On Sat, Oct 02, 1999 at 10:43:25PM +1200, Graham Daniel wrote:
> Niklas Wennerstrand wrote:
>
> > I have stumble on a pdf file on the new Microchip CD-ROM under Download\lit\
truth.pdf
> > This is a comparison between the AVR and the PIC if any one is interested.
> > Regards
> > Niklas

Interesting that it's on the latest CD -- there was a recent
thread on this list about that document having been removed
from their website.

> Down side is that the Atmel free assembler is very rudimentary (ie not allowin
g nested
> macros or conditional directives)

Up side is that the IAR assembler is also free, and it
is much more functional. You can go to IAR's website --
http://www.iar.com -- and navigate down, or you can
try this frame reference:

  http://www.iar.com/products_EW/workzone/h1v3_workzone.asp?workzone=2

You need to download both the free assembler and the
Workbench demo, and install them separately. The demo
contains a help file for the workbench demo that contains,
AFAIK, the only available documentation for the assembler.

As I mentioned yesterday, you can also use the GNU tools
for the AVR. Relevant URLs are:

  http://medo.fov.uni-mb.si/mapp/
  http://members.xoom.com/volkeroth/index_e.htm
  http://members.xoom.com/Paulo_Soares

Recent versions of AVA can generate object files
that are compatible with Atmel's Windows-based
tools, and both GCC and AVA are available for
Windows. In addition, work is beginning to port
the standard GNU binutils (including the gas
assembler, although AVA will probably still
be supported) to the AVR.

--Bob

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