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Spehro Pefhany | 7 Sep 13:54

Re: [PIC] PIC32 new development

At 10:34 PM 9/6/2008, you wrote:
>It seems Microchip has done quite a few good things for PIC32.
>
>1. Release of V1.03 unlimited code size C32 compiler, reduce
>the full version to US$895.
>http://forum.microchip.com/tm.aspx?m=353415
>http://forum.microchip.com/tm.aspx?m=364155
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>2. Planned development of Ethernet/CAN/USB PIC32
>3. Planned support of uCLinux and .Net Micro Edition
>http://forum.microchip.com/tm.aspx?m=361485
>
>Xiaofan

So what advantages do you see over one of the more mature ARM variants?

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Xiaofan Chen | 7 Sep 16:00

Re: [PIC] PIC32 new development

On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 7:54 PM, Spehro Pefhany <speff <at> interlog.com> wrote:
> So what advantages do you see over one of the more mature ARM variants?

1) From Microchip. So easier sampling and better support in many cases.
2) Cheaper C32 compilers with no USB key or node-lock (IAR/Keil for ARM)
3) Fast I/O toggling speed. Many ARM7/Cortex M3 MCU can not toggle I/O
pins at high speed compare to PIC32.
4) Cheaper USB programmer (PICkit 2). But no cheaper USB JTAG debugger yet.
ICD2 seems not so good for PIC32. Real-ICE is not that cheap.

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