Propeller Inventory Update; PropStick / Demo Board Status
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Hello,
Current Propeller chip inventory situation:
(a)·P8X32A-D40 chips are sold out; more are expected in June.
(b) P8X32A-M44·has an·expected ship date before June.
(c) P8X32A-Q44 has an expected ship date before June.
All low-volume orders for the P8X32A-D40 are being filled if they were placed before last week.
If you are looking for a demo board or module approach, there are two solutions:
(a) Propeller Demo Board from Parallax·should be in stock·by June.
(b) PropStick Kit·- we have 75·more·available for order and·after that you will need to wait until June when we have more P8X32A-D40 chips.
The Propeller Starter Kit will likely not be available until June or July.
Therefore, if you want to get started with Propeller and you have not obtained any hardware, your best choice at the moment is to order one of our PropStick kits.
Ken Gracey
Parallax, Inc.
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Current Propeller chip inventory situation:
(a)·P8X32A-D40 chips are sold out; more are expected in June.
(b) P8X32A-M44·has an·expected ship date before June.
(c) P8X32A-Q44 has an expected ship date before June.
All low-volume orders for the P8X32A-D40 are being filled if they were placed before last week.
If you are looking for a demo board or module approach, there are two solutions:
(a) Propeller Demo Board from Parallax·should be in stock·by June.
(b) PropStick Kit·- we have 75·more·available for order and·after that you will need to wait until June when we have more P8X32A-D40 chips.
The Propeller Starter Kit will likely not be available until June or July.
Therefore, if you want to get started with Propeller and you have not obtained any hardware, your best choice at the moment is to order one of our PropStick kits.
Ken Gracey
Parallax, Inc.
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Comments
I can't help but be curious how many that was.
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Who says you have to have knowledge to use it?
I've killed a fly with my bare mind.
Does all this apply to your European stock too?
Will I be able to order 40pin DIP's and Propsticks from Antratek?
-Parsko
After all, that is where many of the chips went -- into distributor channels. Quite likely they bought a few more than ordered to gain a better price.
But, it seems like the PropStick was a last moment item. The distributors may not have it.
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"When all think alike, no one is thinking very much.' - Walter Lippmann (1889-1974)
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Just tossing my two bits worth into the bit bucket
KK
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Not currently.
Ryan
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Ryan Clarke
Parallax Tech Support
RClarke@Parallax.com
thanks
Arno
Soon. We usually enable pre-ordering when we're within a couple of weeks of shipment. Being experienced with "out of stock" situations, we've learned that our customers have a threshold of tolerance that's no more than several weeks to a month. In other words, if I told you "Arno, order today and we'll ship it in two weeks" you'd be likely to respond "okay, Ken, no problem - I'll place my order" but if I said "Arno, order today and it'll be a month or maybe more" you might reply "let me know when you're closer to having stock and I'll order then".
Ken Gracey
Parallax, Inc.
It is a full kit and apparently about 70 are available.
I just backordered MAX3232 chips from Mouser.
Without those being available for 5 weeks, my life just got a bit complicated.
I have 5 Propellers, but I am sorting out how to program them.
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"When all think alike, no one is thinking very much.' - Walter Lippmann (1889-1974)
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It can be nice to, some day, receive a gift (yeah I know I will pay for it), You know you order something longtime ago (so you forgot about it), then suprise
Tim
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Chip Gracey
Parallax, Inc.
Tim
For those who have not had a chance to get started with Propeller, I'm providing a stock update on the PropStick. We have 35 PropSticks left in our inventory. Until we receive more Propeller chips from the foundry and packaging company, these 35 units (1:29 PM, Pacific Time May 4, 2006) will be your only way of getting started until more stock arrives (end of this month or early June). I anticipate that these 35 PropStick units will sell out by Tuesday, so I'm providing a bit of notice for those who have yet to get started.
Ken Gracey
Parallax, Inc.
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Stan Dobrowski
Best regards,
Eric
The process geometry is .35um The die size is about 6mm square
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Beau Schwabe
IC Layout Engineer
Parallax, Inc.
Best regards,
Eric