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10/22/09 20:17
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Responding to: ???'s previous message
Joel Ward said:
I will soon be ordering the micro that I have mentioned in the thread University project SiLabs f04x/f06x series. I have not replied in those threads to the advice that I should order a development kit, but due to the high costs of them, I have decided to order two chips. The development board I looked at was on digikey was around £100 which is the entire of my budget. (although I have since been informed of cheaper dev kits from SIlabs around £30 which I am considering)

One I will develop on strip board, but i was wondering what you guys generally do with a QFP in this arrangement, do you put it on a PCB and just link it across to strip board with wiring. I do not have the budget for a clamp kit to link wires across from. I know that certain components need to be on the PCB with the micro, as any length of wire can alter capcitances etc.

I must warn you here that without a SiLabs debug adapter, not only will you not be able to debug, but you will even be unable to program these chips!

If your budget really is this low, and you need CAN, I advise to look at the SiLabs F50x series and the Toolstick. You can even easily connect to the ports on the ToolStick-F502DC daughter card. The cost of a ToolStick Base Adapter plus one daughter card is below $30. But also have a look their University program.

Maarten

List of 57 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
Developing with TQFP            01/01/70 00:00      
   Prototyping            01/01/70 00:00      
      SMD Prototyping boards            01/01/70 00:00      
         Thanks            01/01/70 00:00      
   FYI: Prototyping            01/01/70 00:00      
   warning            01/01/70 00:00      
   Prototyping Ideas            01/01/70 00:00      
      Adaptors for stripboard            01/01/70 00:00      
         What do you suppose he means by that?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Sorry - I explain...            01/01/70 00:00      
               Better approach            01/01/70 00:00      
                  lash up a simple PCB in the lab            01/01/70 00:00      
                     ...or he could wire-wrap it in an hour or two.            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Why so much hate?            01/01/70 00:00      
                           It's not the generation!            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Still more hate (or fear) even if you don't realize it            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Where you sit determines what you see            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Still extrapolating            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       Horsefeathers!            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          No need for insinuation.            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             Enforcement isn't my job.            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          different != bad            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             in my eyes too            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                re: in my eyes            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             You'll see what you want to see, I guess            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       Trolls            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Was Steve talking about an external PCB house?            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Maybe Richard too            01/01/70 00:00      
                              No in-house staff of druggies here            01/01/70 00:00      
                           YEp            01/01/70 00:00      
               I thought these were well-known & widely used terms.            01/01/70 00:00      
   To Joel, somewhat related            01/01/70 00:00      
   schmartboard            01/01/70 00:00      
      Am I missing something here?            01/01/70 00:00      
         Schmartboad...            01/01/70 00:00      
            yes...easy to solder            01/01/70 00:00      
               No soldering?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  No, not at all...            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Have you used it yourself?            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Packages            01/01/70 00:00      
                           oops!            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Most adapters present problems, too.            01/01/70 00:00      
                              bypassing            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 could possibly be improved            01/01/70 00:00      
                        No, I haven't...            01/01/70 00:00      
                     seems fun            01/01/70 00:00      
                     shmata board            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Must target schools and entry to medium-level hobbyists            01/01/70 00:00      
                           I've used similar products, and they do serve a purpose.            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Always hard to aim for the correct customer group            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 How?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Lots of SMD pads on the other side            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       Not a bad idea ... but ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          My view            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             ... not the adapter, but the wire-wrap board ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                        RH            01/01/70 00:00      
                           80%?            01/01/70 00:00      

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