Time for new uP

[Fraser, Colin J]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Old Crow [mailto:oldcrow at oldcrows.net]
> Sent: 21 September 2000 18:45
> To: Tim Ressel
> Cc: synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
> Subject: RE: Time for new uP
> 
>   The 8-pin PIC is one of the Great Discoveries in embedded 
> applications
> as far as I'm concerned.  

The '508 is the only PIC I find useful.
When you go to a large device, I find the AVRs usually more suitable.

If only Atmel would do an 8 pin AVR with hardware UART and flash ROM.
That would rock...
Midi to cv could be done with an 8 pin opto-isolator, 8 pin AVR and and 8
pin 12-bit serial DAC.

The 12c508 must be one of the best selling microcontrollers by now. There
must be hundreds of thousands (if not millions) in chipped Playstations
alone.
Must have been some hardcore geek that wrote that bit of code ;-)

Colin f