On Sat, 3 Jun 2017 15:09:41 -0700 (PDT), whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com>
wrote:
>On Friday, June 2, 2017 at 4:31:59 PM UTC-7, k...@notreal.com wrote:
>> On Fri, 2 Jun 2017 16:27:01 -0700 (PDT), Klaus Kragelund
>> <klauskvik@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >On Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 12:58:42 AM UTC+2, k...@notreal.com wrote:
>
>> >> The datasheet (and you) claimed that it was a single chip.
>
>> >NO. Did you read the first post at all? - the thread is about reliability of a TWO die solution...
>>
>> But then you kept saying "on chip", as does the datasheet. It's not.
>> It's a kludge.
>
>One chip, with two dice. The flash is useful as a read-mainly store, so the odd
>mounting makes some sense. It doesn't NEED heatsinking, or lots of
>wire connection.
No, one module with two chips. AKA (a poorly done) MCM (multi-chip
module).
>I'm uncertain what "it's a kludge" signifies. Does this relate to your filing system
>"put this in the folder marked KLUDGE"?
>Folders marked "miscellaneous' don't make sense either.
No, this part goes into my recycle bin.
Reply by whit3rd●June 3, 20172017-06-03
On Friday, June 2, 2017 at 4:31:59 PM UTC-7, k...@notreal.com wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Jun 2017 16:27:01 -0700 (PDT), Klaus Kragelund
> <klauskvik@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >On Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 12:58:42 AM UTC+2, k...@notreal.com wrote:
> >> The datasheet (and you) claimed that it was a single chip.
> >NO. Did you read the first post at all? - the thread is about reliability of a TWO die solution...
>
> But then you kept saying "on chip", as does the datasheet. It's not.
> It's a kludge.
One chip, with two dice. The flash is useful as a read-mainly store, so the odd
mounting makes some sense. It doesn't NEED heatsinking, or lots of
wire connection.
I'm uncertain what "it's a kludge" signifies. Does this relate to your filing system
"put this in the folder marked KLUDGE"?
Folders marked "miscellaneous' don't make sense either.
Reply by ●June 2, 20172017-06-02
On Fri, 2 Jun 2017 16:27:01 -0700 (PDT), Klaus Kragelund
<klauskvik@hotmail.com> wrote:
>On Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 12:58:42 AM UTC+2, k...@notreal.com wrote:
>> On Fri, 2 Jun 2017 15:43:27 -0700 (PDT), klaus.kragelund@gmail.com
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On Friday, 2 June 2017 23:35:33 UTC+2, k...@notreal.com wrote:
>> >> On Fri, 2 Jun 2017 09:56:02 -0700 (PDT), klaus.kragelund@gmail.com
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >On Friday, 2 June 2017 18:47:09 UTC+2, k...@notreal.com wrote:
>> >> >> On Fri, 2 Jun 2017 01:19:05 -0700 (PDT), klaus.kragelund@gmail.com
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >On Friday, 2 June 2017 02:24:30 UTC+2, k...@notreal.com wrote:
>> >> >> >> On Thu, 01 Jun 2017 20:20:32 -0400, krw@notreal.com wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >On Thu, 1 Jun 2017 16:47:07 -0700 (PDT), Klaus Kragelund
>> >> >> >> ><klauskvik@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >>Datasheet:
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >>http://www.gsense.com.cn/Uploadfiles/20144241734995881.pdf
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >>Price = 0.3 USD in volume, at least 25% cheaper than the STM32
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >Where?
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >>The process is split, so one is logic and SRAM. The other is flash. Always cheaper to separate technologies
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >That's certainly not true. If it were, there wouldn't be mixed
>> >> >> >> >technology chips.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >>Operation from SRAM draws less current
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >Not buying it, at least reads (operation). Note that both are zero
>> >> >> >> >wait-states so no advantage there.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> BTW, the datasheet claims 3MB "on-chip" flash? That's not what we
>> >> >> >> were discussing (and *really* hard to believe). I shoulda checked the
>> >> >> >> date on the datasheet (4/1? ;).
