On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 1:33 AM, Vitaliy wrote: > SIPs are not ideal for our application, they waste quite a bit more board > space. > > See these posts for detailed arguments: > > http://forum.sparkfun.com/viewtopic.php?t=13764 > http://forum.sparkfun.com/viewtopic.php?t=13699 > >From these threads, I still do not see the advantages of the BS pins compared to normal header pins: less strength, difficult to find a source, need special tooling, and not necessary save space. -- Xiaofan http://mcuee.blogspot.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist