On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 11:50 AM, John Chung wrote: > Mike has hit the main points. It is easy to prototype and cheap as > there are many variants in the market. At some level Arduino/Atmel > does have very good C compiler support. It boils down to your needs. > > One off prototyping, Arduino excels. But to some customware like > Nikon IR controller, PIC wins hands down. PIC is easier to count the > cycles. > > I use ATMEL and PIC exchangeably. Still it does not end there. There are > times when different MCUs are used due to existing system integration. PI= C > is my choice for new products. Easy to get and the support is decent. > True. But I'd rather not spend $30 for an Arduino when I can get my choice of PIC for around $5 for a high end, or $2 for a low end, or Launchpad for $4.30. Without the Arduino support components and development platform, it'= s just an ATMega328, which is just as easy/hard to get started as a PIC. Besides, the PICKIT2 is incredibly awesome. All I need is the PICKIT2, a PIC, some wires and I'm ready to go. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .