NerO - An Energy Efficient Arduino UNO Compatible Design - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: FlevasGR
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2015, 10:04:21 pm
content: Apparently FTDI, a company well known for the ftdigate, started a new kickstarter project to fund an "Energy efficient Arduino"...They're asking for £1,500...Their "key-features" are somewhat weird...Link:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1218034479/nero-an-energy-efficient-arduino-uno-compatible-de?ref=discovery

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2015, 10:29:43 pm
content: so they made an arduino with a switching regulator as opposed to a linear one. and slapped on their 231x ...big whoop.

author: ataradov
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2015, 10:33:48 pm
content: They should also have filmed the video not in a restroom. And do you really need 3 takes to say 10 words?

author: robotix3
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2015, 11:18:13 pm
content: I assumed FTDI was a large corp... I don't get why you would back an arduino with a switcher...

author: timb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2015, 11:31:59 pm
content: Does the board have a feature wherein it bursts into flames, burning down your city in the process all while playing a synthesized fiddle from an internal speaker? If not, I'm disappointed in the naming choice...

author: tszaboo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2015, 10:48:41 am
content: Quote from: robotix3 on December 16, 2015, 11:18:13 pmGood question, dont they have 1500 pounds somewhere?Or are the usual sales channel not working? The one where you totally get real FTDI chips.

author: FreddyVictor
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2015, 12:00:18 pm
content: looks to me more like an 'Interest Check' kinda thing ?

author: robotix3
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2015, 07:36:47 pm
content: QuoteYeah but that video...trust me, I've made Kickstarter videos, and with the little money we had... I'm just going to leave it there...

author: mikerj
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 18, 2015, 04:51:48 pm
content: Quote from: FTDI200mv ripple on a 5v supply line? Terrible performance

author: NiHaoMike
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 06:20:57 pm
content: They really should have made it with a socketed processor and the ability to bootload blank chips.

author: paf
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 06:45:07 pm
content: An "Arduino" like this one?http://www.inhaos.com/product_info.php?products_id=66https://hifiduino.wordpress.com/2013/10/30/arduino-compatible/And it has NOT the ability to select operation between 5 V and 3.3 V.

author: bxh
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2016, 05:46:22 pm
content: So they essentially changed the power conditioning and switched out the USB bridge to use a device on their own product line, seems like a minimal effort marketing campaign..

author: AlxDroidDev
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 15, 2016, 04:18:31 pm
content: This has already been posted by someone from FTDI as being an OSH project.IMHO, FTDI has screwed hobbists so much that there's no place left for them in the Arduino scenario.