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Check the reverse engineering document. They have serial flash, so it is up to 3MB
>> >> >>
>> >> >> You've said so many things contrary to the datasheet and yourself, and
>> >> >> it's equally opaque, that I have no idea what you're talking about
>> >> >> anymore.
>> >> >
>> >> >Name them, I do not think I have stated anything misleading?
>> >>
>> >> Is the flash on-chip or not?
>> >
>> >That was shown in the original post, this link:
>> >
>> >https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fzeptobars.com%2Fen%2Fread%2FGD32F103CBT6-mcm-serial-flash-Giga-Devices&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGxP01l8TwSoAUL0fUySa4gGXhUYw
>> >
>> >2 dies. AFAICT the flash is loaded to SRAM during startup (50ms startup), and then excutions runs in SRAM, hence the 0 wait state
>>
>> The datasheet (and you) claimed that it was a single chip.
>
>[snip]
>
>NO. Did you read the first post at all? - the thread is about reliability of a TWO die solution...
But then you kept saying "on chip", as does the datasheet. It's not.
It's a kludge.
Reply by Klaus Kragelund●June 2, 20172017-06-02
On Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 12:58:42 AM UTC+2, k...@notreal.com wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Jun 2017 15:43:27 -0700 (PDT), klaus.kragelund@gmail.com
> wrote:
>
> >On Friday, 2 June 2017 23:35:33 UTC+2, k...@notreal.com wrote:
> >> On Fri, 2 Jun 2017 09:56:02 -0700 (PDT), klaus.kragelund@gmail.com
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Friday, 2 June 2017 18:47:09 UTC+2, k...@notreal.com wrote:
> >> >> On Fri, 2 Jun 2017 01:19:05 -0700 (PDT), klaus.kragelund@gmail.com
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >On Friday, 2 June 2017 02:24:30 UTC+2, k...@notreal.com wrote:
> >> >> >> On Thu, 01 Jun 2017 20:20:32 -0400, krw@notreal.com wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >On Thu, 1 Jun 2017 16:47:07 -0700 (PDT), Klaus Kragelund
> >> >> >> ><klauskvik@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >>Datasheet:
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>http://www.gsense.com.cn/Uploadfiles/20144241734995881.pdf
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>Price = 0.3 USD in volume, at least 25% cheaper than the STM32
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >Where?
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>The process is split, so one is logic and SRAM. The other is flash. Always cheaper to separate technologies
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >That's certainly not true. If it were, there wouldn't be mixed
> >> >> >> >technology chips.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >>Operation from SRAM draws less current
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >Not buying it, at least reads (operation). Note that both are zero
> >> >> >> >wait-states so no advantage there.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> BTW, the datasheet claims 3MB "on-chip" flash? That's not what we
> >> >> >> were discussing (and *really* hard to believe). I shoulda checked the
> >> >> >> date on the datasheet (4/1? ;).
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Check the reverse engineering document. They have serial flash, so it is up to 3MB
> >> >>
> >> >> You've said so many things contrary to the datasheet and yourself, and
> >> >> it's equally opaque, that I have no idea what you're talking about
> >> >> anymore.
> >> >
> >> >Name them, I do not think I have stated anything misleading?
> >>
> >> Is the flash on-chip or not?
> >
> >That was shown in the original post, this link:
> >
> >https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fzeptobars.com%2Fen%2Fread%2FGD32F103CBT6-mcm-serial-flash-Giga-Devices&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGxP01l8TwSoAUL0fUySa4gGXhUYw
> >
> >2 dies. AFAICT the flash is loaded to SRAM during startup (50ms startup), and then excutions runs in SRAM, hence the 0 wait state
>
> The datasheet (and you) claimed that it was a single chip.
[snip]
NO. Did you read the first post at all? - the thread is about reliability of a TWO die solution...
