At 12:40 PM 7/21/05, you wrote:
I know little about microprocessors but know there are many on this
list who do. In looking over the Freescale site, it appears that the
Super VZ was introduced in 2001 and when you review some of the pages
describing it, Freescale states that they recommend that you do not
base new designs on it. There is a later MX 1 chip. So, would I be
too far wrong in surmising that the Super VZ may be headed for the
EOL scrap heap too? But, perhaps I should be especially happy if it
allows the Orion 1 and Orion 2 to use the same firmware!! I suppose
that as long as it does the job and continues to be available for
production, that is all that is necessary.
Gary W7TEA
Yes - I was waiting for this question to appear. I was already discussing
this by email with VE6IV before this came onto the reflector. If you read
the Freescale website, it does read exactly that. We noticed this some
time ago and brought this to Freescale's attention. The reason we were
given by Freescale that it's listed as "do not base new designs" is because
a lead-free solder use replacement part is going to be issued. Instead of
merely stating that as the reason on the website, it's listed as "do not
base new designs" without a description of why this would be the case. A
recent phone call to Freescale from a Ten-Tec employee provided the
explanation that they hadn't gotten around to making the appropriate
changes to their website.
The European Union has mandated by mid-2006 that lead-free solder be used
exclusively on all equipment sold in the EU. This has meant very large
changes in the electronics industry over the past couple of years for
parts, equipment, you name it, for companies (like us) that sell
electronics equipment in Europe. Many parts used with leaded solder are
being modified, changed, replaced in the run up to meeting this requirement.
Scott Robbins W4PA
Amateur Radio Product Manager, Ten-Tec, Inc.
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