[sdiy] Which programable chip?

[Ian Smith]

I was thinking if I wanted to make multiple modules using the Arduino chip. I wouldn't want to buy a bunch of boards when the chip itself is only $5.00 and the crystal is at most $0.60 and I could just program the chip and plug it into its new home.

More reading!

I'm still leaning towards CPLD. Unfortunately the programmers are expensive if you don't have a serial port.

-Ian

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> Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:17:57 -0700
> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> From: jason at redfish.net
> Subject: RE: [sdiy] Which programable chip?
>
> well you *can* do it that way :-)
>
> but check out the other Arduino form factors. i'm using a USB
> Boarduino for my module, powered from an MOTM power connector via a
> regulator. when i want to update the sketch, i just plug the USB in
> and run up the IDE. no need to chip-swap at all.
>
> also check out the Arduino Nano - same circuit but implemented in SMT
> and then parked in a DIP package with a mini USB port. very cool but
> twice the price of a Boarduino.
>
> http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardNano
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>>Hmm... I've looked at the Arduino a bit here and there before. It
>>looks like (correct me if I'm wrong) that I can program a chip
>>loaded with the Arduino bootloader, pull it out of the Arduino board
>>and given that there's a 16MHz chrystal involved, plug it into a
>>board with the rest of my circuit on it.
>>
>>-Ian
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