[DiogenesLamp]

Cool. And what is your preferred processor?

[GingisK]

I used a lot of Atmel uPs before the semiconductor bust: Atmega128, Atmega32, Atmega32pb, Atxmega128A3. So, I was partial to the AVRs. I use PICs in several designs.

I am shifting to ARMs for everything: STM32L478 and SAM4Sxxx. I'm currently working two SAML11E18 and SAML21E16 designs. These are nice processors, though a bit more difficult to configure that the AVRs. The 32-bit architectures are pleasant; but, the development tools are clunky and bloated.

My drop-dead favorite is obsolete: Motorola 68000, 68020, 68040. It was like a superset of the DEC PDP-11. The ARMs do well in their stead.

I have a very long list of uPs for projects, starting with the Intel 4004, 8008, 4040, 8080, 8085, and the Zilog Z80. I even had to write cross-assemblers for some of that old stuff.

I'm older than silicon, and feel tired.