In SX Microcontrollers, SX/B Compiler and SX-Key Tool, g_daubach wrote: [quote="william chan"]Dear Ken and Guenther, I was not complaining, merely saying that I was worried which is just the truth. I also did not complain about prices, I only asked why the SMTs are more expensive that the DIPs, and whether there will be a price review when the new Parallax chips arrive. Besides the problem with 4 less pins, the SX48 is too small for us to handle with manual soldering. Ken, can I request that Parallax also sell the solder paste as well. Ok, for the list of SX projects our engineers have designed and commercialized, ok let me see, 1. Door Access Reader ( SX28) 2. Intelligent Serial LCD ( SX18) 3. USB LCD Interface (SX20SS and FTDI ) 4. MiniCallShop System ( SX28 and SX18 ) 5. IR Remote Controller (SX18) 6. Alarm System ( SX28 ) 7. SX Keyphone ( SX52, in progress ) 8. iCar Immobilizer ( SX18 ) 9. Fixed Line SMS Box ( SX28 and SX18) 10. LED Display Board Controller ( SX28 ) 11. Simple Home Automation System ( SX18 ) 12. TinyDialer ( SX18) 13. DTMF Detector and Viewer ( SX28 ) 14. Coil Gun ( SX28 ) 15. ChatGate SMS Gateway System ( SX 28 ) Plus many more projects that got stuck at prototype stage. Guenther mentioned that Parallax informed us early, I am not complaining, but I wish to point out that Ken gave us about 5 days warning before the SX52 stock ran out. Lets not allow emotions get the better of us. I feel no anger or sadness at the moment. Ken you mentioned about the SX20...., is the SX20 DIP coming back? :-)[/quote] Dear William, maybe, I was a bit too emotional when I wrote my last post. On the other hand, I think that Parallax is doing a great job supporting their customers, and there are also many forum members around; spending a remarkable part of their time helping others in the forum without asking getting paid for this. I think the "magic word" making people behave like this is "Motivation". I have extracted some of your former forum posts, and I leave it up to you to judge if these posts do really generate motivation: [blue]When is Parallax planning to sell the IP3000 processors and development kits on its website? The SX cannot last forever you know.... Even Stamp I had to give way to Stamp II. I think it's time to reduce prices for the SMT SX chips. Currently the SX18DP and SX28DP are the lowest priced chips, and it doesn't make sense that DIP chips should cost less than the SMT chips.... Why is the SXkey being sold cheaper at xgamestation.com than Parallax.com? Parallax should price it the same to keep things simple. I can't just buy 1 SXKey from there, the freight would be too high.... When the new Parallax SX chips arrive, will there be a price review? When was that? Which chip's price was reduced? I didn't see any announcement or changes in pricing.... You know I have been having "SX-Key not found on COM1" problems with my SX-Key rev. E for a long time with nobody being able to help. So, I finally decided to do something about it once and for all.... Only last year some guys were saying the SX is not going away. Then the SX18 died. Now the SX52. I should be getting scared....[/blue] ---------- End of Message ---------- You can view the post on-line at: http://forums.parallax.com/forums/default.aspx?f=7&p=2&m=94091#m94417 Need assistance? Send an email to the Forum Administrator at forumadmin@parallax.com The Parallax Forums are powered by dotNetBB Forums, copyright 2002-2005 (http://www.dotNetBB.com)