Re: gEDA-user: gTag Status

["Adam 'WeirdArms' Wiggins" <awiggins@cse.unsw.edu.au>]

On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Stephen Williams wrote:

> 
> awiggins@cse.unsw.edu.au said:
> > One small question, what is the advantage of the Cypress USB/Micro
> > chip vs one of the Atmel range
> 
> Built in USB interface that has sufficient smarts to operate
> autonomously in order to bootstrap download the program for the
> micro. This saves the need for significant external memory, and
> completely eliminates the need for a prom programmer.

	The AVR us this
> 
> The Cypress part has UARTS, but I don't see the value given the
> USB port. (Which by the way can also be used as a power source.)
	
	The AVR has a UART 960Kbaud, and IrDA interface.... I've still yet
to look at the Cypress parts but it looks like the AVR is at least on
par. What compiler/assembly you using for the Cypress chips? What ISA are
they?

	Cheers Adam