Lpc2000

--- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Jansen" <rob@m...> wrote:
>
> >  My $0.02 (0.0166 Euro)
> 
> A few more of these mail ans we'll all be milionairs :-)
> 
> >  > I think the documentaion of a development board should be really
> >  > accurate.
> ...
> >  That is a really nice dream.
> >  At the prices most of us are willing to pay, it will probably always
> >  remain a dream too.
> 
> I like to dream. Bought a few boards from Embedded Artists and I
> definitely got more that what I thought I paid for. To be honest ...
their
> 10/100 Mbit ethernet board could have done with a bit more I/O, for
one I
> missed out the I2C interface on the on the connector - but then, I did
> have access to the schematics before I decided to buy the board so it is
> my own fault for not checking this.
> 
> When I saw their lpc2148 board announced, first thing I did was ask for
> schematics. Almost everything I wanted was there: Alas, no backup
battery
> but enough 0 ohm resistors to change the default power supply
> configuration.
> 
> I asked for a feature added and a day later it was there.
> Should I now start complaining on the lpc group that they stole my
design ;-)
> 
> I just like to think my dream came true!
> 
> (I keep on dreaming about USB sample code for a keyboard HID)
> 
> Rob
>


Hey!! It is nice to read about good experiences once in awhile. :-)

I have not found anything to complain about with boards from Embest
either.  I have not been able to find anything that does everything
that I want, but I have been able to modify them for the development
scenarios that I have wanted to test.

It seems like some folks in this group consider these third party
boards to be equivalent to manufacturer's reference designs, which
they certainly are not!  Even reference design documentation is
sometimes less than perfect. 

--Dave