>>>>> Does anybody have any FTDI FT800s? Maybe swap for something you
>>>>> need?
>>>> The Diablo16 is a nice controller with a lot of gee-whiz feature; I
>>>> have one of their dev boards, but at 4x cost of the FT800 not a
>>>> direct replacement
>>>>
>>>> <https://4dsystems.com.au/diablo16>
>>>
>>> I'm sure the FTDI chips will be available after the current buying
>>> panic is over. Having 50 or 100 spares would be comforting now.
>>>
>>> Somebody in China is willing to sell us some for $50 each, payment by
>>> cashier's check in advance.
>> Each enclosed in a rich Corinthian leather case with certificate of
>> being gen-u-ine I hope
>
> More likely we'd never hear from them.
The question is "What recourse?"
Better to deal with a middleman.
--
Maybe stating the obvious.
Reply by Ed Lee●June 21, 20212021-06-21
On Monday, June 21, 2021 at 1:37:34 PM UTC-7, John Larkin wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Jun 2021 12:49:44 -0700 (PDT), Ed Lee
> <edward....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >On Monday, June 21, 2021 at 12:16:18 PM UTC-7, bitrex wrote:
> >> On 6/21/2021 11:19 AM, John Larkin wrote:
> >> >
> >> > https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-tiny-1-chip-that-is-behind-record-price-increases-for-computers-11623958037?mod=home-page
> >> >
> >> > Does anybody have any FTDI FT800s? Maybe swap for something you need?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> The Diablo16 is a nice controller with a lot of gee-whiz feature; I have
> >> one of their dev boards, but at 4x cost of the FT800 not a direct
> >> replacement
> >>
> >> <https://4dsystems.com.au/diablo16>
> >
> >If the OP wants to redesign, there are plenty of LCD micro around. I used LCD AVR before. For new designs, I would recommend STM32F4x9 or STM32F7x6/7/8/9.
> That's been suggested, but we'd need new PC boards and code.
It would end up cheaper ($10 to $15) and with lots of more features (i.e. ADC, DAC, USB OTG, 2M flash, 300K SRAM, ...).
Reply by John Larkin●June 21, 20212021-06-21
On Mon, 21 Jun 2021 12:49:44 -0700 (PDT), Ed Lee
<edward.ming.lee@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Monday, June 21, 2021 at 12:16:18 PM UTC-7, bitrex wrote:
>> On 6/21/2021 11:19 AM, John Larkin wrote:
>> >
>> > https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-tiny-1-chip-that-is-behind-record-price-increases-for-computers-11623958037?mod=home-page
>> >
>> > Does anybody have any FTDI FT800s? Maybe swap for something you need?
>> >
>> >
>> The Diablo16 is a nice controller with a lot of gee-whiz feature; I have
>> one of their dev boards, but at 4x cost of the FT800 not a direct
>> replacement
>>
>> <https://4dsystems.com.au/diablo16>
>
>If the OP wants to redesign, there are plenty of LCD micro around. I used LCD AVR before. For new designs, I would recommend STM32F4x9 or STM32F7x6/7/8/9.
That's been suggested, but we'd need new PC boards and code.
--
John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc trk
The cork popped merrily, and Lord Peter rose to his feet.
"Bunter", he said, "I give you a toast. The triumph of Instinct over Reason"
Reply by John Larkin●June 21, 20212021-06-21
On Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:56:05 -0400, bitrex <user@example.net> wrote:
>On 6/21/2021 3:52 PM, John Larkin wrote:
>> On Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:16:11 -0400, bitrex <user@example.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On 6/21/2021 11:19 AM, John Larkin wrote:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-tiny-1-chip-that-is-behind-record-price-increases-for-computers-11623958037?mod=home-page
>>>>
>>>> Does anybody have any FTDI FT800s? Maybe swap for something you need?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> The Diablo16 is a nice controller with a lot of gee-whiz feature; I have
>>> one of their dev boards, but at 4x cost of the FT800 not a direct
>>> replacement
>>>
>>> <https://4dsystems.com.au/diablo16>
>>
>> I'm sure the FTDI chips will be available after the current buying
>> panic is over. Having 50 or 100 spares would be comforting now.
>>
>> Somebody in China is willing to sell us some for $50 each, payment by
>> cashier's check in advance.
>>
>
>Each enclosed in a rich Corinthian leather case with certificate of
>being gen-u-ine I hope
More likely we'd never hear from them.
--
John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc trk
The cork popped merrily, and Lord Peter rose to his feet.
"Bunter", he said, "I give you a toast. The triumph of Instinct over Reason"
Reply by Ed Lee●June 21, 20212021-06-21
On Monday, June 21, 2021 at 1:00:05 PM UTC-7, Uwe Bonnes wrote:
> Ed Lee <edward....@gmail.com> wrote:
> ///
> > If the OP wants to redesign, there are plenty of LCD micro around.
> > I used LCD AVR before. For new designs, I would recommend STM32F4x9
> > or STM32F7x6/7/8/9.
> Those chips are good examples of availability now
Should be fine by the time we are done with designs.
Reply by Uwe Bonnes●June 21, 20212021-06-21
Ed Lee <edward.ming.lee@gmail.com> wrote:
///
> If the OP wants to redesign, there are plenty of LCD micro around.
> I used LCD AVR before. For new designs, I would recommend STM32F4x9
> or STM32F7x6/7/8/9.
Those chips are good examples of availability now
--
Uwe Bonnes bon@elektron.ikp.physik.tu-darmstadt.de
Institut fuer Kernphysik Schlossgartenstrasse 9 64289 Darmstadt
--------- Tel. 06151 1623569 ------- Fax. 06151 1623305 ---------
Reply by bitrex●June 21, 20212021-06-21
On 6/21/2021 3:52 PM, John Larkin wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:16:11 -0400, bitrex <user@example.net> wrote:
>
>> On 6/21/2021 11:19 AM, John Larkin wrote:
>>>
>>> https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-tiny-1-chip-that-is-behind-record-price-increases-for-computers-11623958037?mod=home-page
>>>
>>> Does anybody have any FTDI FT800s? Maybe swap for something you need?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> The Diablo16 is a nice controller with a lot of gee-whiz feature; I have
>> one of their dev boards, but at 4x cost of the FT800 not a direct
>> replacement
>>
>> <https://4dsystems.com.au/diablo16>
>
> I'm sure the FTDI chips will be available after the current buying
> panic is over. Having 50 or 100 spares would be comforting now.
>
> Somebody in China is willing to sell us some for $50 each, payment by
> cashier's check in advance.
>
Each enclosed in a rich Corinthian leather case with certificate of
being gen-u-ine I hope
Reply by John Larkin●June 21, 20212021-06-21
On Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:16:11 -0400, bitrex <user@example.net> wrote:
I'm sure the FTDI chips will be available after the current buying
panic is over. Having 50 or 100 spares would be comforting now.
Somebody in China is willing to sell us some for $50 each, payment by
cashier's check in advance.
--
John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc trk
The cork popped merrily, and Lord Peter rose to his feet.
"Bunter", he said, "I give you a toast. The triumph of Instinct over Reason"
Reply by Ed Lee●June 21, 20212021-06-21
On Monday, June 21, 2021 at 12:16:18 PM UTC-7, bitrex wrote:
If the OP wants to redesign, there are plenty of LCD micro around. I used LCD AVR before. For new designs, I would recommend STM32F4x9 or STM32F7x6/7/8/9.
The Diablo16 is a nice controller with a lot of gee-whiz feature; I have
one of their dev boards, but at 4x cost of the FT800 not a direct
replacement
<https://4dsystems.com.au/diablo16>