It's a nice piece of kit - I knew Eben from Cambridge, before he got the job with Broadcom who make the SoC behind it all - though my Farnell order showed a two month lead time in the paperwork! (Probably just coincidence, but the Element14 branding has a nice resonance too - that being the name ARM's original parent company took on before becoming part of Broadcom.)
One caveat which didn't seem obvious is that it needs 700 mA on the USB port, rather than the standard 500 mA - it looks as if Farnell have suitable supplies very cheaply though, or the newest iPhone/iPad chargers or a USB port on the newer MacBook Pros would also do.
While typing this, an order update came in from Farnell indicating "estimated delivery: w/c 14/5/12", so we will have a while in which to find something suitable!
I'm quite impressed how the launch reduced both Farnell and RS's web servers to smoking ruins within seconds. From Eben's original starting point of "could we get enough people interested to justify ordering a production batch" to "how on earth do we cope with demand" and taking on full-time staff to cope!
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One caveat which didn't seem obvious is that it needs 700 mA on the USB port, rather than the standard 500 mA - it looks as if Farnell have suitable supplies very cheaply though, or the newest iPhone/iPad chargers or a USB port on the newer MacBook Pros would also do.
While typing this, an order update came in from Farnell indicating "estimated delivery: w/c 14/5/12", so we will have a while in which to find something suitable!
I'm quite impressed how the launch reduced both Farnell and RS's web servers to smoking ruins within seconds. From Eben's original starting point of "could we get enough people interested to justify ordering a production batch" to "how on earth do we cope with demand" and taking on full-time staff to cope!
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Have you plans for what you’ll do with it?