> > A point no one has brought up yet: > > > > I can't stand the AVR datasheets. I find them almost unreadable. > > Really? Strange. After just having read the ATmega162 datasheet I >actually >found it a very easy read. No real surprises. Granted I AM used to PIC >datasheets, the ATMEL datasheet struck me as kinda PICish. Perhaps it's >another line of datasheets you find hard to read? TTYL No, in fact I find the PIC sheets much easier to get along with. My theory is that this is largely due to Microchip's habit of two column formatting, while Atmel's text goes across most of the page, a la term papers. I also greatly prefer the matrix method Microchip uses to present the salient bit names, POR values, etc., when summarizing the registers at the end of a section. Makes it stand right out. Also, I like the bit-by-bit summary format of the registers. I don't know; it could be something as insignificant as the font that's really turning me off. Or the fact that Microchip's datasheets were the first I ever read (really; I'm young) and so I'm very accustomed to them. I do appreciate Atmel's habit of posting a abbreviated datasheet, even though I always end up downloading the full one anyway. Mike H. _________________________________________________________________ From must-see cities to the best beaches, plan a getaway with the Spring Travel Guide! http://special.msn.com/local/springtravel.armx -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads