Re: How Good is Processor Expert for DSP56800?

I've recently starting using Metroworks with Processor Expert for the
56F800 
family.
My background has been with 8 bit micros and their C compilers. The four C

compilers
I've used required one or two .h and .asm files required to get a C
project 
started.

Processor Expert will generate from a dozen to three dozen .h,.c,.asm
files 
just to initialize
the hardware. IMO, it creates a messy beginning for a project. Ultimately 
you
have to understand all the bits in the configuration registers anyway and 
Processor Expert
is just another obstacle (time consumer) to that end goal.

After you have gone through the learning curve with Processor Expert, it
may
be of use for future projects. As it is now, I can tell you how much time
I've spent saving time with PE.


"Andy" <andy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:434b6c5b$0$6794$ed2619ec@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I've found it very good. I evaluated a few processors and ended up 
> choosing Freescale due to Code Warrior/ PE.
> I found setting up complicated peripherals like the ESSI were made easy 
> due to PE.
> I have found a few bugs in the beans, but they were fixed by Unis fairly

> quickly. Where I found problems was where a blob of code (e.g. V2x
modems) 
> from the old SDK had been "Beanised" and when I came up with a problem
or 
> an error I struggled to find someone to talk to who knew the code.
>
> On the whole I like the chip and the development environment and will 
> probably choose it again for another project.
>
> Andy
>
> "John Cain" <jjcain@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
> news:EkLie.9182$Ri4.4652@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> How good is Processor Expert for the DSP56800 Family. I am starting a
new
>> project using the DSP56858 and would like to shorten my software
effort. 
>> Is
>> PE a useful time saver that eases the effort or a burden.
>>
>>
>
>