26 Jun
2012
26 Jun
'12
8:38 p.m.
On 06/26/2012 06:15 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
There are. :) I'm an ARM guy these days. But if that's not what you
end up using, I'll probably still buy a stack of them! You can't beat
the tool quality on ARM and AVR. All free, all source code available!
PIC32 looks really nice, but until there are real tools available for
serious platforms, I won't touch them.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
I might think
a PIC32 would be a bit more efficient (depending on the
ARM used); don't most MIPS architectures have a bit more horespower
than most ARM architectures? Mileage may vary, of course.
For me, it's the peripherals. "framed" SPI essentially gives you bit
stream capabilities with 32-bit DMA. The DMA channels also have a
CRC generator, if needed. Most inputs are 5V tolerant. 128KB of RAM
on-chip.
I'm not saying that there isn't an ARM out there with the same
capabilities, but I haven't seen one myself.