Texas Instruments 25$ coupon code! - Page 1
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author: tintin
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 17, 2013, 08:40:21 am
content: Coupon code does not work.

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2013, 08:59:01 am
content: Damn ... this is really nice, thanks a lot !Ordered two Tiva C launchpads for less than $1 and free shipping , yay !!!

author: PA0PBZ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2013, 09:03:10 am
content: Thanks! Ordered the new LDC1000EVM for $4 including shipping!

author: kayvee
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2013, 09:11:49 am
content: Quote from: PA0PBZ on September 17, 2013, 09:03:10 amDamn, I had already ordered the same a few hours agoOh well....

author: Christe4nM
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 17, 2013, 10:21:00 am
content: Thanks!That's two free MSP430 launchpads for me. Was looking into them for a while so a good reason to get them now.

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2013, 10:56:36 am
content: A quick check shows TI still insists on getting company information. Unfortunately my employer prohibits using its name when not buying for the company, so I'll pass once more.

author: Tepe
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2013, 11:21:37 am
content: Quote from: Bored@Work on September 17, 2013, 10:56:36 amUse something like "All alone", "Nope", "No, thanks"...

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2013, 11:39:28 am
content: Quote from: Bored@Work on September 17, 2013, 10:56:36 amSame as previous posts, and for me, I put this exact string at the company name "*** PERSONAL USE ONLY / NON COMPANY ***" and other company's related info with "NA".Not sure about you, personally I do not consider this is as a fraud or dishonest to TI, and so far I've ordered many stuffs there with that credential without any problem at all for "years", for sure my account already survived and passed so many sales audit cycles if internal TI does have it.

author: Monkeh
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2013, 12:54:38 pm
content: Had myself a Tiva C and the new MSP430 Launchpad out of the code last week. Managed to sell them out of both of them before they even announced the F5529!

author: tszaboo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2013, 01:01:47 pm
content: Thank you tintin, and thank you TI. Always wanted to try the MSP430, and always ended up buying something else.

author: kaz911
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2013, 01:13:20 pm
content: Thanksgot me a CC2541 BLE SensorTag device *G* as I have all the development boards already. That was $25 total.... Now lets see if they will ship it as the Bluetooth BLE apparently have export restricted encryption....

author: sorin
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2013, 06:20:45 pm
content: thanks

author: kripton2035
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2013, 07:08:51 pm
content: also got a CC2541 BLE SensorTag device - thanks !device is not in stock so will have to wait 2 weeks but nice catch.

author: Dongulus
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2013, 08:12:45 pm
content: Many thanks, bud.I got the C5000 Audio Capacitive Touch BoosterPack for $10. Looks worthy of toying around with.

author: Dave
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2013, 08:30:52 pm
content: Thanks for the heads-up, tintin.I also grabbed the SensorTag dev kit.

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2013, 09:21:25 pm
content: Awesome! Thank youGot myself two Launchpads - MSP430 and TM4C123G

author: synapsis
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 12:32:24 am
content: Thanks! Two Tiva Cs for me!

author: jadew
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 01:15:37 am
content: Thanks a lot!

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 05:40:00 am
content: Quote from: kayvee on September 17, 2013, 09:11:49 amOrder another board to go with it?I picked up a Tiva C and C2000 Piccolo launchpad for $5.00 total. So that puts my TI inventory at1. MSP430 Launchpad (when it was $4.30)2. Stellaris Launchpad3. Chronos 430 watch4. Tiva C Launchpad5. C2000 Piccolo LaunchpadThe MSP430 comes with 2 dip chips so you can pull them out and put them on a breadboard if you want.The MSP430 and Stellaris Launchpad can be programmed with Energia which is a port of Arduino for those chips.

author: kayvee
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 06:43:14 am
content: Thanks tintin.So I had already placed my order yesterday on the LDC1000 so missed it, but I made up for it today be adding a new MSP430 and a Tiva C Launchpad, for the grand total of $0.98.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 06:49:13 am
content: I reposted the link to this thread in the Microcontroller forum here just so nobody misses it.

author: ve7xen
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 07:03:02 am
content: Nice! Thanks!Also noticed that the Stellaris Launchpad has been marked down to only $7.99. As far as I can tell, this chip (though maybe not the LaunchPad board) is identical to the Tiva C one, just renamed since TI is abandoning the Stellaris brand. I only found this out trying to find *documentation* for my existing Stellaris board and finding it all missing and links to the Tiva processor. Anyway, they're similar enough that maybe you want 3 instead of 2.

