> Peter L. Peres wrote: > > > I think that in 5 years one will be able to purchase an 'embedded' > > chip at the $5 level per unit that will have considerable field > > programmable analog capabilities built in alongside a cpu core. > > Why wait five years? Or spend $5? > > http://www.cypressmicro.com It's a good suggestion, however, I got some samples of that line, was dinged for duty/brokerage and then couldn't find a programmer for a good price for a hobbyist (i.e. build it yourself) at the time. So, the parts are sitting in a drawer, still in the original rails. Shame, they would have come in handy. Now I simply don't have the time to "try out" a new line of processors, so I guess I'll stick with PICs. TTYL -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.