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2011/11/2 Charles Henry :

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> That's clearly just for the development board--I think their

> processors can handle more channels,

But a single USB 2.0 Port won't handle much more in duplex mode, IIRC

> but the $350 development board

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> will support up to 6 channels.  It would be better to develop some

> board designs around the chips, and see how the cost comes out.

Maybe.

Depending on what the base-module would require,

unit price could drop or increase.

>> - Make most of it optional and modular.

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>> - Make 1 (extensible) low-cost  + 1 (all-incl.) high-end design

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> Yes, I tend to agree.  There's several different processors in their

> product line, and it's a good development platform to look at tiered

> approaches with different goals.

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> Thanks for your feedback, Emanuel.  It's sort of a game-changer to me.

>  Clearly, there's no point in starting a project that would duplicate

> an existing solution.

I see.

> I appreciate new information like this.

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> I'll have to think this over for quite a while to see which way I'd

> want to go--whether there's a worthy project goal in an FPGA based

> design that cannot be more easily (or more cheaply) accomplished.

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FPGAs can process much data in little time concurrently,

but as we see, alternatives open up.

Anyway, if you came up with anything new, let us know.
Kind regards,

Emanuel
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E.R.

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