https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-tiny-1-chip-that-is-behind-record-price-increases-for-computers-11623958037?mod=home-page

Does anybody have any FTDI FT800s? Maybe swap for something you need?

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John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc trk

The cork popped merrily, and Lord Peter rose to his feet.
"Bunter", he said, "I give you a toast. The triumph of Instinct over Reason"

On Monday, June 21, 2021 at 8:20:07 AM UTC-7, John Larkin wrote:
> https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-tiny-1-chip-that-is-behind-record-price-increases-for-computers-11623958037?mod=home-page

One factor they didn't mention is that LCD driver chips have a much higher pads (cannot reduce size) to junctions ratio. They tend to use older processes (monopolized by an extreme left country). This price adjustment will eventually force manufacturers in other countries to keep older processes longer.

On 6/21/2021 11:19 AM, John Larkin wrote:
>
> https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-tiny-1-chip-that-is-behind-record-price-increases-for-computers-11623958037?mod=home-page
>
> Does anybody have any FTDI FT800s? Maybe swap for something you need?
>
>

The Diablo16 is a nice controller with a lot of gee-whiz feature; I have
one of their dev boards, but at 4x cost of the FT800 not a direct
replacement

<https://4dsystems.com.au/diablo16>

On Monday, June 21, 2021 at 12:16:18 PM UTC-7, bitrex wrote:
> On 6/21/2021 11:19 AM, John Larkin wrote:
> >
> > https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-tiny-1-chip-that-is-behind-record-price-increases-for-computers-11623958037?mod=home-page
> >
> > Does anybody have any FTDI FT800s? Maybe swap for something you need?
> >
> >
> The Diablo16 is a nice controller with a lot of gee-whiz feature; I have
> one of their dev boards, but at 4x cost of the FT800 not a direct
> replacement
>
> <https://4dsystems.com.au/diablo16>

If the OP wants to redesign, there are plenty of LCD micro around. I used LCD AVR before. For new designs, I would recommend STM32F4x9 or STM32F7x6/7/8/9.

On Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:16:11 -0400, bitrex <user@example.net> wrote:

>On 6/21/2021 11:19 AM, John Larkin wrote:
>>
>> https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-tiny-1-chip-that-is-behind-record-price-increases-for-computers-11623958037?mod=home-page
>>
>> Does anybody have any FTDI FT800s? Maybe swap for something you need?
>>
>>
>
>The Diablo16 is a nice controller with a lot of gee-whiz feature; I have
>one of their dev boards, but at 4x cost of the FT800 not a direct
>replacement
>
><https://4dsystems.com.au/diablo16>

I'm sure the FTDI chips will be available after the current buying
panic is over. Having 50 or 100 spares would be comforting now.

Somebody in China is willing to sell us some for $50 each, payment by
cashier's check in advance.

--

John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc trk

The cork popped merrily, and Lord Peter rose to his feet.
"Bunter", he said, "I give you a toast. The triumph of Instinct over Reason"

On 6/21/2021 3:52 PM, John Larkin wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:16:11 -0400, bitrex <user@example.net> wrote:
>
>> On 6/21/2021 11:19 AM, John Larkin wrote:
>>>
>>> https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-tiny-1-chip-that-is-behind-record-price-increases-for-computers-11623958037?mod=home-page
>>>
>>> Does anybody have any FTDI FT800s? Maybe swap for something you need?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> The Diablo16 is a nice controller with a lot of gee-whiz feature; I have
>> one of their dev boards, but at 4x cost of the FT800 not a direct
>> replacement
>>
>> <https://4dsystems.com.au/diablo16>
>
> I'm sure the FTDI chips will be available after the current buying
> panic is over. Having 50 or 100 spares would be comforting now.
>
> Somebody in China is willing to sell us some for $50 each, payment by
> cashier's check in advance.
>

Each enclosed in a rich Corinthian leather case with certificate of
being gen-u-ine I hope

Ed Lee <edward.ming.lee@gmail.com> wrote:
///
> If the OP wants to redesign, there are plenty of LCD micro around.
> I used LCD AVR before. For new designs, I would recommend STM32F4x9
> or STM32F7x6/7/8/9.

Those chips are good examples of availability now
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Institut fuer Kernphysik Schlossgartenstrasse 9 64289 Darmstadt
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On Monday, June 21, 2021 at 1:00:05 PM UTC-7, Uwe Bonnes wrote:
> Ed Lee <edward....@gmail.com> wrote:
> ///
> > If the OP wants to redesign, there are plenty of LCD micro around.
> > I used LCD AVR before. For new designs, I would recommend STM32F4x9
> > or STM32F7x6/7/8/9.
> Those chips are good examples of availability now

Should be fine by the time we are done with designs.

On Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:56:05 -0400, bitrex <user@example.net> wrote:

>On 6/21/2021 3:52 PM, John Larkin wrote:
>> On Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:16:11 -0400, bitrex <user@example.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On 6/21/2021 11:19 AM, John Larkin wrote:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-tiny-1-chip-that-is-behind-record-price-increases-for-computers-11623958037?mod=home-page
>>>>
>>>> Does anybody have any FTDI FT800s? Maybe swap for something you need?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> The Diablo16 is a nice controller with a lot of gee-whiz feature; I have
>>> one of their dev boards, but at 4x cost of the FT800 not a direct
>>> replacement
>>>
>>> <https://4dsystems.com.au/diablo16>
>>
>> I'm sure the FTDI chips will be available after the current buying
>> panic is over. Having 50 or 100 spares would be comforting now.
>>
>> Somebody in China is willing to sell us some for $50 each, payment by
>> cashier's check in advance.
>>
>
>Each enclosed in a rich Corinthian leather case with certificate of
>being gen-u-ine I hope

More likely we'd never hear from them.

--

John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc trk

The cork popped merrily, and Lord Peter rose to his feet.
"Bunter", he said, "I give you a toast. The triumph of Instinct over Reason"

On Mon, 21 Jun 2021 12:49:44 -0700 (PDT), Ed Lee
<edward.ming.lee@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Monday, June 21, 2021 at 12:16:18 PM UTC-7, bitrex wrote:
>> On 6/21/2021 11:19 AM, John Larkin wrote:
>> >
>> > https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-tiny-1-chip-that-is-behind-record-price-increases-for-computers-11623958037?mod=home-page
>> >
>> > Does anybody have any FTDI FT800s? Maybe swap for something you need?
>> >
>> >
>> The Diablo16 is a nice controller with a lot of gee-whiz feature; I have
>> one of their dev boards, but at 4x cost of the FT800 not a direct
>> replacement
>>
>> <https://4dsystems.com.au/diablo16>
>
>If the OP wants to redesign, there are plenty of LCD micro around. I used LCD AVR before. For new designs, I would recommend STM32F4x9 or STM32F7x6/7/8/9.

That's been suggested, but we'd need new PC boards and code.

--

John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc trk

The cork popped merrily, and Lord Peter rose to his feet.
"Bunter", he said, "I give you a toast. The triumph of Instinct over Reason"

On Monday, June 21, 2021 at 1:37:34 PM UTC-7, John Larkin wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Jun 2021 12:49:44 -0700 (PDT), Ed Lee
> <edward....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >On Monday, June 21, 2021 at 12:16:18 PM UTC-7, bitrex wrote:
> >> On 6/21/2021 11:19 AM, John Larkin wrote:
> >> >
> >> > https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-tiny-1-chip-that-is-behind-record-price-increases-for-computers-11623958037?mod=home-page
> >> >
> >> > Does anybody have any FTDI FT800s? Maybe swap for something you need?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> The Diablo16 is a nice controller with a lot of gee-whiz feature; I have
> >> one of their dev boards, but at 4x cost of the FT800 not a direct
> >> replacement
> >>
> >> <https://4dsystems.com.au/diablo16>
> >
> >If the OP wants to redesign, there are plenty of LCD micro around. I used LCD AVR before. For new designs, I would recommend STM32F4x9 or STM32F7x6/7/8/9.
> That's been suggested, but we'd need new PC boards and code.

It would end up cheaper ($10 to $15) and with lots of more features (i.e. ADC, DAC, USB OTG, 2M flash, 300K SRAM, ...).

John Larkin wrote:

> bitrex wrote:
>> John Larkin wrote:
>>> bitrex wrote:
>>>> John Larkin wrote:

>>>>> https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-tiny-1-chip-that-is-behind-record-price-increases-for-computers-11623958037?mod=home-page

>>>>> Does anybody have any FTDI FT800s? Maybe swap for something you
>>>>> need?

>>>> The Diablo16 is a nice controller with a lot of gee-whiz feature; I
>>>> have one of their dev boards, but at 4x cost of the FT800 not a
>>>> direct replacement
>>>>
>>>> <https://4dsystems.com.au/diablo16>
>>>
>>> I'm sure the FTDI chips will be available after the current buying
>>> panic is over. Having 50 or 100 spares would be comforting now.
>>>
>>> Somebody in China is willing to sell us some for $50 each, payment by
>>> cashier's check in advance.

>> Each enclosed in a rich Corinthian leather case with certificate of
>> being gen-u-ine I hope
>
> More likely we'd never hear from them.

The question is "What recourse?"

Better to deal with a middleman.

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Maybe stating the obvious.