On Jun 7, 2006, at 2:06 AM, William Chops Westfield wrote: > On Jun 6, 2006, at 2:16 PM, Brian Riley wrote: > >> snooping and a tricky 30 minutes with my calipers and I found that >> dad-blamed connector is nothing more than a .050 socket/pin header >> combination ... > > At ESC I made sure to compliment the TI folk on their USB-stick > development system, especially as compared with SI's. what is ESC ? > 1) All pins of target brought out. > 2) target detachable so that it was usable in "real" prototypes. > 3) Chip available in DIP. amen! > They implied that > A) key could be used a a more general purpose jtag device for > use with other chips. I have heard stories both way about this, I hope it is true > B) there would be little "ends" sold separately at some point. yes but not for awhile ... according to the guys I met at Arrow Montreal at the seminar > C) They were having manufacturing issues with the whole thing > in China that cause 4/30 day to occur well into may. they say what kind of problems? are they ongoing? or finally resolved? --- cheers ... 73 de brian riley, n1bq , underhill center, vermont Home of the K107 LCD Controller Kit FT817 Power Conditioner Kit Tab Robot Laser Tag Kit -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist