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Need ICE2K PCM16YG0 & DVA1006

2009-12-11T13:22:29Z

My brother needs a set of these. Anybody no longer using them?
For PIC16F88. Contact me offline at engineer@....

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Re: MPLAB ICE 2000 for sale

2009-12-10T04:56:21Z

Darren Gibbs wrote:
> I have two MPLAB ICE 2000s w/PCM17XA0 modules, 2 PICDEM17 boards,

I received the units today. One unit has a problem and won't work. The
other works fine.
That's all I need, really.

Thanks again.

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MPLAB ICE 2000 for sale

2009-11-23T11:55:12Z

I have two MPLAB ICE 2000s w/PCM17XA0 modules, 2 PICDEM17 boards, only one tripod and set of logic probes. Power supplies gone missing. Haven't been used in about 4 years but were working fine. Anyone interested? I can ship, but prefer local to Bay Area. Any reasonable offer accepted.

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ETX Carrier board wanted

2009-11-10T10:23:56Z

<previously sent as [AD] by mistake>

I got a few Kontron ETX boards I want to play with but, before working on
the final layout of the expansion board, I would really save time by working
with an ETX carrier board which expose all the standard connectors USB,
RJ45, etc

My understanding is any ETX carrier board works with any ETX board, at least
in theory.

If you have one of any brand laying around with no use and want to sell it
for a fair price please contact me offlist ( arocholl @ gmail.com ).

BTW brand new ETX carrier boards from vendors like Kontron are too expensive
for the budget of this project.

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Re: Small qty of clamshell or Blister packing

2009-09-12T05:10:39Z

Thank you Adam,

I did search on Google, but for some reason I did not come across with this
company. I was just wondering if anyone had some favorite supplier?

The products of that company looks interesting, so thanks very much with
your link.

Tamas

On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 7:20 PM, M. Adam Davis <stienman@...> wrote:

> In case your search results don't match mine (Google personalizes
> search results per user) the company I saw on my first results page
> was
>
> http://www.mr-blister.com/
>
> They have stock blister and clamshell packs and are located in the UK.
>
> Good luck!
>
> -Adam
>
> On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 2:18 PM, M. Adam Davis <stienman@...> wrote:
> > http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=blister+pack
> >
> > There's a UK blister pack company right on the first page of results,
> > and several business directories. This should get you started.
> >
> > -Adam
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 3:03 AM, Tamas Rudnai <tamas.rudnai@...>
> wrote:
> >> I am looking for a small quantity of clamshell or blister package for a
> >> small device. It is for store displaying, and would need to be able to
> pack
> >> manually without buying expensive packing machines.
> >>
> >> Is there any good source of buying bunch of pre-made packs -- preferably
> >> here in Europe?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
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Re: Small qty of clamshell or Blister packing

2009-09-11T11:20:25Z

In case your search results don't match mine (Google personalizes
search results per user) the company I saw on my first results page
was

http://www.mr-blister.com/

They have stock blister and clamshell packs and are located in the UK.

Good luck!

-Adam

On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 2:18 PM, M. Adam Davis <stienman@...> wrote:

> http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=blister+pack
>
> There's a UK blister pack company right on the first page of results,
> and several business directories. This should get you started.
>
> -Adam
>
> On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 3:03 AM, Tamas Rudnai <tamas.rudnai@...> wrote:
>> I am looking for a small quantity of clamshell or blister package for a
>> small device. It is for store displaying, and would need to be able to pack
>> manually without buying expensive packing machines.
>>
>> Is there any good source of buying bunch of pre-made packs -- preferably
>> here in Europe?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tamas
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Re: Small qty of clamshell or Blister packing

2009-09-11T11:18:58Z

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=blister+pack

There's a UK blister pack company right on the first page of results,
and several business directories. This should get you started.

-Adam

On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 3:03 AM, Tamas Rudnai <tamas.rudnai@...> wrote:

> I am looking for a small quantity of clamshell or blister package for a
> small device. It is for store displaying, and would need to be able to pack
> manually without buying expensive packing machines.
>
> Is there any good source of buying bunch of pre-made packs -- preferably
> here in Europe?
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Small qty of clamshell or Blister packing

2009-09-11T00:03:34Z

I am looking for a small quantity of clamshell or blister package for a
small device. It is for store displaying, and would need to be able to pack
manually without buying expensive packing machines.

