| ??? 09/17/09 09:10 Read: times |
#168931 - "An evaluation board with a gazillion features is of no use" |
As this is veering off at a tangent to the original discussion, I've started this new thread.
Per Westermark said:
An evaluation board with a gazillion features are (sic) of no use if the target hardware will never use any of them.
http://www.8052.com/forumchat/read/168930 Indeed: I often find that so-called "Evaluation Kits" or "Development Boards" that are packed with "features" are more of a hindrance than help - because all those "features" use-up the IOs, etc, that I want for my own purposes! It's made worse nowadays by many boards that don't provide nice jumpers to easily isolate the unwanted "features" - but require the delicate removal of tiny surface-mount links! :-( There is, of course a balance between "just enough" features to make the board easily usable - such as a JTAG connector, RS232, a few convenient connectors - and "too much", and my opinion of what constitutes "too much" and "just enough" will never be the same as anyone else's... |
| Topic | Author | Date |
| "An evaluation board with a gazillion features is of no use" | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Should complain | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
Just to "stir the pot" a bit | 01/01/70 00:00 |