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Gold Markclawson
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Posted by clawson: Thu. Mar 1, 2018 - 01:32 PM
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Someone was asking in another thread about writing to the flash of an attiny20. It can'd do it but on the product page I noticed a section for "Similar Devices". That section shows the following as "similar" to the cheap, 14pin 2K flash micro....

 

 

So anyone fancy replacing their $1, 2K micro with a $10 one that has 64 pins ??

 

What is the point of a "Similar Devices" list if it doesn't try to parametrically match the device in question?

 

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Gold Markclawson
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Posted by clawson: Thu. Mar 1, 2018 - 01:35 PM
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Oh I see, the list appears to the same whatever AVR you happen to choose. I would say that they are "similar" only in the sense that they are just all the AVRs except that the list begins with 8051s ?!?

 

Truly, it is nonsense.

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Posted by awneil: Thu. Mar 1, 2018 - 05:56 PM
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"similar" in that all the part numbers begin with "AT" ... ?

 

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