Is there any good source of buying bunch of pre-made packs -- preferably
here in Europe?

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Re: Anyone have two or three working dot matrix impact printheads ?

2009-07-22T17:13:38Z

Jim
I will be happy to pay shipping and buy you a root beer float.
I sure am excited about the skull experiment.
I will ship you the completed driver circuit next week. I am thinking
that more than 13KV at 300A will destroy the insulation before the rod
gets
going. What is your recommendation ?
Gus

> On Jul 22, 2009, at 1:45 PM, jim wrote:
>
> Sure, but I will tell you now that my skull will withstand impacts
> from the
> highest voltage you can supply to a printhead.
>
> All kidding aside, the throw on an impact printhead is only a 100
> mils or
> less typically. I don't know what you have in mind, but this is a
> rather
> short distance. And I will look in my junk box. I may still have
> one or
> two left in there. If I do, you pay to ship them to you, and you
> can have
> them.
>
> Regards, Jim
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "AGSCalabrese" <agscal@...>
> To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@...>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 1:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [buy] Anyone have two or three working dot matrix impact
> printheads ?
>
>
>> right on, Jim Thanks I will need your address. Oh ...... just
>> noticed some of the text on the original e-mail was left off. NO
>> biggie. The missing text just asked for a volunteer to let me apply
>> impact print heads to their skull at varying drive voltages. I
>> presume that you are volunteering.
>> Best
>> Gus
>>
>>
>>> On Jul 22, 2009, at 11:51 AM, jim wrote:
>>>
>>> Okay, proceed.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "AGSCalabrese" <agscal@...>
>>> To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@...>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 12:21 PM
>>> Subject: [buy] Anyone have two or three working dot matrix impact
>>> print
>>> heads ?
>>>
>>>
>>>> I want to experiment with dot matrix impact print heads.
>>>>
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Re: Anyone have two or three working dot matrix impact print heads ?

2009-07-22T17:08:10Z

I am planning to push acrylic paint onto a cloth surface that primates
wear on
their upper bodies. OMG
Gus

On Jul 22, 2009, at 12:56 PM, Marcel Duchamp wrote:

AGSCalabrese wrote:

> On Jul 22, 2009, at 11:21 AM, AGSCalabrese wrote:
>
> I want to experiment with dot matrix impact print heads.
> I am in Denver, CO USA
>
> I want to see if the rods in the heads can be used to push viscous
> liquids out a nozzle.
> OR
> I want to see if the rods in the heads can be used to valve* viscous
> liquids out a nozzle.
>
> * is valve a verb ?
>
> Gus Calabrese

Gonna make a solder paste dispenser? Print your paste onto pcbs?
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Re: Anyone have two or three working dot matrix impact printheads ?

2009-07-22T12:45:32Z

Sure, but I will tell you now that my skull will withstand impacts from the
highest voltage you can supply to a printhead.

All kidding aside, the throw on an impact printhead is only a 100 mils or
less typically. I don't know what you have in mind, but this is a rather
short distance. And I will look in my junk box. I may still have one or
two left in there. If I do, you pay to ship them to you, and you can have
them.

Regards, Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "AGSCalabrese" <agscal@...>
To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@...>
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [buy] Anyone have two or three working dot matrix impact
printheads ?

> right on, Jim Thanks I will need your address. Oh ...... just
> noticed some of the text on the original e-mail was left off. NO
> biggie. The missing text just asked for a volunteer to let me apply
> impact print heads to their skull at varying drive voltages. I
> presume that you are volunteering.
> Best
> Gus
>
>
>> On Jul 22, 2009, at 11:51 AM, jim wrote:
>>
>> Okay, proceed.
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "AGSCalabrese" <agscal@...>
>> To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@...>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 12:21 PM
>> Subject: [buy] Anyone have two or three working dot matrix impact
>> print
>> heads ?
>>
>>
>>> I want to experiment with dot matrix impact print heads.
>>>
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Re: Anyone have two or three working dot matrix impact print heads ?

2009-07-22T11:56:59Z

AGSCalabrese wrote:

Re: Anyone have two or three working dot matrix impact print heads ?

2009-07-22T11:48:09Z

On Jul 22, 2009, at 11:21 AM, AGSCalabrese wrote:

I want to experiment with dot matrix impact print heads.
I am in Denver, CO USA

I want to see if the rods in the heads can be used to push viscous
liquids out a nozzle.
OR
I want to see if the rods in the heads can be used to valve* viscous
liquids out a nozzle.

* is valve a verb ?

Gus Calabrese
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Re: Anyone have two or three working dot matrix impact print heads ?

2009-07-22T11:45:11Z

right on, Jim Thanks I will need your address. Oh ...... just
noticed some of the text on the original e-mail was left off. NO
biggie. The missing text just asked for a volunteer to let me apply
impact print heads to their skull at varying drive voltages. I
presume that you are volunteering.
Best
Gus

> On Jul 22, 2009, at 11:51 AM, jim wrote:
>
> Okay, proceed.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "AGSCalabrese" <agscal@...>
> To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@...>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 12:21 PM
> Subject: [buy] Anyone have two or three working dot matrix impact
> print
> heads ?
>
>
>> I want to experiment with dot matrix impact print heads.
>>
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Re: Anyone have two or three working dot matrix impact print heads ?

2009-07-22T11:18:28Z

AGSCalabrese ha scritto:
> I want to experiment with dot matrix impact print heads.

i possibly saved stepper motors from dot-printer and inljet, but not
heads...
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Re: Anyone have two or three working dot matrix impact print heads ?

2009-07-22T10:51:10Z

Okay, proceed.
----- Original Message -----
From: "AGSCalabrese" <agscal@...>
To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@...>
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 12:21 PM
Subject: [buy] Anyone have two or three working dot matrix impact print
heads ?

>I want to experiment with dot matrix impact print heads.
>
> Gus Calabrese
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Anyone have two or three working dot matrix impact print heads ?

2009-07-22T10:21:39Z

I want to experiment with dot matrix impact print heads.

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Re: Want to buy some 74111s and 74177s

2009-07-20T05:46:29Z

----- Original Message -----
From: AGSCalabrese
To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 3:31 PM
Subject: [BUY] Want to buy some 74111s and 74177s

I want to get 3 pieces of each. One piece will be better than nothing.
74111, 74LS111, 74S111 will work.
74177, 74LS177, 74S177 will work.

Also looking for qty 5 5 volt Form C DIP relays. ( Although I have
found
some at DigiKey, I don't normally order from DigiKey )

Best

Gus

Did you find the parts?
I have the 74LS111s
http://hamradio.cmcorp.com/inventory/Inventory.html
I may have the relays.

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Fwd: Want to buy some 74111s and 74177s

2009-07-18T20:07:42Z

I want to get 3 pieces of each. One piece will be better than nothing.
74111, 74LS111, 74S111 will work.
74177, 74LS177, 74S177 will work.

Also looking for qty 5 5 volt Form C DIP relays. ( Although I have
found
some at DigiKey, I don't normally order from DigiKey )

Best

Gus

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Want to buy some 74111s and 74177s

2009-07-18T12:31:18Z

I want to get 3 pieces of each. One piece will be better than nothing.
74111, 74LS111, 74S111 will work.
74177, 74LS177, 74S177 will work.

Also looking for qty 5 5 volt Form C DIP relays. ( Although I have
found
some at DigiKey, I don't normally order from DigiKey )

Best

Gus
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LM311

2009-04-16T10:42:14Z

I need a few (2-5pc) LM311-comparators (DIP8). Drop me a line offlist
if you got some to sell.

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Re: FT2232 or MAX3420 or any other USB to SPI driver chip or USB to UART

2009-03-17T06:40:14Z

Have you considered simply buying a USB<-->RS232 cable, and removing
the level converter chip? Alternately, buy a cable that has the chip
in a USB cable with TTL outputs (3.3v or 5v I/O cables available) on a
0.1" header:

http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/EvaluationKits/TTL-232R.htm

Which can be purchased from Future Electronics (in Canada):
http://www.futureelectronics.com/en/Search.aspx?dsNav=Ntk:PartNumberSearch|ttl%2f-232r|1|,Ny:True,Nea:True

If that link doesn't work, go to http://www.futureelectronics.com/ and
search for "ttl-232r"

Of course, Future sells most of FTDI's breakout boards as well. This
one is _very_ nice, and may suit you perfectly - it plugs right into a
breadboard:
http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/EvaluationKits/UM232R.htm

http://www.futureelectronics.com/en/Technologies/Product.aspx?ProductID=UM232RFUTURETECHNOLOGYDEVICES6502082

Good luck.

