10 Jun
2010
10 Jun
'10
1:39 p.m.
On Jun 10, 2010, at 1:02 PM, dwight elvey wrote:
Hi
Why not use a 29C512 and just tie the extra address?
Jameco listed at $2.39 but not in dip.
Not to speak for Dave (who's more than capable of speaking for his own damn self), it
probably needs to be DIP. It is one of the kit components the end-user solders in (well,
you solder in a socket, then snap the chip in the socket, but whatever). I believe
redesigning it for a PLCC or other surface-mount package would require a pretty
significant board redesign on Dave's part.
Not to mention the additional benefit to having it in a DIP package: it means it can be
swapped out if desired for different firmware (although I don't know of anybody
actively doing it with the P112).