FreeScale "Official" development tools are expensive!
I don't see one for students....... Are they
serious in competing with Microchip?


John

--- Xiaofan Chen <xiaofanc@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 1/15/06, Russell McMahon
> <apptech@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
> > I have a friend who is reasonably knowledgeable on
> industry directions
> > and every time I send him any Microchip 'ra ra'
> material, while he is
> > heavily committed in other areas, he recites the
> same basic mantra -
> > ie 'ARM is it, the whole world is going to ARM,
> the future is an ARM
> > future, those who are not already on the ARM
> bandwagon are in danger
> > of missing the future, ...' .
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > (I've BCC'd this to him).
> 
> I think he might be correct and PIC24/dsPIC may not
> be able to
> compete well with low end ARM in the 16bit/32bit
> market.
> 
> Maybe Higher-end 8-bit market will lose to low end
> ARM as well.
> It will take time though.
> 
> Still in the 8-bit market, PIC and MCS51 clones will
> rule. How long
> will it take to get a 6-pin or 8-pin ARM MCU? ;-)
> 
> Regards,
> Xiaofan
> 
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