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2005-09-10 by medwar19@hotmail.com
I used the Philips sample service for the first time last month. Ordered samples online on Saturday, they arrived by courier on Monday. I'm in the UK and a student! Good luck. p.s. asked for 8, they sent 2.
2005-09-12 by Mike
--- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, medwar19@h... wrote: > > I used the Philips sample service for the first time last month. > Ordered samples online on Saturday, they arrived by courier on Monday. > I'm in the UK and a student! I must be getting blind in my old age (it's hand placing all those SMD components) but I can't see the sample ordering service. Selecting "samples" in the support area just directs me to a list of their distributors. Any chance you can point me in the right direction? Earlier this year I tried to obtain some LPC2138 samples through 2 UK Distributors, first WBC(Avnet) and subsequently Eurodis. WBC got a sales engineer to contact me, who repeatedly tried to arrange a meeting to "see how they could help me" (clue to him: I'm a 1 man business, I don't have time to sit down and listen to a guy sell me stuff I can't afford). No samples were forthcoming. Eurodis got me to submit the usual project requirements and potential usage, and were never heard of again. My extremely polite e-mails weren't replied to. When the project got revived a couple of months ago, I decided to give Atmel a go instead. A day later I got an email from their UK distributor ( DT Electronics ) saying they would be handling it. A week later they said there would be a short delay. A fortnight after that a UPS man in a van rolled up and presented me with large Jiffy bag with a couple of AT91SAM7S256s and some other goodies in. Total time, about a month, no customs or other charges. Maybe it's the abuse of the free sample system that is causing suppliers to cut back, but to small businesses like mine they are an absolute lifeline, making the difference between having a prototype I can use to pitch for funding, and having nothing in my hands but paper. The actual components may only cost a few $ or £ but often the minimum purchase, plus the minimum postage, and then the import hassles turn a £3 component into a £50 obstacle (I'm thinking Digikey here). I'm glad Philips are still willing to supply students, my M.Sc. project wouldn't have been possible without a benevolent semiconductor co. donating a crucial item. These relatively small investments by manufacturers make real differences to Engineers. Mike.
2005-09-12 by Leon Heller
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From: "Mike" <yahoo@...> To: <lpc2000@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 3:35 AM Subject: [lpc2000] Re: Philips Samples --- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, medwar19@h... wrote: > > I used the Philips sample service for the first time last month. > Ordered samples online on Saturday, they arrived by courier on Monday. > I'm in the UK and a student! I must be getting blind in my old age (it's hand placing all those SMD components) but I can't see the sample ordering service. Selecting "samples" in the support area just directs me to a list of their distributors. Any chance you can point me in the right direction? Earlier this year I tried to obtain some LPC2138 samples through 2 UK Distributors, first WBC(Avnet) and subsequently Eurodis. WBC got a sales engineer to contact me, who repeatedly tried to arrange a meeting to "see how they could help me" (clue to him: I'm a 1 man business, I don't have time to sit down and listen to a guy sell me stuff I can't afford). No samples were forthcoming. Eurodis got me to submit the usual project requirements and potential usage, and were never heard of again. My extremely polite e-mails weren't replied to. Eurodis went into administration in July. Leon -- Leon Heller, G1HSM leon.heller@... http://www.geocities.com/leon_heller -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.21/96 - Release Date: 10/09/2005 --- [This E-mail has been scanned for viruses but it is your responsibility to maintain up to date anti virus software on the device that you are currently using to read this email. ]
2005-09-12 by Jerzy Lelusz
Leon Heller wrote: >Eurodis went into administration in July. > > > But they should be working - I got a letter saying they're now part of Abacus Polar (AFAIR - I lost this letter somewhere on my desk...) >Leon >-- >Leon Heller, G1HSM >leon.heller@... >http://www.geocities.com/leon_heller > > > > > -- Jerzy Lelusz Electronics Engineer Geola Technologies Ltd Sussex Innovation Centre Science Park Square BN1 9SB Falmer, East Sussex United Kingdom phone: +44 1273 704 443 fax: +44 1273 704 477
2005-09-12 by atmelbr
Hi, http://www.standardics.philips.com/order/select/?select=LPC2138 Using this link you can get samples. I am waiting for my samples. > I must be getting blind in my old age (it's hand placing all those SMD > components) but I can't see the sample ordering service. Selecting > "samples" in the support area just directs me to a list of their > distributors. Any chance you can point me in the right direction? > > Earlier this year I tried to obtain some LPC2138 samples through 2 UK > Distributors, first WBC(Avnet) and subsequently Eurodis. WBC got a > sales engineer to contact me, who repeatedly tried to arrange a > meeting to "see how they could help me" (clue to him: I'm a 1 man > business, I don't have time to sit down and listen to a guy sell me > stuff I can't afford). No samples were forthcoming. Eurodis got me to > submit the usual project requirements and potential usage, and were > never heard of again. My extremely polite e-mails weren't replied to. > > Eurodis went into administration in July. > > Leon > -- > Leon Heller, G1HSM > leon.heller@b... > http://www.geocities.com/leon_heller > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.21/96 - Release Date: 10/09/2005
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2005-09-13 by Mike
--- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, "atmelbr" <atmelbr@y...> wrote: > Hi, > > http://www.standardics.philips.com/order/select/?select=LPC2138 > > Using this link you can get samples. > I am waiting for my samples. > > > > I must be getting blind in my old age (it's hand placing all those SMD > > components) but I can't see the sample ordering service. Selecting > > "samples" in the support area just directs me to a list of their > > distributors. Any chance you can point me in the right direction? > > stuff I can't afford). No samples were forthcoming. Eurodis got me to > > submit the usual project requirements and potential usage, and were > > never heard of again. My extremely polite e-mails weren't replied to. > > > > Eurodis went into administration in July. > > > > Leon Cheers folks. It never occurred to me that they might have gone belly up! Coincidentally the Atmel disty called me today while I was out, alas didn't leave a contact name or number. I'll try the Philips samples and let you all know how I get on. Cheers, Mike