Reply by ●June 2, 20172017-06-02
On Fri, 2 Jun 2017 15:43:27 -0700 (PDT), klaus.kragelund@gmail.com
wrote:
>On Friday, 2 June 2017 23:35:33 UTC+2, k...@notreal.com wrote:
>> On Fri, 2 Jun 2017 09:56:02 -0700 (PDT), klaus.kragelund@gmail.com
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On Friday, 2 June 2017 18:47:09 UTC+2, k...@notreal.com wrote:
>> >> On Fri, 2 Jun 2017 01:19:05 -0700 (PDT), klaus.kragelund@gmail.com
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >On Friday, 2 June 2017 02:24:30 UTC+2, k...@notreal.com wrote:
>> >> >> On Thu, 01 Jun 2017 20:20:32 -0400, krw@notreal.com wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >On Thu, 1 Jun 2017 16:47:07 -0700 (PDT), Klaus Kragelund
>> >> >> ><klauskvik@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >>Datasheet:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>http://www.gsense.com.cn/Uploadfiles/20144241734995881.pdf
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>Price = 0.3 USD in volume, at least 25% cheaper than the STM32
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Where?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>The process is split, so one is logic and SRAM. The other is flash. Always cheaper to separate technologies
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >That's certainly not true. If it were, there wouldn't be mixed
>> >> >> >technology chips.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >>Operation from SRAM draws less current
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Not buying it, at least reads (operation). Note that both are zero
>> >> >> >wait-states so no advantage there.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> BTW, the datasheet claims 3MB "on-chip" flash? That's not what we
>> >> >> were discussing (and *really* hard to believe). I shoulda checked the
>> >> >> date on the datasheet (4/1? ;).
>> >> >
>> >> >Check the reverse engineering document. They have serial flash, so it is up to 3MB
>> >>
>> >> You've said so many things contrary to the datasheet and yourself, and
>> >> it's equally opaque, that I have no idea what you're talking about
>> >> anymore.
>> >
>> >Name them, I do not think I have stated anything misleading?
>>
>> Is the flash on-chip or not?
>
>That was shown in the original post, this link:
>
>https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fzeptobars.com%2Fen%2Fread%2FGD32F103CBT6-mcm-serial-flash-Giga-Devices&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGxP01l8TwSoAUL0fUySa4gGXhUYw
>
>2 dies. AFAICT the flash is loaded to SRAM during startup (50ms startup), and then excutions runs in SRAM, hence the 0 wait state
The datasheet (and you) claimed that it was a single chip. You also
claimed that it was faster when operating out of SRAM than flash.
Obviously false, since it can't operate out of flash.
>>Is the power lower operating from flash,
>> or not? (Hint: if it's a flash part, it's not operating, with zero
>> wait-state, from flash).
>
>Lower from SRAM, datasheet does not state the figure explicitly
But it *can't*. <sheesh!>
>>
>> Are you really the distributor for this junk?
>
>Yes, sure, been lurking in this NG for 20 years, for the hope that you would come by and pressure me for free samples.
I don't waste time on junk but you're welcome to drool over it some
more.
Reply by ●June 2, 20172017-06-02
On Friday, 2 June 2017 23:35:33 UTC+2, k...@notreal.com wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Jun 2017 09:56:02 -0700 (PDT), klaus.kragelund@gmail.com
> wrote:
>
> >On Friday, 2 June 2017 18:47:09 UTC+2, k...@notreal.com wrote:
> >> On Fri, 2 Jun 2017 01:19:05 -0700 (PDT), klaus.kragelund@gmail.com
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Friday, 2 June 2017 02:24:30 UTC+2, k...@notreal.com wrote:
> >> >> On Thu, 01 Jun 2017 20:20:32 -0400, krw@notreal.com wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >On Thu, 1 Jun 2017 16:47:07 -0700 (PDT), Klaus Kragelund
> >> >> ><klauskvik@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>Datasheet:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>http://www.gsense.com.cn/Uploadfiles/20144241734995881.pdf
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>Price = 0.3 USD in volume, at least 25% cheaper than the STM32
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Where?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>The process is split, so one is logic and SRAM. The other is flash. Always cheaper to separate technologies
> >> >> >
> >> >> >That's certainly not true. If it were, there wouldn't be mixed
> >> >> >technology chips.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>Operation from SRAM draws less current
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Not buying it, at least reads (operation). Note that both are zero
> >> >> >wait-states so no advantage there.
