AVR-Chat

At 05:28 PM 3/15/2005, David Jones wrote:

> >>> <AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com> 16/03/2005 12:45:03 am >>>
> >It's delivery day, and once again, my AVR tools have all decided to go
>nuts.
> >Anyone have any ideas for preventing this garbage?
>
>Yes, use tools which don't go nuts!
>In a professional environment you can't aford to have problems like
>this. Blaming your tools doesn't cut it with management ;->

I know, I am management. Yesterday's little "issue" cost me about $500.


>I'm afraid the chips are next to useless if the tools aren't doing what
>you expect of them. Seriously you need to think about moving platforms
>if it's causing you so much grief.

Hmm.. Then I have to weigh loosing my experience base against a "maybe" 
benefit.
When I was doing Zilog, their tools were junk too, but Signum made some 
great ones, albeit rather expensive at about $8000 in '92bucks for an ice.

>Do you have other platforms to fall back on? A good designer will never
>stick to one platform anyway, they'll use the right one for each job.

Lately, all my jobs have been well suited to one or another AVR.
There might be something nicer out there, but again, there's significant 
uncertanity.

>I would not let the love of a particular chip outweigh the practical
>considerations of getting the job done. Don't continue to use tools
>which cause you grief, it's not worth it. I've been there, I switched
>when my back was to the wall and the white truck was ready to pick me up
>and cart me away in a straight jacket. I now sleep better at night.

Is that who that is out at the corner?  They've been watching me, and 
tapping my phone calls, and I think shooting rays into my head with 
lasers..  (only kidding.. Really!)