At 12:38 AM 5/23/00 -0700, you wrote: >David Duffy wrote: > > At 16:44 5/23/00 +1000, you wrote: > > >David, > > > > > >Have you considered the DataFlash from Atmel ? These are serial > addressable > > >and low cost. > > > > > >Regards > > >David Huisman > > >Orbit Communications > > >http://www.orbitcoms.com > > >NSW > > >Australia > > > > Yes, they look great and are the right price but card format would > > be better so customers can use them. (just poke it in the slot) > > Regards... > >Drop the Flash into a small DE-09 shell; only 9 pins are used by these >beasties, MACX., you can cut down if you try & read the docs; >Vcc, CS, SCK, SI, SO, WP, RESET, RDY/BUSY, Ground > >(SI and SO can be shorted. WP can be hardwired. You can then double up >on Vcc and Ground.) > >Makes a nice, small module swappable by Joe 10-Thumbs in the field. > >(Might want to add protection diodes for some values of Joe 10-Thumbs.) Already thought about that one but customer not fussed on a D socket on front panel. Too much chance of some end user plugging something else in to it! Otherwise, that was my number one idea of the day...