AVR-Chat

It is relatively new (less than a year or so on the market). Relatively
few devices are available in a larger planned family.

Jim Wagner
Oregon Research Electronics

> I posted my original question there, but I have gotten no response.  Is
> the
> AVR32 so new that there isn't the community of users out there yet?  It
> looks like the AVR32UC3 will do most anything you want with lots of
> headroom
> (MIPS, memory, etc.) and better bang for the buck.
>
> I could use an ATMega AVR for my project, but the AVR32 will let me do the
> same thing without worrying about counting cycles or if I am running out
> of
> memory for a bit less cost.
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> Of wagnerj@proaxis.com
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 12:14 PM
> To: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [AVR-Chat] Need large display and keypad for the EVK1100
>
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>>
>> I am new to this group and to the AVR processor, but not new to imbedded
>> systems design.
>>
>>
>>
>> I am working on a project that requires an imbedded microprocessor, and
>> after much research, it seems like the AVR32 will fill the bill quite
>> nicely, and the EVK1100 board will do almost everything I need for this
>> project.  However, I will a keypad (perhaps 16 keys) and a larger
>> display
>> (at least 8 lines of 40 characters).  It would actually be nice to use a
>> touch screen display.
>>
>>
>>
>> Does anyone know of someone who has interfaced a larger display and
>> keypad
>> to this board, and if so, how I could get the information to do this
>> along
>> with software drivers?  I don't want to reinvent the wheel, but
>> concentrate
>> strictly on my project.  I have tried Google and other resources, and
>> have
>> found lots of things for the AVR, but not the AVR32.  The AVR is
>> somewhat
>> underpowered for my project.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you for your help.
>>
>>
>>
>> Steve Jacobson
>>
>>
>>
>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>>
>>
>
> AVR Freaks (www.avrfreaks.net) has several forum sections devoted to the
> AVR32. You are likely to find folks with a lot more AVR32 experience
> there. Most, but clearly not all, the folks on this list deal with the
> Mega and Tiny devices.
>
> Jim Wagner
> Oregon Research Electronics
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