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Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:12:40 +0100
From: =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Stefan_Sch=E4fer?= <Stefan.Schaefer@iup.uni-heidelberg.de>
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Subject: LF: Pic or Atmel?
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Dear group, especially Andy/G4JNT,

Maybe a little out of topic but very useful for LF/VLF devices: 
Programming microcontrollers.

Before some years i worked with some PIC controllers, assembler. But in 
the German ham radio newspaper you rather find circuit examples 
programmed on an Atmel device. Now i want to buy some software and 
programming devices for microcontrollers and asking myselfe what i 
should choose, Pic or Atmel. Maybe its a question like Windows or Linux? ;-)

My question would be what is the difference and the 
advantages/disadvantages. Is there a preferred device for practical 
purposes?

Examples for what i want to do with a Pic or Atmel:

-Programming a DDS VFO
-A/D / D/A conversion of LF/VLF signals
- Programming a beacon TX for 8970 Hz, directly driving a psuh-pull FET 
stage
- Maybe a DCF-77 RX for generating a reference signal?
-Regulators for battery charging
-combinations of the above

and and and

I would be thankful for useful comments and hints.

73, Stefan/DK7FC