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Offline njKeever

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Chip substitute?
« on: November 18, 2013, »
I have an extra case and PCB and went to order the parts from Mouser to build another dongle. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login is back ordered, is there an acceptable substitute? Thanks!

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Re: Chip substitute?
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2013, »
Here is a link to the same part at Newark.

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You can also get it from MicroChip directly.

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Re: Chip substitute?
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2013, »
FWIW, the cheapest shipping for a small number of items always seems to be DigiKey:

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Re: Chip substitute?
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2013, »
Thanks guys. I assume then that I need this specific chip, and there's not a suitable substitution from Mouser?

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Re: Chip substitute?
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Thanks guys. I assume then that I need this specific chip, and there's not a suitable substitution from Mouser?

Yes. This is a programmable chip and the firmware is written specifically for it. No other will suffice.

Again, going with DigiKey for this one part and using USPS will only add $3-$4 (if I remember correctly).

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