Re: Translating an embedded C algorithm

Talulah wrote:
> Richard Engebretson wrote:
>
> meant was real-time embedded, i.e. where a microcontroller is embedded
> in a product where the presence of that microcontroller is not a
> requirement of the product. By that I mean it's not a "computer" in the
> wide sense of the word - smart-phone, PDA, etc, markets which are
> hijacking the term "embedded". The code was actually taken from an
> electricity meter using an 8-bit Renesas H8/3827.
>
> In this real-time embedded market, 8 bit microcontrollers still rule
> the roost (in terms of numbers ****pped anyway). 486s are almost unheard
> of. This is because cost is everything, so the cheapest possible micro
> that is just capable of doing the job is used. In this respect,
> embedded is not a "child of the PC" at all, rather a child of all those
> 8 bit home computers we all played with in the '80s!

Now I know I need to get your book.

IMHO the best way to go for remote sensing devices is EPROM Basic, not
Pascal. I have several Z180 cpus, lots of web links and my own
confusion on the topic. I wish I could offer more help. eng ampersand
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Always free,
Rick