> >> >>
> >> >> BTW, the datasheet claims 3MB "on-chip" flash? That's not what we
> >> >> were discussing (and *really* hard to believe). I shoulda checked the
> >> >> date on the datasheet (4/1? ;).
> >> >
> >> >Check the reverse engineering document. They have serial flash, so it is up to 3MB
> >>
> >> You've said so many things contrary to the datasheet and yourself, and
> >> it's equally opaque, that I have no idea what you're talking about
> >> anymore.
> >
> >Name them, I do not think I have stated anything misleading?
>
> Is the flash on-chip or not?
>Is the power lower operating from flash,
> or not? (Hint: if it's a flash part, it's not operating, with zero
> wait-state, from flash).
Lower from SRAM, datasheet does not state the figure explicitly
>
> Are you really the distributor for this junk?
Yes, sure, been lurking in this NG for 20 years, for the hope that you would come by and pressure me for free samples.
Cheers
Klaus
Reply by ●June 2, 20172017-06-02
On Fri, 2 Jun 2017 09:56:02 -0700 (PDT), klaus.kragelund@gmail.com
wrote:
>On Friday, 2 June 2017 18:47:09 UTC+2, k...@notreal.com wrote:
>> On Fri, 2 Jun 2017 01:19:05 -0700 (PDT), klaus.kragelund@gmail.com
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On Friday, 2 June 2017 02:24:30 UTC+2, k...@notreal.com wrote:
>> >> On Thu, 01 Jun 2017 20:20:32 -0400, krw@notreal.com wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >On Thu, 1 Jun 2017 16:47:07 -0700 (PDT), Klaus Kragelund
>> >> ><klauskvik@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >>Datasheet:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>http://www.gsense.com.cn/Uploadfiles/20144241734995881.pdf
>> >> >>
>> >> >>Price = 0.3 USD in volume, at least 25% cheaper than the STM32
>> >> >
>> >> >Where?
>> >> >>
>> >> >>The process is split, so one is logic and SRAM. The other is flash. Always cheaper to separate technologies
>> >> >
>> >> >That's certainly not true. If it were, there wouldn't be mixed
>> >> >technology chips.
>> >> >
>> >> >>Operation from SRAM draws less current
>> >> >
>> >> >Not buying it, at least reads (operation). Note that both are zero
>> >> >wait-states so no advantage there.
>> >>
>> >> BTW, the datasheet claims 3MB "on-chip" flash? That's not what we
>> >> were discussing (and *really* hard to believe). I shoulda checked the
>> >> date on the datasheet (4/1? ;).
>> >
>> >Check the reverse engineering document. They have serial flash, so it is up to 3MB
>>
>> You've said so many things contrary to the datasheet and yourself, and
>> it's equally opaque, that I have no idea what you're talking about
>> anymore.
>
>Name them, I do not think I have stated anything misleading?
Is the flash on-chip or not? Is the power lower operating from flash,
or not? (Hint: if it's a flash part, it's not operating, with zero
wait-state, from flash).
Are you really the distributor for this junk?
