Ouch! I hope the contest administrators can russle some up for my project - otherwise I'll be using fewer Microchip products in the competition, and I'm sure they want to avoid that! Guess I'd better email them now, rather than waiting... -Adam On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 6:59 PM, Peter Loron wrote: > Anybody found a supplier for these things? Microchip Direct says > they'll be in stock late in August. Unfortunately the shipping > +handling charges for two boards doubles the cost of the order. Sigh. > > Mouser and Digikey say they wont be shipping until December! > > -Pete > > On Aug 5, 2008, at 12:53 PM, alan smith wrote: > >> BTW...it is real. I've seen it, touched it....not used it. Waiting >> for a demo unit to do the real range tests, much what I did with the >> Micrel units, that also go for $10, but of course are not zigbee >> >> >> --- On Mon, 8/4/08, M. Adam Davis wrote: >> >>> From: M. Adam Davis >>> Subject: Re: [PIC] MRF24J40MA - Microchip's 802.15.4 transceiver >>> To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." >>> Date: Monday, August 4, 2008, 1:10 PM >>> Shoot, I thought I read it carefully and yet I completely >>> missed that >>> right on the summary page! >>> >>> 1/4 mile in open air under ideal conditions... I'll >>> probably have to >>> support both this and the xbee, which complicates a whole >>> bunch of >>> things. >>> >>> Nicely low powered, though. >>> >>> Thanks for looking! >>> >>> -Adam >>> >>> On 8/4/08, Timothy Weber wrote: >>>> M. Adam Davis wrote: >>>>> Regarding Microchip's new RF transceiver >>> module >>>>> >>> http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1335&dDocName=en535967 >>>>> >>>>> I was wondering if anyone knows the range of this >>> particular >>>>> implementation? I realize it depends greatly on >>> a variety of factors, >>>>> but I'm hoping someone has a ballpark figure >>> so I know whether to >>>>> target it out of the gate, or build in support >>> for the XBEE modules in >>>>> case testing comes back with dismal numbers. >>>>> >>>>> The data sheet appears to have lots of info >>> regarding receiver, >>>>> transmitter, and antenna performance, but I >>> don't know how to turn >>>>> that into "ideal" distance. >>>> >>>> The data sheet does say "Up to 400m Range >>> (outdoor, line-of-sight)", >>>> which seems pretty impressive on ~20 mA. And by >>> impressive I mean not >>>> very plausible - but I'll be interested to see. >>> At $10 in singles, this >>>> could give the XBee a real challenge. >>>> -- >>>> Timothy J. Weber >>>> http://timothyweber.org >>>> -- >>>> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >>>> View/change your membership options at >>>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> EARTH DAY 2008 >>> Tuesday April 22 >>> Save Money * Save Oil * Save Lives * Save the Planet >>> http://www.driveslowly.org >>> -- >>> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >>> View/change your membership options at >>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> >> >> >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- EARTH DAY 2008 Tuesday April 22 Save Money * Save Oil * Save Lives * Save the Planet http://www.driveslowly.org -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist