TI releases Launchpad, a $4.30 (shipping included) microproccessor dev kit

Re:TI releases Launchpad, a $4.30 (shipping included) microp... by ygd on Tuesday June 22, 2010 @01:33PM (#1452518)

Getting started with a Launchpad is actually cheaper than getting started with a similarly-sized AVR. The 20-pin ATtiny2313 is $2.88 from SparkFun. The programmer + shipping will throw the cost to about $30.

Although I suspect these "value-line" microcontrollers aren't quite as powerful as an AVR.

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Re:TI releases Launchpad, a $4.30 (shipping included) microp... by fhars on Tuesday June 22, 2010 @02:46PM (#1452764)

The 2313 should be similar in power, it has up to 18 I/O lines instead of 10 and an additional 128B of EEPROM and 2 ADCs, which is two more than the MSP430G2211 and six less than the 2231 [edit: and the TI ADCs might be faster]. But at $2.88 you are being seriously ripped off, I pay 1.10€ at reichelt.de including 19% sales tax, and as far as I can remember, the Euro is still unter US$2.00

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Re:TI releases Launchpad, a $4.30 (shipping included) microp... by ygd on Wednesday June 23, 2010 @01:36AM (#1454196)

UPDATE: Just ordered two Launchpads.

Although I believe TI is actually losing money if you order these in small quantities. I estimate shipping is around $10. Even ordering two, TI still loses a few bucks. Watch as this thing skyrockets back to $20 in a few weeks.

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Re:TI releases Launchpad, a $4.30 (shipping included) microp... by ianium on Tuesday June 22, 2010 @02:49PM (#1452768)

Or you could make a programmer with this.

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