Reply by rickman●June 2, 20172017-06-02
Klaus Kragelund wrote on 6/2/2017 3:36 PM:
> On Friday, June 2, 2017 at 9:22:46 PM UTC+2, rickman wrote:
>> Klaus Kragelund wrote on 6/2/2017 1:47 PM:
>>> On Friday, June 2, 2017 at 7:38:46 PM UTC+2, rickman wrote:
>>>> klaus.kragelund@gmail.com wrote on 6/2/2017 1:01 PM:
>>>>> On Friday, 2 June 2017 17:21:13 UTC+2, rickman wrote:
>>>>>> klaus.kragelund@gmail.com wrote on 6/2/2017 4:13 AM:
>>>>>>> On Friday, 2 June 2017 02:04:06 UTC+2, rickman wrote:
>>>>>>>> Klaus Kragelund wrote on 6/1/2017 7:47 PM:
>>>>>>>>> Datasheet:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> http://www.gsense.com.cn/Uploadfiles/20144241734995881.pdf
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> WTF? You had to find the data sheet on a third party web site???
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ok, I dug a bit at gsense.com and it seems they are the parent company. How
>>>>>>>> did you find the data sheet?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Google is your friend
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If I have to use Google to find a data sheet, I figure the company must not
>>>>>> make the parts anymore or at least aren't looking for sales.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Price = 0.3 USD in volume, at least 25% cheaper than the STM32
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Where did you get a price?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Page 11:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://site.eettaiwan.com/events/iot/201607/pdf/GigaDevice-GD32-Cortex-M3-MCU-ECCN.pdf
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ok, a BS marketing price. Which part, what quantity...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The process is split, so one is logic and SRAM. The other is flash. Always cheaper to separate technologies
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Huh? Having two die is not so cheap. If two separate die are "always"
>>>>>>>> better, why do they combine the Flash with CPU in most cases for chips in
>>>>>>>> this range?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In this case it's cheaper, as far as I know because they only pay ARM licencing for a chip without flash, and they have good grip on the flash technology
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Who says it is cheaper? If you can't buy them it doesn't matter. I can't
>>>>>> find anyone who sells them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Operation from SRAM draws less current
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I don't see that in the numbers in the data sheet. ~300 uA/MHz.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's not specifically stated. For reference look up the STM32 datasheet
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The point is 300 uA/MHz is not even in the running for low power these days.
>>>>>> The fact that running from SRAM *should* use less current doesn't mean
>>>>>> their chips are competitive. I believe the forefront of low power ARMs is
>>>>>> in the 100 uA/MHz these days. Am I mistaken?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>> Check for example the STM32F130 datasheet, page 42:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.st.com/content/ccc/resource/technical/document/datasheet/33/d4/6f/1d/df/0b/4c/6d/CD00161566.pdf/files/CD00161566.pdf/jcr:content/translations/en.CD00161566.pdf
>>>>>
>>>>> SRAM is about 10% lower power consumption than flash
>>>>
>>>> You are comparing the Giga part to an ST part that is 10 years old, right?
>>>> 300 uA/MHz is not on the forefront of power efficiency. TI and Silicon Labs
>>>> have CM3 and CM4 parts that can reach power consumption below 100 uA/MHz.
>>>>
>>>> The issue is not about features but about specifications. I don't care how
>>>> an MCU gets low power. The Giga part is not in the realm of what is
>>>> considered low power anymore.
>>>>
>>> Yes, but you certainly won't get a low power ST part in that price range
>>>
>>> Low power is a sales feature until they all have that feature 😀
>>>
>>> Comparing apples to apples 🍎
>>
>> The point is you are claiming the use of an external Flash allows *lower*
>> power operation. That is irrelevant when the chip spec is *much* worse than
>> others in the same performance class. If you want to compare prices, then
>> compare prices. This isn't about apples.
>>
>> The $0.30 price is not a quote, it is a mythical price based on buying some
>> enormous quantity. Since their parts aren't actually offered for sale
>> anywhere that I would be buying them it doesn't matter what price a
>> marketing sheet says they go for. I did find Symmetry that offers them for
>> $0.71.
>>
> Some parts are not offered in public, they are offered with distributors frame work agreements
In other words, if you aren't buying a million a year, buzz off! Got it!