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 07:21:51 am
content: Quote from: ve7xen on September 18, 2013, 07:03:02 amNope, the newer Tiva C launchpad is using higher spec core TM4C123GH6PM which is equivalent to LM4F230H5QR (older Stellaris naming), which has the dedicated hardware based quadrature encoder interface (QEI) and PWM modules, while the old Stellaris Launchpad is using the dumbed down LM4F120H5QR which do not have these.You will not get these below highlighted so called "Motion Control" sections (QEI & PWM) at Stellaris Launchpad and thats the reason TI slashed the price of Stellaris Launchpad, also they are "ALL" still using non final (RTM) chip.Edit : Almost forgot, the Tiva C mcu USB supports full Host/Device/OTG modes while the Stellaris's mcu does not.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 07:27:41 am
content: Quote from: ve7xen on September 18, 2013, 07:03:02 amYeah and about 1/10th the price of an Arm based Arduino Due and 1/2 to 1/3 the price of other Arduino boards, it gives you a lot of processing power in a small space and cost.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 07:52:34 am
content: And about the same price as an STM32 discovery board and about half the price of an LPCXpresso board. I think Atmel might also have a cheap ARM + programmer dev board. Why would Arduino be the reference for cheap dev boards?

author: ve7xen
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 08:12:16 am
content: Quote from: BravoV on September 18, 2013, 07:21:51 amAh I stand corrected. I'm remembering this from before the Tiva LaunchPad was...launched...so not surprised to get it wrong. The encoder inputs are interesting, and tons of PWM. I might have an idea for this board now. Ordered two of them.

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 09:26:52 am
content: Quote from: ve7xen on September 18, 2013, 08:12:16 amI concur that are the right words.

author: iloveelectronics
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 09:47:54 am
content: Apparently they don't let me order the Tiva C based on some criteriaI'm guess it's my location (Hong Kong). The item just gets removed from my shopping cart during the sign up process and can't be seen anymore unless I remove all TI cookies from the browser

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 10:09:04 am
content: Quote from: iloveelectronics on September 18, 2013, 09:47:54 amWait until you figure out they don't accept the coupon because of your location, not ordering in the name of a company and/or because of the phase of the moonWhy is it that every time I want to order something from the TI shop that Texas Instruments acts like assholes? Back to ordering from a local retailer.

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 10:55:59 am
content: Quote from: Bored@Work on September 18, 2013, 10:09:04 amI ordered as an individual developer and was not rejected. However, I live in the USA and it is possible this makes a difference.

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 03:13:53 pm
content: Quote from: wilfred on September 18, 2013, 12:20:06 pmI don't know what it is. Once every year or so I decide to give them another chance. Every time they screw up.I jump through every hurdle the have in their online shopping system, I dully pay immediately (if I make it thus far), somewhere along the way they screw up, I mail their support people (an activity really not worth the time ...), and yet I never managed to receive anything from their shop. At some point I give up and if I really want something from TI I buy via a local retailer. Until I once again become stupid and try to give them another chance ...And this time I won't waste my time with their support. They forward support requests to the local sales organization, and these people don't give a rat's ass if you don't buy for a million $.

author: echen1024
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 04:39:47 pm
content: Huh. I'm here in the US, and the TI shopping experience has been great for me. Fast shipping, good support, but your location might make a difference...

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 04:51:48 pm
content: Yeah, I have had nothing but good experiences with TI.I guess there's always somebody who gets shafted by even an otherwise good company.

author: baljemmett
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 05:39:20 pm
content: Cheers tintin, just picked up the CC110 RF Module BoosterPack and a second MSP430 Launchpad on which to use the second transceiver, for the grand total of $3.99. Might encourage me to actually get round to trying out some RF comms, as I never found time to write any test code for the two Microchip transceiver modules I bought a couple of years ago...Quote from: Bored@Work on September 18, 2013, 03:13:53 pmGlad to hear I'm not the only one who didn't particularly rate their support -- I got a distinct whiff of "why are you bothering us with this?" when I contacted them to sort out a failed payment a while back. The error message I got from the site clearly said "contact support to clear the block on this order", yet the response I got was "just wait a few days for the block to clear and try again, or try placing another order and double-check your card details".I mean, it wasn't for much -- probably ten bucks or something -- but if your site tells me to contact you, I'm going to contact you. And I'd have to be an idiot to get an order blocked for a payment failure and just think "oh, I'll just ignore the instructions and place it again, what can possibly go wrong?"

