Re: [Fx2lib-devel] cheap fx2 hardware?

[Tim m. <tcm...@ya...>]

These are AVR and PIC boards not fx2 but the AVR has more memory then the Cypress..  The only disadvantage is high speed USB. 
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AVR ($30)
http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/
http://code.google.com/p/avropendous/

PIC($24) 
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=762




----- Original Message ----
From: Steve Calfee <nos...@ya...>
To: fx2...@li...
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 12:51:06 PM
Subject: [Fx2lib-devel] cheap fx2 hardware?


Hi all,

I have done some work with fx and fx2 processors before with SDCC, and I would like to do so again. The problem is finding cheap hardware. I would like to do a usb test device for Linux host drivers, so low cost is important as others will have to buy the device to use the tests.

With the ezusb/fx I got the keyspan usa-19 usb/serial dongle for $20.

I used the Passmark usb loopback device before on a job (has some LEDs that can be controlled, see:
$50 qty 1. See http://www.passmark.com/products/usb2loopback.htm

I have found also this proto board for $57:
http://www.acquiredevices.com/sermod56.jsp

I found a few relatively cheap fx2/fpga boards, which ranged from about $90 to $300. The cheaper one seemed very interesting to experiment with, but the fpga it was using was quite old and probably obsolete.

Does anyone else have any useful pointers for getting cheap hardware for prototype and software development?

Thanks, Steve



      

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