EEVblog #118 - Renesas Devcon 2010 Day 2  - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Kiriakos-GR
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 13, 2010, 11:09:26 pm
content: I bet that those Australian dollars does melt ...Nice stuff in the showrooms , but for advanced brains ..

author: allanw
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 13, 2010, 11:59:49 pm
content: Strange, I had never heard of Renasas before. Not a very big hobbyist presence, not that it matters.

author: JohnS_AZ
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 14, 2010, 03:36:07 am
content: Neither had I Allan.

author: slburris
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 14, 2010, 04:17:37 am
content: Quote from: allanw on October 13, 2010, 11:59:49 pmI've kinda looked at their processors, but I guess they haven't given me a reason to use them.I tend to reach for PICs or AVRs for low end stuff, and move up to ARM chips(usually Atmel or TI (formerly Luminary Micro) for heavier lifting. What's their compellingstory for me to try their chips? I don't know.I've occasionally dabbled out of this comfort zone, i.e. some Sharp processors andAnalog Devices BlackFin processors, but that's about it.OK, so for fun, I randomly picked one of their 8bit flash processors,the UPD78F9211GRPlugged it into findchips.com, got two hits at Digikey, no stock at all. Got somehits at Arrow, no stock. Even if I could buy it from Digikey, minimum qty is 400.Get real.Now put in PIC16F877A. 8 distributors, they all have stock, and I can buy qty 1, not 400.Which chip am I likely to use?Yeah, the comparison is probably not fair for a number of reasons, but you get the idea.Scott

author: DJPhil
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 14, 2010, 04:42:26 am
content: Quote from: allanw on October 13, 2010, 11:59:49 pmI still think of them as NEC. They changed their name back in April, and the only reason I found out because they put a cover page on all their datasheets. Once you know that it's just NEC with a different name all the 'biggest ever, behold our market share' stuff starts to make a bit more sense.

author: sonicj
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timestamp: October 14, 2010, 07:04:19 am
content: i thought devcon made adhesives?

author: sonicj
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 14, 2010, 07:13:22 am
content: yea, i'll probably develop one of those next never.-sj

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 14, 2010, 08:07:36 am
content: Quote from: sonicj on October 14, 2010, 07:13:22 amHow about their latest RX board with a ton of stuff for FREE?http://www.rxmcu.com/USA/http://am.renesas.com/products/tools/introductory_evaluation_tools/renesas_demo_kits/yrdkrx62n/yrdkrx62n.jspStay tuned... I was involved with the announcement tonight.Dave.

author: sonicj
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 14, 2010, 09:19:45 am
content: hmm, i signed up... hopefully i qualify as that board looks pretty interesting! $99 seems like a reasonable price based on the amount of goodies crammed on the thing.-sj

author: Nermash
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 14, 2010, 11:05:29 am
content: It's a shame that they limited freebies to North/South America...Well, I guess I'll stick with NXP (if I get one)

author: sonicj
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 14, 2010, 12:27:26 pm
content: the brake demo failing on camera was priceless! how embarrassing! i bet someone gets their ass chewed by management!the microwave video camera demo was awesome!-sj

author: slburris
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 14, 2010, 02:12:30 pm
content: Quote from: sonicj on October 14, 2010, 09:19:45 amAnd I signed up as well. But with my company being "hobbyist" and job title being "none",will they have any interest in sending me a board?And if I get a board and find the technology interests me enough to use it, they betterget some mainline distributors to actually stock their parts. Yes, I know many companieshave generous sample programs, but I try really hard not to abuse that.Anyway, this is Renasas' chance to get me interested in their chips, let's see how they do.Scott

author: allanw
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 14, 2010, 08:33:12 pm
content: That's definitely a sweet looking demo board. Just signed up for one too.

author: JohnS_AZ
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timestamp: October 15, 2010, 04:51:11 am
content: I signed up as well. It is a very cool looking board, and the specs are fairly impressive.

author: Kiriakos-GR
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 15, 2010, 06:20:14 pm
content: DaveJust watched the EEVblog #120 - Renesas Devcon 2010Day 4For me , the specific showroom , its out of my waters ...But I watched it all , it was interesting the way that you was using the video camera.The only difficulty that I noticed was that you miss one good panning head for the video camera.And its something that I do look for it too.My advice , as long you are still in USA , have a look for an solution about the panning head

author: mgburr
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 17, 2010, 02:27:27 am
content: DJPhil, Actually they were originally Mitsubishi Semi, but changed over a few years ago. They just recently bought NEC, and are finding ways to integrate their concepts into their already established lines.slburris, The easiest way I've found to get MCUs, is going through the main renesas website. I haven't had too many issues getting samples, unless it's from one of their newer lines.

author: DJPhil
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 17, 2010, 03:09:42 am
content: Quote from: mgburr on October 17, 2010, 02:27:27 amOh, right on. I was wondering where Mitsubishi went. I've been exploring my way through a recent gift of old TTL parts, hunting down datasheets and the like. I'm still learning all the mergers and splits. It's confusing stuff!Thanks for setting the record right.