Mike,

I'm not sure about a migration guide (especially not from Microchip), but=
 I=20
had been looking into the AVR as well some months ago, and found a number=
 of=20
good tutorials on the subject, mostly from AVR's site.

I agree that reading datasheets is not the most effective way to learn, b=
ut=20
perhaps not the least effective way.  The best way I thought to go about =
it=20
was to just pick up a programmer board (IIRC, the STK500 seemed like the =
way=20
to go) and experiment ... start with some sample circuits/code, then modi=
fy,=20
then write my own, and use the datasheets as tutorials/references, etc.

However, when evaluating all of this, I got into looking at the PSoC, whi=
ch=20
seemed like another notch up, and I thought I'd go that route.  But i nev=
er=20
did find any simple/low-cost programmers for it, and it sort of dropped o=
ff=20
due to lack of time.

Cheers,
-Neil.



On Wednesday 03 March 2004 01:02 pm, Mike Hord scribbled:
> I've been watching the PIC vs. AVR debate for awhile
> and I doubt it'll ever come to a satisfactory end.  For
> myself, I want to learn to use the AVR (for the Circuit
> Cellar contest as well as to expand my mind), and I
> think datasheet trolling is the LEAST effective way to
> go about that.  Does anyone know of a "PIC to AVR
> migration guide", or "AVR to PIC"?  I haven't found
> anything (yet) on Microchip's or Atmel's website,
> which is natural considering the corporate attitude of
> never, ever mentioning a competing product.
>
> I'm finding some interesting bits about the AVR here
> and there, and I think I'll definitely include it in my bag
> of tricks in the future, but so far the PIC has a definite
> edge in terms of simplicity, which is HUGE in my book.
>
> Mike H.
>
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