Lpc2000

Gus,
It also depends on volume of the product. If I was planning on selling low
volume (<150) per year then I think a solution like your chip could make
sense. Any volume higher (>150) it would make sense to purchase a source
code library.  A $25 chip cost is a fixed cost to a product.  The source
code cost is paid for, and would not incur on going costs to theproduct.
Benefits include: less board space, you have control of the source to
add/remove features as needed, less power consumed by the board.

So a lot of this comes down to what the are the development constraints:
time (do you have the time to incorporate FAT code into your app) and target
product cost.

I am considering to purchase one your development board to use for a test
platform for my code.

Joe

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gus [mailto:gus_is_working@...] 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 7:18 AM
> To: lpc2000@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [lpc2000] Re: SD, MMC, CF, and hard disk on one chip
> 
> Joe,
> 
> If you really think about it, ALFAT is much cheaper than FAT 
> source code. Keeping in mind the cost of the time you need to 
> put into FAT code to compile it and fir it on your chip. 
> ALFAT is much easier and cheaper.
> 
> If you decided to make your woen binary files, you can also 
> get Media DEV board that we offer to test your code.
> 
> Gus 
> 
> --- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, "Joe Hlebasko" <jhlebasko@i...>
> wrote:
> > Gus,
> > It looks like an interesting product. However my needs are such
> that I can
> > not afford ($, power or space) another MCU to nothing but FAT disk 
> > operations.  I have found several (3 vendors) that will sell a
> source based
> > FAT file system library that will support CF, SD, MMC, and IDE
> harddrives.
> > I am planning on purchasing from one these vendors for my needs. 
> As I do not
> > have the time in my schedule to develop this library. I am curious
> on how
> > other developers are approaching this task of mass storage in
> their designs.
> > 
> > Joe
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Gus [mailto:gus_is_working@y...]
> > > Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 8:24 AM
> > > To: lpc2000@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [lpc2000] SD, MMC, CF, and hard disk on one chip
> > > 
> > > Hi all,
> > > 
> > > I saw a post on question on SD cards and figured this 
> group may be 
> > > interested in checking my new chip out. It is LPC2114 
> chip that is 
> > > preprogrammed with FAT file system and drivers for SD, 
> MMC, CF, and 
> > > hard disk drives. You can also buy development board for 
> that chip 
> > > or you can use the board for
> > > LPC2114 development with media cards.
> > > 
> > > Manual and website are not 100% done but they are worth checking
> out.
> > > 
> > > PLEASE give me feedback on what you think.
> > > 
> > > www.ghielectronics.com
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Gus
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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