At 01.13 2011.10.24, you wrote: >On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 4:49 PM, Electron wrote: > >> Something that requires good raw computing power. The dsPIC could suffic= e >> but it would draw too much current. I'm evaluating tricky ways to reduce >> current consumption on the dsPIC xor move on / convert to the PIC32. >> Although >> I have had PIC32 chips and a starter kit for years, I haven't took a loo= k >> to >> it yet. Both options are quite time consuming and I need to see if the >> PIC32 >> route would take too many efforts. The chips are cheap and powerful, the= y >> draw very little current, learning them may be a winner for other future >> projects in any case, so it was about a time I had an indepth look at th= em. >> >> >What's the purpose? Is it for a cost sensitive mass produced product? Or >just a few? Product (sold in the thousands, hopefully, but unlikely more than that). >How about a small CPLD? These things run at speeds well over 200MHz and yo= u >could do your calculation in one clock cycle. They draw a lot of power >compared to the PIC32 but you could power them down when you don't need >them. CPLD's would only be able to do (and well) a part of the project. I also need a proper CPU and program. I have much experience with FPGA's but zero with CPLD's.. as I understand it while the former are dominated by interconnect, the latter are by logic. Gotta play with a CPLD someday.. I just don't have the time right now. Cheers, Mario --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .