> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of David Kelly > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 4:01 PM > To: King, Mike > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [avr-chat] Why 8051? > > AVR is single-sourced from Atmel. 8051 clones come from many different > sources (including Atmel), in many different configurations.
The typical counter-argument to that is that even though 8051 clones come from different sources, they are usually not pin compatible, and peripherals can vary widely between manufacturers. > Radiation hardening. If you need it, its not optional. I would think that other micros are (or can be) rad-hard. _______________________________________________ AVR-chat mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/avr-chat
