sensor support voltage sensors (2) counters (4) timers (2) pwm USART (2) + (1) SPI packaging (flexible) OK, we're talking nano watts of power consumption (in sleep mode)! Oh and under $10 per unit on qty 100 or more! Entire board build out should be less that $50 (qty 100) with lots of isolation and separated power supplies to surge protect inputs. Secret, get as much integrated into the micro to keep board costs (other components) down. Ignore cost of PCB, although a good embedded designer can include it, for under $50. Sure, spec me a 32 bit ARM, bro...... I'll buy 2 and you can burn me a eGentoo CD? curious, James