A microcontroller with a low cost programmer ?

[Nanar Duff]

Hello,

I'm searching a "powerful" microcontroller (my goal is to decode Ogg
Vorbis in real Time so, I think, at least a µcontroller with ~100 MIPS,
32 bit) with a low cost programmer (< $150). All the microcontroller
that i have already found have very expansive "Starter Kit" (or stuff
like this), any have ONLY a programmer, except one:
http://www.raisonance.com/products/RLINK.php (99€, ~$115) for the STR9 &
7 from ST microelectronics (respectively issued from ARM9 & 7).

So I would know if some people know others low cost programmer board for
any microcontroller (able to decode Ogg Vorbis in real time) (I'm open
to the DSP too, but I think that it will be easier to use a
microcontroller ) ?


Thanks.

 

[Mark Fortune]

Hello,

I'm searching a "powerful" microcontroller (my goal is to decode Ogg
Vorbis in real Time so, I think, at least a µcontroller with ~100 MIPS,
32 bit) with a low cost programmer (< $150). All the microcontroller
that i have already found have very expansive "Starter Kit" (or stuff
like this), any have ONLY a programmer, except one:
http://www.raisonance.com/products/RLINK.php (99€, ~$115) for the STR9 &
7 from ST microelectronics (respectively issued from ARM9 & 7).

So I would know if some people know others low cost programmer board for
any microcontroller (able to decode Ogg Vorbis in real time) (I'm open
to the DSP too, but I think that it will be easier to use a
microcontroller ) ?


Thanks.

if you feel confident enough, it could be worth spending a bit of time
looking for schematics for a device programmer specific to the chip
you're going to be working on. If you can make it work it could cost
you a few $ instead of >$100

Mark

 

[Wolfgang]

I was talking about a full development kit.
The MSP's are from less $1 to $3