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- 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- Topic: Replacement for startKIT, now that is obsolete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Re: Replacement for startKIT, now that is obsolete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...
- Fri Jan 12, 2018 9:32 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- Topic: Replacement for startKIT, now that is obsolete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Re: Replacement for startKIT, now that is obsolete
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...
- Fri Jan 12, 2018 12:35 am
- Forum: startKIT
- Topic: Replacement for startKIT, now that is obsolete
- Replies: 14
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Re: Replacement for startKIT, now that is obsolete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 ...
- Thu Jan 11, 2018 11:00 am
- Forum: startKIT
- Topic: Replacement for startKIT, now that is obsolete
- Replies: 14
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Re: Replacement for startKIT, now that is obsolete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...
- Wed Jan 10, 2018 6:47 pm
- Forum: startKIT
- Topic: Replacement for startKIT, now that is obsolete
- Replies: 14
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Replacement for startKIT, now that is obsolete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...