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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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