Arduino DUE (32 bit) Now Available

Re:Arduino DUE (32 bit) Now Available by unwind on Monday October 22, 2012 @12:32PM (#4683944)

Seeing that the SAM3X has on-board Ethernet, but the Due doesn't have a port, I hope someone either builds a clone that does, or builds a simple (compared to current Ethernet shields) shield that adds the port.

This should really help lower the entry cost of using Ethernet in DIY devices, which I think is cool.

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Re:Arduino DUE (32 bit) Now Available by jrockway on Monday October 22, 2012 @12:36PM (#4683975)

The Ethernet PHY is actually rather expensive, around $20. That's why the cheap dev boards don't have it.

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Re:Arduino DUE (32 bit) Now Available by unwind on Monday October 22, 2012 @12:45PM (#4684023)

That's true, of course. So, all I can hope for is that something like this (http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/ethernet-shield-p-518.html?...) drops in price by $5 then (the price of their on-board Ethernet controller). :)

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