Atmel AVR Road Map

When you see that sign, they are not produced anymore. Distributors can't order anymore of them. There seems to be plenty of Attiny26-8SU around (200,000), but less of other packages. If your product really needs that chip, you should buy up life-time worth of inventory.

Thanks for the reply. I was hoping there might be a published road map for all their chips.

I use 16SI but should already have enough for my needs. Just need to find something else suitable for the next product. Won't be a problem as they have lots to choose from. :-)

Being once a fan of AVR, I quit using the processors from Atmel. Reason: they keep changing and dropping the product lines at all time. Atmel does not provide for the 100% compatible replacements, which means that the whole lot of work has to be redone, the procedures have to be changed and everything has to be tested again. This is not acceptable for the embedded applications in my field.

Vladimir Vassilevsky DSP and Mixed Signal Design Consultant

I did see something like that a few years ago, but everything is subject to change.

SI is leaded. You might have to go unleaded (SU) sometimes in the future.

I believe the Tiny25/45/85 is their main path of migrations; so, it would be safe to design around them.

The Tiny261 seems to be the successor of the Tiny26.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Frank-Christian Krügel

Not really true. You are confusing "not recommended" with Last Time Buy. "not recommended" means simply that. The company reselling the product, thinks that you are better off by designing in another component. In this case, the ATtiny261

Sometimes this means that it is planned to be obsolete, and sometimes there are other reasons. I know of one part which was in production for 15 years after beeing stamped with "not recommened for new designs".

Searching for "Debugwire", in the ATtiny26 datasheet, might give you a hint, why it is better to use the ATtiny261.

So I guess Atmel don't publish a road map?

AT-S1200?

But no doubt more expensive. I'll look it up.

Not always. There is also such a thing as a 'go away' price on older parts !!

We've just helped someone with a Freescale 'not for new design' device.

The original part IS still available (but fading), but price is now over

-jg

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Oh yes it was.

I suspect he meant the part he was talking about was not an Atmel part. I doubt he was simply being pedantic about my faulty memory of the part number AT90S1200.

Exactly!