Your first impressions about the new PIC32 cores

octal · Post by **octal** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:10 am

Hi,
I just wanted to know your opinion and first impressions about PIC32 cores !

Do you think it's better to stick with Microchip for 32 bit cores or to switch to ARM cores ?

Regards
octal

yo2lio · Post by **yo2lio** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:37 am

A better question :

Do you think it's better to stick with Microchip cores or to switch to ARM cores ?

http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcpl ... prefix=pic

Be sure, this list, in time, will be bigger and bigger ...

octal · Post by **octal** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:41 pm

Yes floran I agree that there were so many silicon errata for PIC series,
but PIC32 core is NOT a Microchip core. It has nothing to do with old microchip architecture. It only reuse Pic24 16 bits peripherals, the core is a MIPS core. So we can not rely on the existance or on the longness of the Erata list to dismiss Microchip PIC32.
And from another point of view, if other manufacturer do not explicitely publish so detailed errata datasheets, that does not mean that their silicon is clean (Atmel is an example).

regards
octal

gramo · Post by **gramo** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:08 pm

Keep in mind that microchip did not just drop support for old product lines and discontinue lines like amtel did/does...

Just take a look at the range of products mc offer in comparison, and how old some of the "still produced and supported" product lines are, eg 16F84.

I'd rather a silicon revision and an Errata compared to a complete chip change and sudden production stop

TimB · Post by **TimB** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:42 pm

With the 32 bit Microchip devices. There not new, there based on the MIPS M4K Core so no teething problems you would hope

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 6:32 pm

I think the MIPS M4K Core is an excellent idea, but I wasn't very impressed with the C32 C compiler or the PIC32 Starter Kit . And the cost for the full version PIC32 C compiler is crazy when compared to the free tool-chains the competition offers for 32-bit variants.

The core leaves it open for a lot of 3rd party tools to come about, but they have to be interested first, and IMHO that may take a while.

I have a brand new PIC32 starter kit for $10.00 < retail if anyone might be interested.

TimB · Post by **TimB** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 6:58 pm

I'll take it if its still up for grabs.

Tell me how to pay for it?

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:07 pm

Hi Tim,

It's still available. $39.00 U.S. + postage to your location. Paypal works fine for me, but if you prefer something else just let me know.

You can contact me by email at tech at rentron.com to arrange shipping. I'll ship it by whatever means you prefer at cost.

octal · Post by **octal** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:47 pm

Bruce wrote:Hi Tim,

It's still available. $39.00 U.S.

Hi Tim,
you must note that this is NOT FULL Dev system. This is only the adapter board for development. This board needs to be plugged on Explorer16 board from Mircrochip to be usable for developments on PIC32.

Regards
octal

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 1:55 am

No. This is not the PIM module for the Explorer 16 board. It's the PIC32
Starter Kit just like shown here http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcpl ... odeId=2603 for $49.99.

octal · Post by **octal** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 6:50 am

Yup I see now Bruce. I thanked it was the PIM module.
sorry for my confusion.

Regards
octal

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