See: http://mcu.st.com/mcu/inchtml.php?fdir=pages&fnam=stm32 (and: http://www.freertos.org/portstm32iar.html :o) The Cortex-M3 marketing has trumpeted greater interoperability between vendors as one of the M3 selling points, so it is interesting to note that the FreeRTOS.org demos for Luminary Micro and STMicroelectronics Cortex-M3 parts use exactly the same port code, while the port to each ARM7 vendor is slightly different. This is a real bonus for users, but perhaps gives the vendors a headache? It will be interesting to see how each vendor attempts to generate their product differentiation: price, performance, power consumption, peripherals, etc. -- Regards, Richard. + http://www.FreeRTOS.org A free real time kernel for 8, 16 and 32bit systems. + http://www.SafeRTOS.com An IEC 61508 certified real time kernel for safety related systems.
ST announce their Cortex-M3 micros
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FreeRTOS.org wrote:> See: http://mcu.st.com/mcu/inchtml.php?fdir=pages&fnam=stm32 > > (and: http://www.freertos.org/portstm32iar.html :o) > > The Cortex-M3 marketing has trumpeted greater interoperability between > vendors as one of the M3 selling points, so it is interesting to note that > the FreeRTOS.org demos for Luminary Micro and STMicroelectronics Cortex-M3 > parts use exactly the same port code, while the port to each ARM7 vendor is > slightly different. This is a real bonus for users, but perhaps gives the > vendors a headache? It will be interesting to see how each vendor attempts > to generate their product differentiation: price, performance, power > consumption, peripherals, etc.Nice parts, differentiation will be mainly in the peripherals/power; we see the core as less important. These move ahead of Luminary, in that they have 12b ADC, and offer CAN+USB in a 48 pin package, which is one combintion we have been looking for. [Core is pretty much 'don't care'] Power looks to be lower than Luminary as well. AVR32 is another candidate, but presently that does not show CAN+USB, nor 12b ADCs Not clear on the shortforms if the 18MHz SPI is on ALL models ? -jg
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On Jun 11, 3:32 am, Jim Granville <no.s...@designtools.maps.co.nz> wrote:> FreeRTOS.org wrote: > > See: http://mcu.st.com/mcu/inchtml.php?fdir=pages&fnam=stm32 > > > (and:http://www.freertos.org/portstm32iar.html :o) > > > The Cortex-M3 marketing has trumpeted greater interoperability between > > vendors as one of the M3 selling points, so it is interesting to note that > > the FreeRTOS.org demos for Luminary Micro and STMicroelectronics Cortex-M3 > > parts use exactly the same port code, while the port to each ARM7 vendor is > > slightly different. This is a real bonus for users, but perhaps gives the > > vendors a headache? It will be interesting to see how each vendor attempts > > to generate their product differentiation: price, performance, power > > consumption, peripherals, etc. > > Nice parts, differentiation will be mainly in the peripherals/power; > we see the core as less important. > > These move ahead of Luminary, in that they have 12b ADC,And with separate analog power pins as well, which is a major shortcoming of the Luminary. I complaint about this a few months ago, in this group or S.E.D.> and offer > CAN+USB in a 48 pin package, which is one combintion we have > been looking for. [Core is pretty much 'don't care'] > Power looks to be lower than Luminary as well. > AVR32 is another candidate, but presently that does not show CAN+USB, > nor 12b ADCs > > Not clear on the shortforms if the 18MHz SPI is on ALL models ? > > -jg
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On Jun 11, 3:01 am, "FreeRTOS.org" <noem...@address.com> wrote:> See: http://mcu.st.com/mcu/inchtml.php?fdir=pages&fnam=stm32 > > (and:http://www.freertos.org/portstm32iar.html :o) > > The Cortex-M3 marketing has trumpeted greater interoperability between > vendors as one of the M3 selling points, so it is interesting to note that > the FreeRTOS.org demos for Luminary Micro and STMicroelectronics Cortex-M3 > parts use exactly the same port code, while the port to each ARM7 vendor is > slightly different. This is a real bonus for users, but perhaps gives the > vendors a headache? It will be interesting to see how each vendor attempts > to generate their product differentiation: price, performance, power > consumption, peripherals, etc. > > -- > Regards, > Richard. > > +http://www.FreeRTOS.org > A free real time kernel for 8, 16 and 32bit systems. > > +http://www.SafeRTOS.com > An IEC 61508 certified real time kernel for safety related systems.Very nice, seems to be the first ARM I've seen that runs from 2 to 3.6V power supply, core power of 2.3mA @8Mhz@3.3Volts running from SRAM is sweet. Bad no samples yet Is this the time of the year for new processor introductions? Seems to be
