[sdiy] Need general advice for a uP

[Dan Gendreau]

> I'd rather code for the shittiest CPU on earth using ISP, than a great CPU
> with the extract-erase-program-insert-test-groan cycle.
>
> Colin f

Here Here!

My first MCU project was to customize the code in my Paia MIDI->CV8 kit and
I had to use the external EPROM method outlined above. I spent far too much
time at the groan stage for my liking. :) It almost put me off MCU projects
all together.

I recently noticed that the AVR8515 chip appears to be pin compatible with
the 8051 chip (The I/O ports, TxD,RxD and the Address/Data buses look
identical). I'm going to retrofit my MIDI->CV8 kit with the AVR and ditch
the 8051 alltogether pretty soon, Though I would have to hack an ISP jack
for it.

-DanG