-Adam

On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 8:39 PM, solarwind <x.solarwind.x@...> wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 8:11 PM, Peter Loron <peterl@...> wrote:
>> No, I'm in the US, but for a small number of items like this sent via
>> USPS Priority Mail, it should be < $6.
>
> Damnit. I was hoping you would be in Canada because I don't want to
> pay duties. Also, damnit because they're only SSOP. Would it kill them
> to make DIP?
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Re: FT2232 or MAX3420 or any other USB to SPI driver chip orUSB to UART

2009-03-17T05:27:11Z

solarwind wrote:
> I was hoping you would be in Canada because I don't want to
> pay duties.

Where exactly in Canada are you?

> Would it kill them to make DIP?

Maybe. They would certainly loose money doing that. Think about it. Other
than selling a few one-offs to hobbyists, who do you imagine would buy the
DIP version?

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Re: FT2232 or MAX3420 or any other USB to SPI driver chip or USB toUART

2009-03-17T05:22:07Z

solarwind wrote:
> At the very lease, if anyone is
> willing to sell a USB to UART, I would still appreciate it.

These things are widely available off the shelf. Around here in every Radio
Shack and most office supply places carry them.

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Re: FT2232 or MAX3420 or any other USB to SPI driver chip or USB to UART

2009-03-17T03:54:48Z

On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 05:58:51AM -0400, Rikard Bosnjakovic wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 10:46, cdb <colin@...> wrote:
>
> > With a small amount of practice, it is not that hard to hand solder
> > SOIC or SSOP.
>
> While at it, this guide is an excellent resource for surface soldering:
>
> http://www.curiousinventor.com/guides/Surface_Mount_Soldering/101

And of course there is the infamous SparkFun skillet tutorial that also
discusses other techniques such as hand soldering and using a reflow oven:

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/tutorial_info.php?tutorials_id=59

For the hobbyist, the skillet looks like a winner.

BAJ
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Re: FT2232 or MAX3420 or any other USB to SPI driver chipor USB to UART

2009-03-17T03:50:53Z

cdb wrote:

> If you are lucky and can find someone who can let you have some nice
> jelly flux (hard to get these days Farnell still have some, NOT
> plumbers jelly flux), squirt it over the pads (it uses a syringe) be
> quite liberal, then if you've a hoof bit, ply it with solder and then
> you can just drag the bit down the pins, the flux will help keep the
> chip in place and cause the solder to only run onto the pin and pad.
>
> As they say in the west country 'Job Done! '. You may also need narrow
> desoldering braid, just to tidy up small solder whiskers - magnifying
> glass/lamp/microscope of benefit here.
>
> It wouldn't pass class 3 soldering work, but that won't be a problem
> for you.

A colleague likes to use the hot air gun for soldering SMDs, then he cleans
up the solder bridges with a solder wick. The speed with which he can
replace a 60-pin PIC, is amazing.

Solder paste is the way to go for soldering fine-pitch SMDs.

Vitaliy

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Re: FT2232 or MAX3420 or any other USB to SPI driver chip or USB to UART

2009-03-17T02:58:51Z

On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 10:46, cdb <colin@...> wrote:

> With a small amount of practice, it is not that hard to hand solder
> SOIC or SSOP.

While at it, this guide is an excellent resource for surface soldering:

http://www.curiousinventor.com/guides/Surface_Mount_Soldering/101

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Re: FT2232 or MAX3420 or any other USB to SPI driver chip or USB to UART

2009-03-17T02:46:59Z

:: Also, damnit because they're only SSOP

With a small amount of practice, it is not that hard to hand solder
SOIC or SSOP.

Tools - preferably a ' hoof ' bit - these have a little well on the
underside and a small reservoir of solder gets capillaried into it -
but an ordinary small /fine flat bit will work.

Some form of lighting and a magnifying glass - depends on your
eyesight, lighting with no shadows most important. Fine solder 0.6mm
or less.

