On Monday 16 May 2005 05:44 pm, Electron wrote:
> >First, a 40MHz PIC only runs at 10MIPS, which isn't too fast.. So, maybe
> > use an external data buffer between the two devices might help?? Or using
> > a custom FPGA in place of a PIC?? It all depends on how you're
> > interfacing with this 44.5MHz device..
>
> No, the problem is economy: there are millions elegant
> solutions to a problem, but when you want the best bang
> for the buck, there's at most one solution..
>
> IMHO engineering is not about nice but expensive chips
> (e.g. Maxim): it is getting the best from the least.

Hehe... I agree, but engineering is also about getting something to work, 
within spec... but something always seems to crop up out of no where... then, 
the cost to fix the problem, may end up more than the alternative solution... 
but you know your application/client best... 

cheers...

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Shawn Tan
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