AVR32 with Floating Point Unit *is* available

Mentioned this in a different thread but gave no info on tools.

You have to use the IAR compiler right now, but
an AVR32 gcc with floating point support should be available
early December 2010

The production revision rev D has Ethernet, but that is
not present on the current development kit which has rev C silicon.
A kit with Ethernet, should be available early next year.


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Ulf Samuelsson
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On 10/11/2010 2:14 PM, Ulf Samuelsson wrote:
> Mentioned this in a different thread but gave no info on tools.
>
> You have to use the IAR compiler right now, but
> an AVR32 gcc with floating point support should be available
> early December 2010
>
> The production revision rev D has Ethernet, but that is
> not present on the current development kit which has rev C silicon.
> A kit with Ethernet, should be available early next year.
>
>

Thanks, Ulf; this is good to know.

Nicholas

Ulf Samuelsson a �crit :
> Mentioned this in a different thread but gave no info on tools.
> 
> You have to use the IAR compiler right now, but
> an AVR32 gcc with floating point support should be available
> early December 2010
Glad to know, at last you decide to associate an FPU companion to AVR32 
engine. Are here your apologies about giving up AP7000 line ?
> 
> The production revision rev D has Ethernet, but that is
> not present on the current development kit which has rev C silicon.
> A kit with Ethernet, should be available early next year.
> 
> 

Habib

I also wish that AP7000 would not have been pushed into a "Mature" 
product status.  Although this is unfortunate, most of these marketing 
decisions are probably not made by Atmel's engineers.  IMHO, many 
decisions to drop chips are most likely done by Atmel management and 
investors based on projected market demand, and this is regardless of 
whether a product is good or bad, or better suited for some applications 
than others.

I don't think that AP700x is dead yet (at least I hope not). I've head 
from rumors over at the AVRFreaks website that there's probably 
something planned in the near future.  The real culprit is fluctuating 
global markets, which are affecting us all, particularly in the 
electronics industry.

2010-11-11 18:26, Habib Bouaziz-Viallet skrev:
> Ulf Samuelsson a �crit :
>> Mentioned this in a different thread but gave no info on tools.
>>
>> You have to use the IAR compiler right now, but
>> an AVR32 gcc with floating point support should be available
>> early December 2010
> Glad to know, at last you decide to associate an FPU companion to AVR32
> engine. Are here your apologies about giving up AP7000 line ?

Never apology for decision's I didn't make.

I know that the focus on UC3/XMEGA chips instead of AP7 has payed off 
handsomely in the mobile phone market for Atmel, resulting
in share prices going through the roof at the moment.

The UC3C was put very high on the priority list at that time,
which shuffled the AP7 down below some critical level.

Hope you can enjoy it.


>>
>> The production revision rev D has Ethernet, but that is
>> not present on the current development kit which has rev C silicon.
>> A kit with Ethernet, should be available early next year.
>>
>>
>
> Habib

Best Regards
Ulf Samuelsson