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- From: ken@mri.com (Ken Greenberg)
- Subject: Re: Microcontroller
- Message-ID: <1992Nov12.175009.17164@mri.com>
- Organization: Microtec Research Inc., Santa Clara, CA
- References: <1992Nov11.052400.28073@nuscc.nus.sg>
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 17:50:09 GMT
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- eletanjm@nuscc.nus.sg (Tan Jin Meng) writes:
-
- >Does INTEL have a microcontroller (ie UART, A/D IO ports etc) that comes
- >with a x86 core? The x86 core should be a relatively high performance
- >one (386+ ?).
-
- >My reasons are this,
-
- >1) I have a requirement for a microcontroller (small board space).
-
- >2) I have extreme budget requirements.
-
- >3) (related to 2) I want to be able to use standard PC software tools
- >(ie compilers/assemblers).
-
- >I'm not a VLSI design guy but I shouldn't think it'd be difficult for
- >INTEL to produce such a chip from stock stuff. The question is - have they?
-
- >Thanks
-
- >jin meng
-
-
- Intel has a family of such parts based on the 80186 processor, which is the
- member of the x86 family targeted at embedded applications. There is an
- interesting Windows program called ApBUILDER that lets you interactively
- design systems at a block level, selecting an appropriate member of the
- family for your application. I got this package for free in July. It may
- still be available, at least in the US, from Intel. Their number is
- 1 800 468-8118. Or, talk to your Intel distributor if you have one.
-
- You may find that the 186 based parts provide adequate performance for
- your application, and you don't really need a 386 based controller.
-
- Any information I have about future plans is under non-disclosure with
- Intel, so I can't pass that on - sorry.
-
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