To a
certain degree, I think electronics can be discussed in a physics group.
However, the tie between microcontrollers and discrete components are much
stronger than physics and electronics.
?
Another point, a microcontroller is designed
specifically to interface with general electronics. I would say the discussion
of Pentium processor are much far off the topic cause these are not considered
or meant to be used in embedded systems. A microcontrollers firmware can not be
altered so much that you can run Windows on it, unless you of course alter the
whole circuit.
?
So
simply, yes, I still think microcontroller discussion belong to this group. Of
course, if its more into specific software coding techniques of PICs (or
whatever) then a pic list would be better. But general programming questions,
microcontroller interface etc, belongs to this group as much as capacitors and
charge :)
?
Mounir
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Yes,
microcontrollers are electronic devices, but the discussion of them has
generated so much traffic that they have their own group.
Should we
discuss electronics on the Physics
group?
-Mike
>From: Mounir Shita
>Reply-To:
Electronics_101@...
>To: "'Electronics_101@...'"
>Subject: RE: [Electronics_101]
Re: PIC resources
>Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 17:26:16 -0500
>
>I
would disagree with everyone who thinks PIC discussions doesn't belong
to
>this group either. I think we're beyond the times where you could
do
>everything with discrete components. These days microcontrollers
belong as
>much to Basic Electronics as a transistor and a
diode.
>
>Mounir
>
>-----Original
Message-----
>From: d nixon [mailto:dnixon9@...]
>Sent:
Thursday, November 01, 2001 2:23 PM
>To:
Electronics_101@...
>Subject: Re: [Electronics_101] Re: PIC
resources
>
>
>You'd get a better answer on the PIC
group.
>
>
>
> >From: "Teodoro M. Villamarzo"
> >Reply-To:
Electronics_101@...
> >To:
Electronics_101@...
> >Subject: Re: [Electronics_101] Re:
PIC resources
> >Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2001 12:28:19 +0800
>
>
> >Sorry for this newbie question, but I'm really
interested:
> >
> >Can some tell me what a PIC is, and what
it does, and what the
>differences
> >between the PIC17 and
18?
> >
> >Thanks...
> >
> >Ted
>
>
> >
> >At 08:48 PM 10/30/01 -0500, you wrote:
>
>
> >>>Must agree, 18 is way better than 17. Hopefully soon
they'll get all
> >>>their parts out in flash versions. Have
you thought about using the
> >>>dsPIC, when it comes out, to
something ? I'm very excited about that
> >>>part. Price wise,
its very close to the PIC18-family. However, its 16
> >>>bit
and much faster.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>>From what I have read about the dsPIC it sounds impressive. However
at
> >>present time I think I will have little use for it at
work.? But I might
> >>play around with it at home some when
it come out, just for fun.
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