[DSP-10] EZKit-Lite

Wed, 13 Feb 2002 05:02:51 -0000

It would be expensive setting up manufacturing for small volumes but if
people are willing to assemble the board it would be possible to make kits.
I checked on the CODEC used in the ADDS-2181 EZ-KIT and it is no longer
manufactured -- the last shipment from the factory was 12-31-99. Any kit
would have to use a different CODEC so the DSP-10 software would have to be
modified.

Luckily Analog Devices still manufactures the ADSP-2181 in the large 28x28mm
package with 0.8mm (0.031") pin spacing so soldering by hand is practical.
It should be possible to obtain the other parts in SOIC (0.05" lead spacing)
or DIP (0.1" lead spacing) packages. The DSP chips come in trays of 120 so a
few people need to be interested to make this practical. The kit price may
be slightly more than $89.00 but could be well below the new EZ-KIT price.

73,

John
KD6OZH

----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Tuesday, 12 February 2002 22:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [DSP-10] EZKit-Lite

> At Tue, 12 Feb 2002 12:28:39 -0600,
> Perry Ogletree <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Some time back, someone asked if there was interest in a "generic"
> > clone of the EZ-Lite.  Seems to be the correct time.
>
> Is this practical?  Could you put out a little DSP board at hobbiest
> volumes for around $100?  Most bare PC boards I've seen for ham
> projects seem to run almost that much.  I don't have the skills to
> design such a thing or set up the manufacturing but I could put some
> money towards the project and work on the software.
>
>  -Dave
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