Which programmer do you recommend for the HC8/12? Similar capacity like the ICD2? John --- Luis Moreira wrote: > Hi Guys > I have been using CodeWarrior for a long time now > and it works really > well. I now use almost exclusively Freescale MCU HC8 > and HC12, tools are > cheap look at Softec and the site you should look at > is > www.freegeeks.net. > Best regards > Luis > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu > [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf > Of kravnus wolf > Sent: 15 January 2006 13:40 > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > Subject: Re: [PIC] Come to the Dark Side (tm) - Free > Code > WarriorforfreeScaleprocessors (16 kB C) > > FreeScale "Official" development tools are > expensive! > I don't see one for students....... Are they > serious in competing with Microchip? > > > John > > --- Xiaofan Chen wrote: > > > On 1/15/06, Russell McMahon > > 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 > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist