Monitor for iSBC 8024

From: ajp166 <ajp166_at_bellatlantic.net>
Date: Fri Nov 3 17:59:42 2000

From: Richard Erlacher <richard_at_idcomm.com>


>The Z80 core is about three times the size of the 650x core and really
can't
>do anything the 650x core can't do quite a bit faster. If you clock the
two


That may be true, I don't care. It's a "but, who cares" thing. If a
manufacturer used z80 in a product and wanted an improved product
do you think they will drop z80 or find a way to to package it tighter.

>Gate arrays are not relevant to the typical microcontroller application.
>The gate arrays are handy when an MCU is not fast enough, but for short
>runs, where the MCU's shine, the FPGA's and CPLD's are much slower to
>develop.


You only have worked with low volume stuff then. In the high volume
world it's common for vendors to suff parts into ASICs as a cost
reduction
or product design protection.

>The single-chip examples I think about when I'm considering what to use
are
>frequently the Scenix SX family. They're as fast as a core in an FPGA,
and,


Who cares. I didnt' exclusivly say speed was the issue. You did.

Allison
Received on Fri Nov 03 2000 - 17:59:42 GMT