The hobby way of doing this would be to make sure the pads on the PCB
are clean and swipe a then even layer of solder over one each of pins
on opposite of each other. In other words pad one and pad 14 if that
is top left and bottom right, carefully place chip on pads, make sure
the bit has plenty of solder on it, apply gentle pressure to top of
chip (making sure it doesn't move) then dab gently the iron onto one
of the pads prepared above, once done do the other pad. Then at
leisure solder the rest of the pads - might be an idea to alternate
the sides that you are soldering to let the joint cool down a bit.

If you are lucky and can find someone who can let you have some nice
jelly flux (hard to get these days Farnell still have some, NOT
plumbers jelly flux), squirt it over the pads (it uses a syringe) be
quite liberal, then if you've a hoof bit, ply it with solder and then
you can just drag the bit down the pins, the flux will help keep the
chip in place and cause the solder to only run onto the pin and pad.

As they say in the west country 'Job Done! '. You may also need narrow
desoldering braid, just to tidy up small solder whiskers - magnifying
glass/lamp/microscope of benefit here.

It wouldn't pass class 3 soldering work, but that won't be a problem
for you.

Colin
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Re: FT2232 or MAX3420 or any other USB to SPI driver chip or USB to UART

2009-03-17T01:28:00Z

On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:37:20 -0700, you wrote:

>
>On Mar 16, 2009, at 5:39 PM, solarwind wrote:
>
>> Damnit. I was hoping you would be in Canada because I don't want to
>> pay duties. Also, damnit because they're only SSOP. Would it kill them
>> to make DIP?

Yes it would kill them as nobody uses DIP in volume for this sort of thing. Anyone who can't solder
a SSOP isn't going to be a volume customer.

FTDI do make DIP eval modules for most of their devices :
http://apple.clickandbuild.com/cnb/shop/ftdichip?op=catalogue-products-null&prodCategoryID=3&title=DIP+Modules

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Re: FT2232 or MAX3420 or any other USB to SPI driver chip or USB to UART

2009-03-17T00:37:20Z

On Mar 16, 2009, at 5:39 PM, solarwind wrote:

> Damnit. I was hoping you would be in Canada because I don't want to
> pay duties. Also, damnit because they're only SSOP. Would it kill them
> to make DIP?

HVW Technologies, the sort-of "microcontroller" division of
Solarbotics, sells the FTDI chip, as well as several "breakout board"
type devices that should meet your needs. And they're in Canada. And
they're (both) well established companies with good reputations
(though not the cheapest in the world...)

http://www.hvwtech.com/products_list.asp?CatID=166&SubCatID=183

BillW

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Re: FT2232 or MAX3420 or any other USB to SPI driver chip or USB to UART

2009-03-16T17:40:26Z

Ok, do you have any SSOP to DIP adapters?
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Re: FT2232 or MAX3420 or any other USB to SPI driver chip or USB to UART

2009-03-16T17:39:47Z

On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 8:11 PM, Peter Loron <peterl@...> wrote:
> No, I'm in the US, but for a small number of items like this sent via
> USPS Priority Mail, it should be < $6.

Damnit. I was hoping you would be in Canada because I don't want to
pay duties. Also, damnit because they're only SSOP. Would it kill them
to make DIP?

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Re: FT2232 or MAX3420 or any other USB to SPI driver chip or USB to UART

2009-03-16T17:17:52Z

>From the datasheet:

"FT232RL-xxxx --> 28 Pin SSOP"

Regards,

Carlos.

2009/3/16 solarwind <x.solarwind.x@...>:
> Also, are they in DIP packages?
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Re: FT2232 or MAX3420 or any other USB to SPI driver chip or USB to UART

2009-03-16T17:11:16Z

On Mar 16, 2009, at 4:08 PM, solarwind wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 6:00 PM, Peter Loron
> <peterl@...> wrote:
>> I have some FT232RL chips that may do what you need. $3 each +
>> shipping. Let me know.
>
> Do you live in Canada? I am interested.

No, I'm in the US, but for a small number of items like this sent via
USPS Priority Mail, it should be < $6.

-Pete
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Re: FT2232 or MAX3420 or any other USB to SPI driver chip or USB to UART

2009-03-16T17:10:32Z

On Mar 16, 2009, at 4:08 PM, solarwind wrote:

> Also, are they in DIP packages?

No, they're surface-mount.

A quick check of the part number on Octopart or Digi-Key would have
told you that:

http://octopart.com/search?q=ft232rl

-Pete
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