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How many people already have a DIP of their favorite microcontroller?

Nick McClickNick McClick Posts: 1,003
edited 2009-03-19 19:23 in General Discussion
I'm working on new Designers Packs and I'm wondering how many developers have a spare DIP of the microcontroller they use most often.

Related:

Do you already have a Prop Plug?
Do you already have a spare headphone jack?
Spare Crystal / resonator?
Spare PS/2 Jack?
Spare RCA Jack?

I also wonder if people might have a spare microcontroller, but maybe not the crystal. What's in your tray-o-parts?

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  • SRLMSRLM Posts: 5,045
    edited 2009-03-19 01:43
    I'll start, although I suspect that I know where this question is coming from...

    I have all the parts needed to breadboard a Propeller or BS2 circuit, including programming devices, crystals, and some accessories(like PS/2, RCA, headphone, etc.) If I don't have a part, I have a university EE shop that might have it, a local and modestly well stocked electronics shop, and finally mouser.
  • rjo_rjo_ Posts: 1,825
    edited 2009-03-19 01:46
    Nick,

    Complete spares for the Prop... but having more never hurts[noparse]:)[/noparse]

    Rich
  • bambinobambino Posts: 789
    edited 2009-03-19 03:24
    I keep one dip of the propeller around that has been in countless projects! Breadboard or wirewrap or socket, but I can't bring myself to soldier my lucky prop! I have rarely bought support components for my crazy ideas as their is always too many motherboards laying around just waiting to meet my heat gun or dremel rotory tool! Old junked out computers from the 80's and early 90's still used sockets for things like OR's and NOR's and Darlington Pairs. BoQou's of Op-Amps.

    Don't get me wrong, If·I expect someone besides me will use it or be forced to look at it, I'll buy new, but when it comes to stuff that may or may not work I'm making use of some non lead free garbage!
  • W9GFOW9GFO Posts: 4,010
    edited 2009-03-19 03:54
    Two DIPs, one prop plug and hmm, maybe one spare crystal.

    Rich H
  • UghaUgha Posts: 543
    edited 2009-03-19 18:36
    The one thing I always seem to lack for projects is a socket.
    Especially for the BS2. Those 24 pin extra wide sockets are kind of hard to find.
  • stamptrolstamptrol Posts: 1,731
    edited 2009-03-19 19:09
    I usually have a dozen or so of BS2, BS2sx, BS2px, a Prop, SX boards/crystals, picaxe, and a some EnT boards for the routine development stuff.
    Regular bread boards for quick and dirty test setups.

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  • dandreaedandreae Posts: 1,375
    edited 2009-03-19 19:23
    Ugha said...
    The one thing I always seem to lack for projects is a socket.
    Especially for the BS2. Those 24 pin extra wide sockets are kind of hard to find.
    I have a Jameco part number for you:· Part# 39335CP· www.jameco.com or 1-800-831-4242 price is about .16 cents each for quanity 10.

    Dave

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