[avr-chat] Do people like the XMEGA?

[Rick Mann]

Hi. I'm about to start a new design and I'm looking for lots of GPIO, PWM, and 
USB. It seems the XMEGA parts might fit the bill. I've used lots of different 
MEGA parts, but these are new to me.

Reading through Atmel's "Getting Started with XMEGA" document 
(http://www.atmel.com/Images/doc8169.pdf), it seems like an awesome chip (one 
that could benefit from a highly platform-dependent small RTOS).

I wonder if anyone has had any negative experiences with them? Is GCC support 
good enough for these parts? How about tools like avrdude?

Thanks!

-- 
Rick