Don't forget Motorola's range of 8-bit MCU.
They are the top selling 8-bit MCU in the world.

Regards,
Peter Tiang

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Pont" <Michael.Pont@TESCO.NET>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 1:56 PM
Subject: [OT]: Choice of microcontroller, microprocessor and DSP chips


> Dear PICList members,
>
> This is some way off topic...
>
> I'm on something of a mission.  I've spent the last three years seeking to
> demonstrate that software architectures using a single, timer-based,
> interrupt are both (1) very predictable and - hence - reliable, and (2)
easy
> to use, even for those new to embedded systems.  This form of
> 'time-triggered' architecture has been the focus of my university research
> and teaching.
>
> I've done my previous work using the 8051 family, and am now aiming to
build
> a range of demonstration systems using some other popular microcontroller,
> microprocessor and DSP families.
>
> This is the list of platforms I intend to cover in the next phase of this
> work:
>
> 8051
> PIC
>
> Infineon C166/167
> ARM
>
> TMS320xxx
>
> 80x86
>
>
> Have I missed anything out?  Should I drop any of these suggestions?
>
> If any members of PICList are willing to venture an opinion, I'd be
> interested to hear it.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Michael.
>
> +================================================================+
>
>   Michael J. Pont
>   http://www.le.ac.uk/engineering/mjp9/.
>
> +================================================================+
>
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