32bit PICs announced

Ulf Samuelsson wrote:
> 
> I heard from a compiler vendor that they were expecting Microchip
> to take their architecture to the limit by releasing a 29 bit processor,
> I guess this was canned at the last moment ;-)

Well, they do have the (ds)PIC33, so should we take a PIC32 as a 3%
step-back, or perhaps a natural binary rounding of the PIC33 ;)

-jg

Joseph H Allen wrote:
> It just needs external DRAM support, like the MX31 ARM stuff from Freescale.
> 
> It's a 32-bit CPU, so I should be able to run Linux!  Maybe in the future.
> 
> What would be really nice is a multi-chip module so that it still looks like
> a microcontroller, but it has 128 MB of RAM (one 1 Gb die's worth).
> 

It's not 128 MB (only 16 MB Ram, 4 MB Flash), but look at:

http://www.axis.com/products/dev_etrax_100lx_mcm/index.htm

(Never tried it myself, but it's a nice idea.)

Ulf Samuelsson <ulf@a-t-m-e-l.com> wrote:
> 
> Should give the MIPS architecture a new life.
> 

If you're watching pay-TV there's a fair chance you're doing so on a box
using a MIPS CPU - several of the manufacturers of SoCs for settop boxes
use MIPS (in 32, 64 and multi-threaded 32-bit varieties!) 

pete
-- 
pete@fenelon.com "irk the purists - if you've never then you ought."

On 5 Nov, 16:59, "FreeRTOS.org" <noem...@address.com> wrote:
> http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeI...
>
> ....and yes - there is a FreeRTOS.org port and demo application available
> :o)
>
> http://www.freertos.org/port_PIC32_MIPS_MK4.html
>


I've just ordered one of the $50 kits for it, although it costs twice
that here in the UK with handling charge, delivery, and tax. I should
get it on Friday.

Leon

"Leon" <leon355@btinternet.com> wrote in message 
news:1194360387.974764.131950@o80g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> On 5 Nov, 16:59, "FreeRTOS.org" <noem...@address.com> wrote:
>> http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeI...
>>
>> ....and yes - there is a FreeRTOS.org port and demo application available
>> :o)
>>
>> http://www.freertos.org/port_PIC32_MIPS_MK4.html
>>
>
>
> I've just ordered one of the $50 kits for it, although it costs twice
> that here in the UK with handling charge, delivery, and tax. I should
> get it on Friday.
>
> Leon


There is a FreeRTOS.org demo targeted specifically at the $50 kit too, it 
will be available very shortly.

-- 
Regards,
Richard.

+ http://www.FreeRTOS.org
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+ http://www.SafeRTOS.com
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If it's targeted to the $50 kit, please clarify how did you tested/developed 
it (which
dev. platform did you use), my related secondary question is can I use the 
kit with
MS Vista (vs. "XP only" as I read on the Microchip's web page)?

-- 
      =^.^=
StoneThrower

"FreeRTOS.org" <noemail@address.com> wrote in message 
news:GG%Xi.43200$c_1.13890@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> "Leon" <leon355@btinternet.com> wrote in message 
> news:1194360387.974764.131950@o80g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>> On 5 Nov, 16:59, "FreeRTOS.org" <noem...@address.com> wrote:
>>> http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeI...
>>>
>>> ....and yes - there is a FreeRTOS.org port and demo application 
>>> available
>>> :o)
>>>
>>> http://www.freertos.org/port_PIC32_MIPS_MK4.html
>>>
>>
>>
>> I've just ordered one of the $50 kits for it, although it costs twice
>> that here in the UK with handling charge, delivery, and tax. I should
>> get it on Friday.
>>
>> Leon
>
>
> There is a FreeRTOS.org demo targeted specifically at the $50 kit too, it 
> will be available very shortly.
>
> -- 
> Regards,
> Richard.
>
> + http://www.FreeRTOS.org
> 14 official architecture ports, 1000 downloads per week.
>
> + http://www.SafeRTOS.com
> Certified by T&#4294967295;V as meeting the requirements for safety related systems.
> 

"StoneThrower" <digi_64-public[REMOVE]@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
news:fgqh1k$5r5$1@ss408.t-com.hr...
> If it's targeted to the $50 kit, please clarify how did you 
> tested/developed it (which
> dev. platform did you use), my related secondary question is can I use the 
> kit with
> MS Vista (vs. "XP only" as I read on the Microchip's web page)?

I am using XP.  I have only just switched to XP from Win2K so have no clue 
about Vista I'm afraid, but as you say the docs say Vista support is 
'planned'.

-- 
Regards,
Richard.

+ http://www.FreeRTOS.org
14 official architecture ports, 1000 downloads per week.

+ http://www.SafeRTOS.com
Certified by T&#4294967295;V as meeting the requirements for safety related systems. 

On Nov 5, 4:59 pm, "FreeRTOS.org" <noem...@address.com> wrote:
> http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeI...

Little endian - yuck :)

Announced, and already living in the past:

"Note: The PIC32 Starter Kit software runs on Windows XP and Windows 2000 
only. Support for Microsoft Windows Vista is planned."

mc wrote:
> Announced, and already living in the past:
> 
> "Note: The PIC32 Starter Kit software runs on Windows XP and Windows 2000 
> only. Support for Microsoft Windows Vista is planned."

They are not alone there.

What actually STOPS it working under Vista,. or is it just not-tested ?

- Surely Microsoft designs their OS's to be SW compatible ?

-jg