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by tggzzz
Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:22 pm
Forum: startKIT
Topic: Replacement for startKIT, now that is obsolete
Replies: 14
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Re: Replacement for startKIT, now that is obsolete

Using sc189 for 1.0v and 3.3v rails, a 24mhz mems clock, the tq128/64 chips and a box header for the xtag programmer you can probably build boards in very small qty for ~30$ ea. Excluding the programmer of which you only need 1. If I have time later I could throw a simple schematic together if it'd...
by tggzzz
Fri Jan 12, 2018 9:32 pm
Forum: startKIT
Topic: Replacement for startKIT, now that is obsolete
Replies: 14
Views: 30857

Re: Replacement for startKIT, now that is obsolete

Well that's the thing you would have to have the cost subsidized or build in massive quantities that likely wouldn't sell through, maybe both. The arduino stuff is actually a good example because the genuine boards can be made for significantly less but you don't see that in the price unless you bu...
by tggzzz
Fri Jan 12, 2018 12:35 am
Forum: startKIT
Topic: Replacement for startKIT, now that is obsolete
Replies: 14
Views: 30857

Re: Replacement for startKIT, now that is obsolete

The startkit wasn't that special. It was a 16core mcu with 1 core locked out for USB and had a bootloader for programming afaik. I've made a couple custom xmos boards now and I did look into adding the usb only functionality but what I found was that it wasn't cost effective for the quantity you'd ...
by tggzzz
Thu Jan 11, 2018 11:00 am
Forum: startKIT
Topic: Replacement for startKIT, now that is obsolete
Replies: 14
Views: 30857

Re: Replacement for startKIT, now that is obsolete

Thanks for those pointers - I'll monitor it to see how you progress, and to learn anything I can from your experience! Two benefits that I like about the startKIT are: its simplicity - very few components which mean it can be small and cheap. It also has the advantage/disadvantage that the i/o is &q...
by tggzzz
Wed Jan 10, 2018 6:47 pm
Forum: startKIT
Topic: Replacement for startKIT, now that is obsolete
Replies: 14
Views: 30857

Replacement for startKIT, now that is obsolete

When I've wanted a small simple cheap devkit for a low-volume embedded application, I've used the startKIT. Now that has become obsolete, I'd like to find an alternative - or use I'll use Arduinos, ugh! For FPGAs, there are many small and cheap boards containing the FPGA, some memory, a mechanism fo...