--
Rick C
Reply by Klaus Kragelund●June 2, 20172017-06-02
On Friday, June 2, 2017 at 9:22:46 PM UTC+2, rickman wrote:
> Klaus Kragelund wrote on 6/2/2017 1:47 PM:
> > On Friday, June 2, 2017 at 7:38:46 PM UTC+2, rickman wrote:
> >> klaus.kragelund@gmail.com wrote on 6/2/2017 1:01 PM:
> >>> On Friday, 2 June 2017 17:21:13 UTC+2, rickman wrote:
> >>>> klaus.kragelund@gmail.com wrote on 6/2/2017 4:13 AM:
> >>>>> On Friday, 2 June 2017 02:04:06 UTC+2, rickman wrote:
> >>>>>> Klaus Kragelund wrote on 6/1/2017 7:47 PM:
> >>>>>>> Datasheet:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> http://www.gsense.com.cn/Uploadfiles/20144241734995881.pdf
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> WTF? You had to find the data sheet on a third party web site???
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Ok, I dug a bit at gsense.com and it seems they are the parent company. How
> >>>>>> did you find the data sheet?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Google is your friend
> >>>>
> >>>> If I have to use Google to find a data sheet, I figure the company must not
> >>>> make the parts anymore or at least aren't looking for sales.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> Price = 0.3 USD in volume, at least 25% cheaper than the STM32
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Where did you get a price?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Page 11:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> http://site.eettaiwan.com/events/iot/201607/pdf/GigaDevice-GD32-Cortex-M3-MCU-ECCN.pdf
> >>>>
> >>>> Ok, a BS marketing price. Which part, what quantity...
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> The process is split, so one is logic and SRAM. The other is flash. Always cheaper to separate technologies
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Huh? Having two die is not so cheap. If two separate die are "always"
> >>>>>> better, why do they combine the Flash with CPU in most cases for chips in
> >>>>>> this range?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> In this case it's cheaper, as far as I know because they only pay ARM licencing for a chip without flash, and they have good grip on the flash technology
> >>>>
> >>>> Who says it is cheaper? If you can't buy them it doesn't matter. I can't
> >>>> find anyone who sells them.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> Operation from SRAM draws less current
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I don't see that in the numbers in the data sheet. ~300 uA/MHz.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> It's not specifically stated. For reference look up the STM32 datasheet
> >>>>
> >>>> The point is 300 uA/MHz is not even in the running for low power these days.
> >>>> The fact that running from SRAM *should* use less current doesn't mean
> >>>> their chips are competitive. I believe the forefront of low power ARMs is
> >>>> in the 100 uA/MHz these days. Am I mistaken?
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>> Check for example the STM32F130 datasheet, page 42:
> >>>
> >>> http://www.st.com/content/ccc/resource/technical/document/datasheet/33/d4/6f/1d/df/0b/4c/6d/CD00161566.pdf/files/CD00161566.pdf/jcr:content/translations/en.CD00161566.pdf
> >>>
> >>> SRAM is about 10% lower power consumption than flash
> >>
> >> You are comparing the Giga part to an ST part that is 10 years old, right?
> >> 300 uA/MHz is not on the forefront of power efficiency. TI and Silicon Labs
> >> have CM3 and CM4 parts that can reach power consumption below 100 uA/MHz.
> >>
> >> The issue is not about features but about specifications. I don't care how
> >> an MCU gets low power. The Giga part is not in the realm of what is
> >> considered low power anymore.
> >>
> > Yes, but you certainly won't get a low power ST part in that price range
> >
> > Low power is a sales feature until they all have that feature 😀
> >
> > Comparing apples to apples 🍎
>
> The point is you are claiming the use of an external Flash allows *lower*
> power operation. That is irrelevant when the chip spec is *much* worse than
> others in the same performance class. If you want to compare prices, then
> compare prices. This isn't about apples.
>
> The $0.30 price is not a quote, it is a mythical price based on buying some
> enormous quantity. Since their parts aren't actually offered for sale
> anywhere that I would be buying them it doesn't matter what price a
> marketing sheet says they go for. I did find Symmetry that offers them for
> $0.71.
