If it works, it's not cheating. Do what works for you.
It can be argued that it isn't the most elegant solution, or that it isn't the most efficient use of resources. Still, if it works, and you can do it without hiring a bunch of help that you would otherwise need, then it's the most efficient solution for you.
I have gone back and forth on the issue. A computer can do a lot that would take a pile of discretes and ICs, but you have a whole lot of overhead to carry around. I could program a 486 machine to control my Jeep's electronic fuel injection system, but who wants to boot up a computer just to take a spin? Also, if you're out there in traffic, the term "blue screen of death" takes on a whole new meaning.
So it all comes down to the design specifications and the resources available.
Ray Drouillard
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Hi guys,
This is one of "those" questions and I do not mean to start a battle or flame war or any of that such nonesense.
However, the more I tinker with micros, the more I am discovering I can do a lot with them, whereas trying to do some things with discretes would be impossible (based on what little I know). Somehow I am getting the feeling that using them is cheating - of which I don't mind as long as I can achieve the end-goal - a working gizmo!
So, I guess my question would be to those that know both (Micros and discretes) and do you consider using micros as cheating in some way.
Again, please don't interpret this as the start of the "great debate" between which is "right and wrong". I am a software guy first, so I naturally would follow the path of a software solution as I already know how.
Anyway, thoughts? Comments?
Chris
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