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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: lkik on April 02, 2008, 11:33:34 PM
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any one no of some places to get cheap atmega 8 becouse where i live i can get 1 for about $25
and if you ask me that is a bit too much
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I think that is way too much... On digikey one is about 6 bucks.
Where do you live? If you only need a few you might be able to get some from Atmel for free.
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i live in australia
out in the country too which sucks
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atmega 8 doesnt cost $25 , arounf my place it just costs around $2 also australia should have availibility of these inexpensive microchips, i think u are talking abt the development board of atmega8 , otherwise i really think that the shopkeeper is trying to cheat u
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i bought mine for $19.95 AU,oh well at least i have got it now,i spent 3 weeks waiting for cos of the dodgy courier guy,he left out a box from the order which had my chip >:(
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i have not been able to find any cheaper then that $25 one i think that will mostly be the cost for them to get it
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does only the chip cost that much or the development board , and why o u need to ship it, isnt it available locally
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no it aint available the shop i asked about it did not have it in stock but thay can get it
and it is just the chip
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WOW :o $25 for 1 chip! I'm glad i'm in the US 8). Especially since i fried my first 4 chips. :P
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$25 for just a chip, why so much it doesnt cost so much anywhere
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You could buy them on Ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/5-pcs-ATMEL-ATMEGA8-16PU-AVR-8-bit-Microcontroller-Chip_W0QQitemZ230236625937QQihZ013QQcategoryZ50915QQcmdZViewItem muuch cheaper and the guy ships to australia. I pretty sure these guys ship to australia 2 http://www.futurlec.com/ICAtmel.shtml
Wow, 600 posts already.....
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milestone achieved!
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i think that i will gewt the 1s on ebay
there is 5 of them so it gives me back ups just incase i fry them which is going to happen
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Problem solved. :D
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hmm.. 5 dont worry u wont burn them out ;) everything will be a...ooookkk :P
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hmm.. 5 dont worry u wont burn them out ;) everything will be a...ooookkk :P
i recon that i will every thing wont be ok
:P
i should be paying for them today
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nah just keep the correct voltages nad all will be aaaoookkkk
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You could buy them on Ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/5-pcs-ATMEL-ATMEGA8-16PU-AVR-8-bit-Microcontroller-Chip_W0QQitemZ230236625937QQihZ013QQcategoryZ50915QQcmdZViewItem muuch cheaper and the guy ships to australia. I pretty sure these guys ship to australia 2 http://www.futurlec.com/ICAtmel.shtml
Wow, 600 posts already.....
oh, c'mon!
that was the same ebay listing i was going to post! :o
I just bought a set of 5 just like those ones (should be arriving any day now...) Be warned the seller does live in china...
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nah just keep the correct voltages nad all will be aaaoookkkk
Yeah, but it never hurt to have to many chips...If your not careful you could shock them (static).
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did u ever burn any avr bfore
coz i really think i have this one gives the same error always when i try to program it
invalid device signature 0xffff
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invalid device signature 0xffff
happened to me moe than once some i was able to recover others not and trashed them
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why exactly is this error coming?
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hey lkik,
I'm from australia too, getting stuff sucks so much. I never got too much into robotics as it just didnt want to pay $20 (Jaycar electronics, search for my post about it) for the AVR which i might fry. I did some work for an adelaide company elabronics and i got a free board from them so I'm doing a little work with them and I'm thinking a might buy the board which admin is making. Look into getting PIC uC's from microchip if you go to their site you can get 2 deliveries a month of microcontrollers for free!
Jaycar electronics is the best for getting stuff in australia that I've found, you can get some stuff from dick smith electrical however its a little bit more expensive than jaycar.
Hope I could help,
awally
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even the most advanced countries in this world have flaws i guess...
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hey lkik,
I'm from australia too, getting stuff sucks so much.
Soooooo True !
Jaycar electronics is the best for getting stuff in australia that I've found, you can get some stuff from dick smith electrical however its a little bit more expensive than jaycar.
Dicksmith sucks! it just way too expensive, but Jaycar? Hmmmm
2 deliveries a month of microcontrollers for free!
Serious !!! OOOOOOO I'm definitely looking into that!
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i have goten some of ebay i am just waiting for them to show up then i can fry them lol
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so heres the deal with getting 2 deliveries a month for free
you have to have a nongeneric email address to apply ( not ending in gmail.com , aol.com , mail.com,etc.)
for the microcontrollers you get need programming hardware and compilers . I use the PICBASIC Compiler primarily ( with some assembly code dashed in ;D ) . There are C compilers as well but they cost mucho $$$. Also, there might be some free compilers out there for PICs ,and though they aren't the best, they can do basic procedures and stuff.
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is there any way to ger avr microcontrollers like that and where do i get a non generic email???
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free compilers out there for PICs
I heard that Microchip put out a free Student version of the C compiler but I havent had a chance to for it yet.
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is there any way to ger avr microcontrollers like that and where do i get a non generic email???
to sample AVR microcontrollers you have to call them up and they need to cehck you out to make sure you are a company. Worth a shot to call them though////
nongeneric email , i use hotdak.net or irishnation.com
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yay i have my chips and it only too 5 days for them to get from hong kong to australia
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just be sure then when you go back in to resolder on the board (because you'll screw up the first time) make sure you remove the atmega8 first before soldering!!! ::)
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got my atmega8 from here
http://shop.tuxgraphics.org/electronic/microcontroller.html?id=1d330b
and also bought atmega168 from them later...
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this is funny but it really sucks
my desk in my room was a mess and i had my atmega8 chips still wrapped up the foam wrapping that they came in on the shelf
my mum was cleaning my desk up and she throwed all 5 of my chips in the bin
:(
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omg!!!!!
WHY DO YOU LET YOUR MUM CLEAN YOUR ROOM
INFACT WHY DOES YOUR MUM CLEAN YOUR ROOM!!!
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My Mom does the same thing except she only does it when she is REALLY mad.
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WHY DO YOU LET YOUR MUM CLEAN YOUR ROOM
INFACT WHY DOES YOUR MUM CLEAN YOUR ROOM!!!
i dont i was at school when it happend
but i made her feal bad and she is buying me the rest of the stuff that i need
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i hate that too. im such a packrat so i have a ton of stuff, but i know where all of it is. my mom used to clean my stuff when it got really messy. thank god she hasnt done it in a while