author: Dataforensics
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 06:10:41 pm
content: At what point in the order process do you get the chance to enter a coupon code?I took the order process right up to the confirm order order button, at which point I chickened out.Perhaps I was blind to the obvious.Thanks

author: ve7xen
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 06:18:01 pm
content: Quote from: Dataforensics on September 18, 2013, 06:10:41 pmIt appears on the third or fourth step in the panel on the right hand side which shows the items in your cart. It is far from obvious.

author: insurgent
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 06:18:08 pm
content: Its on the payment screen (step 3 I think) off to the right side.

author: robrenz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 06:39:34 pm
content: Just got the LDC1000 eval board for $4.00 including shipping. thanks for the heads up.

author: jamesp15
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 08:30:40 pm
content: Their site is excruciatingly slow right now and a after the almost 10 minutes it took to add stuff to card and get to where i could enter the coupon code I get a "You are no longer allowed to use this coupon code" error when I try.

author: robrenz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 08:35:20 pm
content: The site bombed 3 times while I was entering order data. I went back to try again it gave me that "You are no longer allowed to use this coupon code" error. Then I clicked on order status and it showed the order placed already, so that is why it would not allow another use of the coupon.

author: jamesp15
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 08:57:01 pm
content: I checked under order status and it only has my orders from last month and earlier this year. Tried to use coupon again and still get the not allowed.Will wait 24 hours to see if anything shows up, I never entered my CC number (its not saved on there) so I dont see how an order could have went through though.

author: MatCat
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 09:07:25 pm
content: I just tried to use and get 'You are no longer allowed to use this coupon.', so I suspect they stopped it, damn no free things for me.

author: Dongulus
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 09:29:05 pm
content: Quote from: jamesp15 on September 18, 2013, 08:57:01 pmTry registering another account? I thought about registering a second account to use the coupon code again because I'm a greedy bastard....but I didn't.Maybe this coupon had a restricted number of uses. OP, how did you come by this coupon?

author: ve7xen
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 09:50:13 pm
content: It did hit HaD... suspect they pulled the offer.

author: tinhead
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 10:03:16 pm
content: Quote from: MatCat on September 18, 2013, 09:07:25 pmjust wait few days, you will find lot of them on ebay.Here, a bloody bastard bought one of these250$/25$ TI Spectrum Analyzershttp://www.ebay.com/itm/221279517433others trying to sell as well, "easy money"http://www.ebay.de/itm/190902555361http://www.ebay.de/itm/171126628463Generally i don't have a problem when someone don't need a dev kit and sells it somewhereand score more than originaly paid, but these links above they completly different story.Someone somwhere didn't got one because an idiot bought one to make money :\

author: Dataforensics
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 18, 2013, 10:23:20 pm
content: Quote from: insurgent on September 18, 2013, 06:18:08 pmThanks for replies, like others have found I was too late to use the code.

author: orion242
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 19, 2013, 12:04:48 am
content: Wow, guess I got lucky. Put my order in yesterday afternoon and it went through. 3 launchpads for ~$2.Thanks for the heads up tintin!!

author: gibbled
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2013, 02:36:32 am
content: Order went in yesterday.Two tiva c launchpads heading my way for $0.98.Thanks!

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2013, 03:37:24 pm
content: Got my C2000 and Tiva C this morning.

author: gibbled
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2013, 09:12:39 pm
content: Two tiva c launchpads just landed at my door, woohoo!

author: nuhamind2
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 20, 2013, 01:45:35 am
content: Finally my order status change to shipped partially

author: echen1024
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 20, 2013, 02:16:59 am
content: My MSP430 Launchpads are out the door from Irving, TX. Should be arriving in a Houston tomorrow.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 20, 2013, 11:22:09 am
content: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/microcontrollers/free-st-discovery-board/Free ST Discovery Board

author: iceisfun
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 22, 2013, 03:13:36 am
content: Got my launchpad w/ touch booster pack, awesome deal!

author: jancumps
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 21, 2013, 10:47:52 pm
content: Hercules Launchpad arrived today.I got to the point that I have the development environment working (not evident on a penguin os) and the pre-installed program checked.The board comes loaded with an application that shows error status when an oscillator error is detected. You can create that fault situation by connecting osc to ground.

author: jancumps
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 23, 2013, 07:18:12 pm
content: So I tried Project 0 (the blinky). It works. The big difference with Arduino is that with the LaunchPad I do not know what I've actually done