Propeller Project Board

xanadu

Sales dept is closed and I was wondering;

Is the Project Board going to come back?

If I were to buy some of the discontinued boards is there something I should avoid doing with it?



Thanks.

Publison

The boards were sold out in the first hours after the announcement:

http://www.parallax.com/news/2014-12-15/small-design-flaw-propeller-project-board-revision-c-our-mistake-your-opportunity

I'm not sure Ken has put a time line on the new ones. Should be a simple fix to get the grounds connected, and have new boards made. Of course, it has to fit into the production schedule.

xanadu

Also I really wish that discontinued products were easier to find. Sometimes it's nice to go back to the site to get a datasheet for a past purchase.

In the case of this board the only way I can find it is using search for product number which I had to get from another website selling it.

xanadu

Publison wrote: »

The boards were sold out in the first hours after the announcement:

http://www.parallax.com/news/2014-12-15/small-design-flaw-propeller-project-board-revision-c-our-mistake-your-opportunity

I'm not sure Ken has put a time line on the new ones. Should be a simple fix to get the grounds connected, and have new boards made. Of course, it has to fit into the production schedule.

I wish I had purchased some. Do you know what happened with Rev A or Rev B as to why they're discontinued? I am going to get some from Frys (not sure on revision) which will require a lot of driving around and I was wondering why A&B disappeared so fast and if I should be concerned about it. I'm looking to get 10 of them. The Rev A I had just kinda stopped working one day and I assumed it was something I did to it and would like to avoid that again if possible.

Thanks.

Publison

I know a few of us stocked up on the Rev C. I'm sure some could be cut loose if the need arises.

If I were to buy some of the discontinued boards is there something I should avoid doing with it?

As far as using the board, it seems fully functional. Just avoid using the 10 pins on the right side marked GND. There are 11 pins on the bottom right that can be used as GND.

Publison

xanadu wrote: »

Also I really wish that discontinued products were easier to find. Sometimes it's nice to go back to the site to get a datasheet for a past purchase.

In the case of this board the only way I can find it is using search for product number which I had to get from another website selling it.

I just typed in "Project" in the search box on the home page and it brought up:

http://www.parallax.com/search?search_api_views_fulltext=Project

Publison

xanadu wrote: »

I wish I had purchased some. Do you know what happened with Rev A or Rev B as to why they're discontinued? I am going to get some from Frys (not sure on revision) which will require a lot of driving around and I was wondering why A&B disappeared so fast and if I should be concerned about it. I'm looking to get 10 of them. The Rev A I had just kinda stopped working one day and I assumed it was something I did to it and would like to avoid that again if possible.

Thanks.

As far as Rev A and Rev B being retired, I think Rev B went to a better uSD connector, and added pads for an LDO regulator on the back.


http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php/146944-Propeller-Project-Board-USB-VGA-issues

The VGA problem only seemed to occur at high resolutions.

All the revisions can be viewed here:

http://www.parallax.com/sites/default/files/downloads/32810-Propeller-Project-Board-USB-Guide-v3.0.pdf

zappman

xanadu wrote: »

Also I really wish that discontinued products were easier to find. Sometimes it's nice to go back to the site to get a datasheet for a past purchase.

In the case of this board the only way I can find it is using search for product number which I had to get from another website selling it.

+1

xanadu

Publison wrote: »

I just typed in "Project" in the search box on the home page and it brought up:

http://www.parallax.com/search?search_api_views_fulltext=Project

Thanks Publison. I couldn't remember the name of the board, and I had it mixed up with protoboard. Searching is cumbersome to someone who is not familiar with the line of products. I ended up searching for "Parallax" on Fry's website and using the pictures to identify it, which was faster. This is only because I knew Fry's sold them. To someone less familiar with Parallax products this seems like a pretty big chore over poking around in a discontinued section broken down into categories.

xanadu

Publison wrote: »

As far as Rev A and Rev B being retired, I think Rev B went to a better uSD connector, and added pads for an LDO regulator on the back.


http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php/146944-Propeller-Project-Board-USB-VGA-issues

The VGA problem only seemed to occur at high resolutions.

All the revisions can be viewed here:

http://www.parallax.com/sites/default/files/downloads/32810-Propeller-Project-Board-USB-Guide-v3.0.pdf

Perfect! Thank you. Time to start driving.

If I cannot source 10 of these locally I will be begging forum members for any "overstock".

Publison

xanadu wrote: »

Perfect! Thank you. Time to start driving.

If I cannot source 10 of these locally I will be begging forum members for any "overstock".

MicroCenter also stocks these in some stores, if you have one local to you.