Re: gEDA-user: nRF24L01+ symbol

[Steven Michalske <smichalske@xxxxxxxxx>]

On May 7, 2010, at 4:19 AM, Hans Nieuwenhuis wrote:

> On Tue, 4 May 2010 09:59:51 -0400
> DJ Delorie <dj@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > Are you sure? I have got a few FT232RQ's here and their pads  
> > > extend to
> > > the sides as well.
> >
> > There's metal on the sides, but it's not contiguous with the metal on
> > the bottoms.  I've checked under a microscope, and the PDF spec
> > agrees.
>
> Thanks for pointing this out, I mistakingly assumed the pads were
> wrapped around. Luckily the side pads are connected to the bottom pads
> and I have enough room to solder those side pads (pfeewh).
> On another note, I am using the Exar XR21V1410 as an alternative to  
> the
> FT232RQ, same function, smaller package, less pins and cheaper. They
> work fine so far.
The look nice,  They say they support mac drivers, but i didn't see  
them on their webpage.

They are missing the built in EEPROM so configuration needs an  
external EEPROM.
I use the GPIO modes of the FTDI chips occasionally, and not having  
the Serial driver take over the part is nice.


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