>
Some parts are not offered in public, they are offered with distributors frame work agreements
Cheers
Klaus
Reply by rickman●June 2, 20172017-06-02
Klaus Kragelund wrote on 6/2/2017 1:47 PM:
> On Friday, June 2, 2017 at 7:38:46 PM UTC+2, rickman wrote:
>> klaus.kragelund@gmail.com wrote on 6/2/2017 1:01 PM:
>>> On Friday, 2 June 2017 17:21:13 UTC+2, rickman wrote:
>>>> klaus.kragelund@gmail.com wrote on 6/2/2017 4:13 AM:
>>>>> On Friday, 2 June 2017 02:04:06 UTC+2, rickman wrote:
>>>>>> Klaus Kragelund wrote on 6/1/2017 7:47 PM:
>>>>>>> Datasheet:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.gsense.com.cn/Uploadfiles/20144241734995881.pdf
>>>>>>
>>>>>> WTF? You had to find the data sheet on a third party web site???
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ok, I dug a bit at gsense.com and it seems they are the parent company. How
>>>>>> did you find the data sheet?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Google is your friend
>>>>
>>>> If I have to use Google to find a data sheet, I figure the company must not
>>>> make the parts anymore or at least aren't looking for sales.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> Price = 0.3 USD in volume, at least 25% cheaper than the STM32
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Where did you get a price?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Page 11:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://site.eettaiwan.com/events/iot/201607/pdf/GigaDevice-GD32-Cortex-M3-MCU-ECCN.pdf
>>>>
>>>> Ok, a BS marketing price. Which part, what quantity...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> The process is split, so one is logic and SRAM. The other is flash. Always cheaper to separate technologies
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Huh? Having two die is not so cheap. If two separate die are "always"
>>>>>> better, why do they combine the Flash with CPU in most cases for chips in
>>>>>> this range?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> In this case it's cheaper, as far as I know because they only pay ARM licencing for a chip without flash, and they have good grip on the flash technology
>>>>
>>>> Who says it is cheaper? If you can't buy them it doesn't matter. I can't
>>>> find anyone who sells them.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> Operation from SRAM draws less current
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't see that in the numbers in the data sheet. ~300 uA/MHz.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It's not specifically stated. For reference look up the STM32 datasheet
>>>>
>>>> The point is 300 uA/MHz is not even in the running for low power these days.
>>>> The fact that running from SRAM *should* use less current doesn't mean
>>>> their chips are competitive. I believe the forefront of low power ARMs is
>>>> in the 100 uA/MHz these days. Am I mistaken?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>> Check for example the STM32F130 datasheet, page 42:
>>>
>>> http://www.st.com/content/ccc/resource/technical/document/datasheet/33/d4/6f/1d/df/0b/4c/6d/CD00161566.pdf/files/CD00161566.pdf/jcr:content/translations/en.CD00161566.pdf
>>>
>>> SRAM is about 10% lower power consumption than flash
>>
>> You are comparing the Giga part to an ST part that is 10 years old, right?
>> 300 uA/MHz is not on the forefront of power efficiency. TI and Silicon Labs
>> have CM3 and CM4 parts that can reach power consumption below 100 uA/MHz.
>>
>> The issue is not about features but about specifications. I don't care how
>> an MCU gets low power. The Giga part is not in the realm of what is
>> considered low power anymore.
>>
> Yes, but you certainly won't get a low power ST part in that price range
>
> Low power is a sales feature until they all have that feature 😀
>
> Comparing apples to apples 🍎
The point is you are claiming the use of an external Flash allows *lower*
power operation. That is irrelevant when the chip spec is *much* worse than
others in the same performance class. If you want to compare prices, then
compare prices. This isn't about apples.
The $0.30 price is not a quote, it is a mythical price based on buying some
enormous quantity. Since their parts aren't actually offered for sale
anywhere that I would be buying them it doesn't matter what price a
marketing sheet says they go for. I did find Symmetry that offers them for
$0.71.
--
Rick C