Re: arm7 core with fast monolithic 12-bit ADC

On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:20:12 -0800 (PST), -jg
<Jim.Granville@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I'm seeing towards $4.  But then I won't really know until an order is
placed.  Can you say anything about the tool chains you've experienced
for this device?  Cost, support reponsiveness, etc.  Alternative
development tools you looked at but didn't actually wind up trying
out?

Not on this family yet, but I did like the look of the Peripheral mix,
so it is on our radar for future use...
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Very fast ADC, and high resolution timers.

Yeah. I'm impressed.

TI are pushing some low-cost stuff
Experimenter Kit w/ControlCARD I see in stock at Newark for ~$82,
Piccolo controlSTICK is a USB stick, for $40.50

so that would be an easy way to quickly try the latest tools ?.

I suppose so. I'm a little disappointed looking at Eclipse
development tool costs for active development (not trial stuff.)
That's kind of off my radar range, if I decide to go that way. Which
means I need to dig a little deeper about tools. But yes, the device
appears attractive to me and I definitely appreciate the pointer. I
think I'd heard the name dropped here once or twice, but never took
notice before. But my head is turned now. So I'll put a little
effort into looking further.

Jon
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