As a complete noob at embedded development I'm looking at the FreeScale Netburner (5213) dev kit as a relatively capable processor and reasonably priced entry into the game, but with the pricing on the 5270 being effectively the same for twice the bang for the buck, I'm not sure how to proceed. The ram/flash size make either one appealing, but of course more is better, right??
The 5213 has a nice small ff for embedding into projects and, but the 5270 just has so much -- *MORE* 8-}! Initial projects will be porting a C based Forth I wrote a bunch of years ago, toying with the interrupts/architecture, and either porting an RTOS or developing one as test/toy. Later, I'll be using the processor in some embedded robotics etc.
Any thoughts on the Netburner line? Is there good GNU/gcc support (I'm a 'BSD user/dev from many years back)? Are there more suitable dev kits similarly priced which offer similar bang for the buck??
Any insights appreciated.
Cheers, Rob.
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