Re: Beginner Q: Starting out in embedded systems dev

From: CBarn24050 (cbarn24050_at_aol.com)
Date: 05/26/04

  • Next message: Peter Jakacki: "Re: OT: Bottom Post for 20th century" 
    Date: 25 May 2004 22:47:20 GMT

    >But going back to the first point.. you cant go wrong with an 8051...
    >actually you can. lots. but it is a good place to start which is why
    >there are over 50 manufacturers producing 600 different versions that
    >will all run the same core binary.

    Just what is this love affair with the 8051 all about? Apart of course your
    commercial interest. This processor is 30 years old, it has a primitive
    instruction set not suited to running pointer intensive languages like C. It
    has an architecture which is just as usuited to C as well. The chips themselves
    are not fast, not cheap nor allways available, apart from the basic 40pin
    version. I can't think of a single good reason for using them these days, if
    you can then maybe you can enlighten me.

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