Re: MMIR X-10 Macro IR Module

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

"Jeff Volp" <JeffVolp@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>I agree the Homevision looks like a very nice controller.  However it does
>seem to be limited to 8-bit arithmetic, which can be a limitation for some
>applications.  The 8-bit PIC can be a pain to use for analytical
>applications for the same reason.  Even the original 1970's 6800
>microprocessor would concatenate the A&B accumulators to do 16-bit
>arithmetic.  While I agree the programming can be awkward, at least the
>Ocelot will do 16-bit arithmetic.

Many, if not most, of the higher level PIC compilers, including several
Basic dialects, support 16-bit arithmetic, some support 32-bit and some even
support floating point. While some do 32-bit rather awkwardly, others do it
with ease (for the programmer).