Which is better.. PIC or AVR ?
Whenever this subject comes up on discussion groups, there is invariably a heated debate. This sort of quasi-religious debate has always gone on, I'm old enough to remember people arguing about whether the 6502 was better than the Z80, and I'm sure it went on long before that.
What many people fail to realise, however that in almost all fields of enginering, there is simply no such thing as "Best". The correct phrase is "Most appropriate for your application". Similarly there is no such thing as "good practice" or "bad practice". It all depends on the requirements of a particular product, manufacturing process, development method etc.. Something that would be appropriate to do on a $1000 instrument would often be completely the wrong thing in a $5 mass-market toy.
Here are a few comparisons based on actual issues I've dealt with on real projects. These are mostly based on using assembler on the AT90S and current ATTiny and ATMega parts, and PIC12/PIC16 parts. Hopefully this info will help you decide what may be best for you.
Crack AVR Crack PIC Fast PCB
Whenever this subject comes up on discussion groups, there is invariably a heated debate. This sort of quasi-religious debate has always gone on, I'm old enough to remember people arguing about whether the 6502 was better than the Z80, and I'm sure it went on long before that.
What many people fail to realise, however that in almost all fields of enginering, there is simply no such thing as "Best". The correct phrase is "Most appropriate for your application". Similarly there is no such thing as "good practice" or "bad practice". It all depends on the requirements of a particular product, manufacturing process, development method etc.. Something that would be appropriate to do on a $1000 instrument would often be completely the wrong thing in a $5 mass-market toy.
Here are a few comparisons based on actual issues I've dealt with on real projects. These are mostly based on using assembler on the AT90S and current ATTiny and ATMega parts, and PIC12/PIC16 parts. Hopefully this info will help you decide what may be best for you.
Crack AVR Crack PIC Fast PCB
