Anyone have a spare LaunchXL-F280049C board I could buy?

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If anyone has the above spare DSP board that I could buy for making the Clough42 ELS, I'd appreciate it. It seems the earliest published delivery dates are around the end of July 2022. Have a Grizzly G0752Z which is basically a G0602 with a VFD and DRO. I would like to add an ELS, but can find a Piccolo board. I could even replace it for you when I get my own. Hey it's a long shot, but one never knows, if one doesn't ask.
 
Would a F28069M work? I have one that I will never use. Still in the box.
Aaron
 
For what it's worth, keep an eye on the TI store - I had to buy a replacement and the estimated restocking date was some time months in the future, but checked again a few days later and they were in stock again. This was around December-ish.
 
Would a F28069M work? I have one that I will never use. Still in the box.
Aaron
Unfortunately not. The ELS uses some quadrature hardware that I think is unique to the board, also the interfaces are different.
 
For what it's worth, keep an eye on the TI store - I had to buy a replacement and the estimated restocking date was some time months in the future, but checked again a few days later and they were in stock again. This was around December-ish.
I signed up for notification of stock from the TI store about a month ago. I check every week or so, but so far, 0. However, thanks for the tip to keep checking. Maybe something will pop up.
 
Unfortunately not. The ELS uses some quadrature hardware that I think is unique to the board, also the interfaces are different.
Perhaps that explains it - I've always wondered why Clough42 used TI hardware. I've done a lot of programming on various microcontrollers (Motorola, Microchip, TI, Arduino/Mega) and the TI's have generally have been the least impressive in terms of software tool chain support. (My opinion).
 
Unfortunately not. The ELS uses some quadrature hardware that I think is unique to the board, also the interfaces are different.
OK. When I read Clough42's article, I thought it would be nice to learn a different MC but lost interest since.
Aaron
 
Perhaps that explains it - I've always wondered why Clough42 used TI hardware. I've done a lot of programming on various microcontrollers (Motorola, Microchip, TI, Arduino/Mega) and the TI's have generally have been the least impressive in terms of software tool chain support. (My opinion).
The TI chip was designed as a motor controller, so it does have that going for it. I have no doubt that some M4 Arduino could do the same thing, don't need to go to an M7. It's just a pia to reverse engineer the hardware, keeping the same interface, so one can exploit existing displays and keyboard, and porting or rewriting the code.

If I can't get a board by this summer I may try porting to an M4 Arduino. Have a board with a touch display that's unused.

Have to agree with your assessment of their tool chain, others are far more advanced.
 
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