This is a fully programmable digital logic block akin to a CPLD.
I am looking at a design that will take both a PSOC and an FPGA, because FPGA can give me very high speed
wide counters in the 100 Mhz area. But all the other stuff I need to do much more easily realized on the PSOC.
It's weird how certain products pick up such ardent fanboys.. Cypress PSOC has some interesting features, but I wouldn't recommend it for newcomers.
PSoC software is REALLY easy to use. It's pretty much Arduino, you have good quality, MISRA certified libraries for many all hardware blocks, and for hardware block designing, it's like LEGO.
It's weird how certain products pick up such ardent fanboys.. Cypress PSOC has some interesting features, but I wouldn't recommend it for newcomers.
PSoC software is REALLY easy to use. It's pretty much Arduino, you have good quality, MISRA certified libraries for many all hardware blocks, and for hardware block designing, it's like LEGO.
Yeah, so is nearly every other 32 bit MCU... frankly I am beginning to think all the boosting for PSOC smells of BS.
Yeah, so is nearly every other 32 bit MCU... frankly I am beginning to think all the boosting for PSOC smells of BS.I have long thinking about that. Every 32-bit MCU works as well as the next (maybe except a few corner cases) and there is no single specific reason one line of products is better than the next. Maybe you have more experiences in something but that does not automatically makes it better for the next person.
what sets microcontrollers apart are bugs, ease of use (both software and hardware) and electrical quality of the design.
I have long thinking about that. Every 32-bit MCU works as well as the next (maybe except a few corner cases) and there is no single specific reason one line of products is better than the next. Maybe you have more experiences in something but that does not automatically makes it better for the next person.
I have long thinking about that. Every 32-bit MCU works as well as the next (maybe except a few corner cases) and there is no single specific reason one line of products is better than the next. Maybe you have more experiences in something but that does not automatically makes it better for the next person.
What sets MCUs apart is the purpose. One MCU may be more suitable for one purpose, the other for some other purpose. IMHO, the biggest mistake people make is choosing "good" MCUs instead of choosing MCUs which are the most suitable for the task. Of course, to be able to choose, you must know what is available and monitor how the available choices change with time.
Should we revive the vacuum tube vs transistor debate ?
For folks that have a difficult time making decsions/evaluations, use a
weighted decision matrix, Excel, works like a charm when too many
variables are involved for our gerbil sized brain pans. Actually i should
not assume others have my limitations.
The real "smell" test of PSOC is try it before you buy it. If you cant figure
out in 30 minutes, watching a couple of their videos, move on, you are not
meant for PSOC. If you are a PCB manufacturer who makes money off area
of PCB, don't use a PSOC. If you like large boxes, lots of heat, don't use a
PSOC. If you have applications that have no analog, no need for digital filter
in signal chain, don't care about what pin carries what signal, don't need a
precision reference, don't like ARM cores, don't need a 20 bit A/D or a fast
SAR 12 bit, or both, don't like DMA, especially do not want to design your
own specialized on chip component, don't use a PSOC.
Lots and lots of reasons to NOT use a PSOC.
Regards, Dana.
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Lots and lots of reasons to NOT use a PSOC.
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Since your strong point is analog, where did the complimentary FPU go?
But, for example, another poster
needed a lot of PWMs, I was able to get 16 16 bit PWMs placed and routed along with a lot of other
stuff on a chip. In fact the resource result tab indicated I might have been able to get more PWMs.
But, for example, another poster
needed a lot of PWMs, I was able to get 16 16 bit PWMs placed and routed along with a lot of other
stuff on a chip. In fact the resource result tab indicated I might have been able to get more PWMs.
For comparison, an entry level Spartan-6 can give you over 100 16-bit PWMs for substantially lower price than CY8C5868AXI.
But now compare the NRE (development costs), extra supply voltages, external rom for the configuration and programming solution. It is not the price of the chip which counts but the cost of the solution (development costs + hardware). Many seem to completely overlook that.
am new to FPGA side, so curious about what "real" 1K pricing on low end looks like. All I need out of part is 2 150 Mhz 32 bit counters, maybe a CPLD will be the solution. And only 10 or so pins.
I wouldn't dismiss a solution with the Wiznet W5500 because it also takes care of the TCP/IP stack and you only transfer the actual data between your microcontroller and the W5500. You don't have to deal with broadcast messages which don't concern you.
It's weird how certain products pick up such ardent fanboys.. Cypress PSOC has some interesting features, but I wouldn't recommend it for newcomers.
PSoC software is REALLY easy to use. It's pretty much Arduino, you have good quality, MISRA certified libraries for many all hardware blocks, and for hardware block designing, it's like LEGO.
Yeah, so is nearly every other 32 bit MCU... frankly I am beginning to think all the boosting for PSOC smells of BS.
I have a design that will use a FPGA and PSOC, and am new to FPGA side, so
curious about what "real" 1K pricing on low end looks like. All I need out of
part is 2 150 Mhz 32 bit counters, maybe a CPLD will be the solution. And
only 10 or so pins.