On 29/06/07, Xiaofan Chen <xiaofanc@gmail.com> wrote:
> dsPICs do have the features you need (DIP and 5V I/O) except C++.
>
> AVRs have good GCC support and has DIP and 5V I/O. There are some
> limited C++ support as well.
>
> MSP430s have good GCC support (I think C++ is not really supported).
>
> By the way, IAR seems to support embedded C++ for
> dsPIC/AVR/MSP430/ARM but it is not free. There are limitted kickstart
> edition though.
>
> There are single 5V supply ARMs available from companies like ST
> (STR7 ARM7) but no DIP.
>
> Personally I think 3V operation is not a problem. DIP package can be a
> problem but there are prototype boards available just as you mentioned.
>
> In a world, dsPIC/AVR/MSP430/ARM are some of the options.

If I interpret that fairly correctly, that means no chips below $5-10?
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