[sdiy] Most common ICs

[Pete Hartman]

On Sat, Sep 19, 2015 at 4:43 AM, Gordonjcp <gordonjcp at gjcp.net> wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 10:40:37PM +0100, Tom Wiltshire wrote:
> > I'd probably have to agree. TL07x op-amps would be my most used IC. Not
> very glamorous, but they're the glue that holds a million audio circuits
> together.
> >
> > Aside from that, PIC uPs for digital, and SSM2164/V2164 for analog.
>
> I've never liked PICs.  They're slow, expensive and very hard to develop
> for, thanks to the sheer lack of support - and last time I looked you had
> to pay extra for surface-mount!
>
> I used AVR for a bit but I'm moving over to STM32 - ridiculously cheap and
> ridiculously fast.


This must be a personal taste thing, as I have no problems at all
programming with PICs.  The documentation is very good, and there are lots
of examples to get over the most difficult part which is how to set the
various switches (in AVR world the equivalent is the "fuses").  I've
actually had more frustration figuring out how to set fuses, to be honest.
I haven't played with the STM32s, I'll certainly have to give that a try.
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