The link leaflabs.com/devices says that the Maple Native Beta is closed, and Maple Native II is being worked. Is this still the case, and if so, when will it be available? The number of I/O pins, ADCs (21 total!), peripherals and chip specs are extraordinary.
Will Maple Native 2 Happen?
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Posted 2 years ago #
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It won't be a product we sell, sorry the page is out of date.
We did spin one prototype and I think it worked fine, we simply ran out of steam for testing, documenting, and productizing it (which ends up being the majority of the work).
The design files (Altium, not kicad or eagle) are on github: https://github.com/leaflabs/Maple-II
I think somebody around here mentioned a blackmagic-style integrated STM32 dev board recently; I think we're recommend that if you are looking for something now.
Posted 2 years ago # -
randomvibe - You might consider an STM32F4DISCOVERY
It has an STM32F407VGT6 microcontroller with, 1 MB Flash, 192 KB RAM but only an LQFP100 package.
However, it is only, about, $16:
http://www.futureelectronics.com/en/technologies/development-tools/microcontroller-microprocessor/32-bit-eval-board/Pages/6011574-STM32F4DISCOVERY.aspx?IM=0
http://www2.mouser.com/ProductDetail/STMicroelectronics/STM32F4DISCOVERY/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMutVogd4PRSvEN8XDBeCtgD
http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?x=0&y=0&lang=en&site=us&KeyWords=STM32F4DISCOVERY
or £10:
http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/processor-microcontroller-development-kits/7458434/
http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?sku=2009276You might also have a look at the STM32F429IDiscovery:
It has 8MiB RAM, and a touch LCD, which uses up a lot of its pins
e.g. http://www.st.com/web/catalog/tools/FM116/SC959/SS1532/LN1199/PF259090?s_searchtype=partnumber
It's about £16 in the UK
http://uk.farnell.com/stmicroelectronics/stm32f429i-disco/stm32f4-discovery-eval-board/dp/2355377?Ntt=2355377
http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/processor-microcontroller-development-kits/7892815/(Full disclosure: I am not a member of LeafLabs staff, nor any of those companies linked to)
Posted 2 years ago # -
I'm curious. Was the Maple Native a 4-layer PCB? Ignoring the STM32 and memory, what size components did it use? Was it all 0402, or something a bit more DIY-able?
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gbulmer: I believe it mostly used 0402 components; some were 0805. The documentation says it's a 4-layer board.
http://leaflabs.com/docs/hardware/maple-native-beta.html
https://github.com/leaflabs/maplenativePosted 2 years ago # -
bnewbold - Thanks. I missed the 4-layer mention in the documents. I was not planning to install KiCAD to find out part footprints :-)
So it might be a bit of a stretch to do it using 1206/0805 and 2 layers, unless I made the PCB bigger.
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