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On Jun 11, 5:47 pm, steve <bungalow_st...@yahoo.com> wrote:> On Jun 11, 3:01 am, "FreeRTOS.org" <noem...@address.com> wrote: > > > > > See: http://mcu.st.com/mcu/inchtml.php?fdir=pages&fnam=stm32 > > > (and:http://www.freertos.org/portstm32iar.html:o) > > > The Cortex-M3 marketing has trumpeted greater interoperability between > > vendors as one of the M3 selling points, so it is interesting to note that > > the FreeRTOS.org demos for Luminary Micro and STMicroelectronics Cortex-M3 > > parts use exactly the same port code, while the port to each ARM7 vendor is > > slightly different. This is a real bonus for users, but perhaps gives the > > vendors a headache? It will be interesting to see how each vendor attempts > > to generate their product differentiation: price, performance, power > > consumption, peripherals, etc. > > > -- > > Regards, > > Richard. > > > +http://www.FreeRTOS.org > > A free real time kernel for 8, 16 and 32bit systems. > > > +http://www.SafeRTOS.com > > An IEC 61508 certified real time kernel for safety related systems. > > Very nice, seems to be the first ARM I've seen that runs from 2 to > 3.6V power supply, core power of 2.3mA @8...@3.3Volts running from > SRAM is sweet. Bad no samples yet > > Is this the time of the year for new processor introductions? Seems to > beI remember ST and TI pre-announced the M3 several months ago. Still waiting for the other (Texas) shoe to drop.
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linnix wrote:> On Jun 11, 3:32 am, Jim Granville <no.s...@designtools.maps.co.nz> > wrote: > >>FreeRTOS.org wrote: >> >>>See: http://mcu.st.com/mcu/inchtml.php?fdir=pages&fnam=stm32 >> >>>(and:http://www.freertos.org/portstm32iar.html :o) >> >>>The Cortex-M3 marketing has trumpeted greater interoperability between >>>vendors as one of the M3 selling points, so it is interesting to note that >>>the FreeRTOS.org demos for Luminary Micro and STMicroelectronics Cortex-M3 >>>parts use exactly the same port code, while the port to each ARM7 vendor is >>>slightly different. This is a real bonus for users, but perhaps gives the >>>vendors a headache? It will be interesting to see how each vendor attempts >>>to generate their product differentiation: price, performance, power >>>consumption, peripherals, etc. >> >>Nice parts, differentiation will be mainly in the peripherals/power; >>we see the core as less important. >> >>These move ahead of Luminary, in that they have 12b ADC, > > > And with separate analog power pins as well, which is a major > shortcoming of the Luminary. I complaint about this a few months ago, > in this group or S.E.D. > > >>and offer >>CAN+USB in a 48 pin package, which is one combintion we have >>been looking for. [Core is pretty much 'don't care']Oops, Hard to believe, but it seems you cannot have CAN and USB working at the same time !?! Data sheet has only this tag on ONE pin: PA11/USART1_CTS/CANRX/USBDM/TIM1_CH4 Maybe there is a BUS driver for USB, they thought to use on CAN, but we'd happily add an external CAN (better ESD anyway), but they seem to have overlooked this ? I'm hoping it is a data sheet oversight, and that no one would be DUMB enough to design a chip, that claims "Up to 9 Communication Interfaces � Up to 2 x I2C interfaces (SMBus/PMBus) � Up to 3 USARTs asynchronous serial interfaces (4.5 MBit/s) providing: � Smart Card ISO7816 interface, LIN master slave capability, IrDA capability, Modem control � Up to 2 SPI synchronous serial interfaces (18 Mbit/s) � CAN interface (2.0B Active) � USB 2.0 full speed interface " and then NOT allow CAN and USB operation at the same time ?! -jg
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> http://mcu.st.com/mcu/inchtml.php?fdir=pages&fnam=stm32 > ST is now the first leading MCU supplier to introduce a product family based on this core.I guess they don't consider Luminary to be a leading MCU supplier. but it's a low blow regardless. The thing I like the most about Luminary is their free code library. And unlike ST, they actually fix bugs in their library in a timely manner. ST has a reputation for dumping the code out quickly and then abandoning it. Eric