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Re: How to add I2C device disable preamble?: msg#00014

hardware.avr.avrdude.devel

Subject: Re: How to add I2C device disable preamble?

As Bob Paddock wrote:

> The thing I'm designing is the size of pager, hence the
> lack of space. There would also be a cost issue,
> as we are looking to make 25,000 to 100,000 per year.
> Cost of 100,000 4066's start to add up to real money,
> especially when you only need them once (use bootloader
> after program is loaded). :-)

Yet another idea: how about pre-programming the bootloader into the
AVR, before soldering it into the PCB? It needs a bit of extra
equipment, but that should pay out at that amount of devices. It also
saves you from having any equipment to ISP-program the final PCB.

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cheers, J"org .-.-. --... ...-- -.. . DL8DTL

http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)


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