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Re: FCB1010 cutting corners
4 * COG sounds about right. Only the cost *impact* would have been 6$ (4 x
the incremental cost).
EEPROMs of this type should actually be a bit cheaper even, sub 1$ in 10k
type volumes.
However without knowing (from the product architecture) what *scales with*
the size of this EEPROM, it's hard to estimate the total cost impact - but
it unlikely to be limited to the component alone. More message storage
implies more variables for the microprocessor to manage, implying possibly
more RAM, larger code size (larger micro / code ROM), possibly more
complex
code (-->larger project scope so higher initial/organizational cost).
All of this would have eaten up margin / earn-back rate, given a viable
market-tested price point, which is the mechanism by which to recoup
development cost. Etc, etc.... Nic
>From: "Chris Roberts" <cpr@musetrap.com>
>Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>Subject: Re: FCB1010 cutting corners
>Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:35:09 -0800
>
>I've heard it said that COG*4 is what it ends up costing the consumer, so
>maybe $12.00?
>
>-cpr
>
> >-- Original Message --
> >Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:18:07 -0800 (PST)
> >From: S V G <vsyevolod@yahoo.com>
> >Subject: Re: FCB1010 cutting corners
> >To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> >Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> >
> >
> >
> > In response to the statement that Behringer could have used a $3.00
> >chip instead of a $1.50
> >chip... I wonder what the actual cost to the consumer would be with a
>$1.50
> >increase in materials
> >cost? Of course, $1.50 doesn't sound like much to concern yourself
>with,
> >though if it did make a
> >$20 price increase at the end, this is a significant thing to factor in
>(from
> >the marketing point
> >of view anyway). Does anyone have a sense of this? Kim??? others???
> >
> > Stephen
> >
> >
> ><<Behringer cut a lot of corners, most likely to maintain some overall
>target
> >cost of the unit (which is probably the number one reason why the unit
>sells
> >so well, sadly). They chose a serial EEPROM chip (the main non-volitile
> >storage chip - permanent memory) which is only 2Kbytes big. This is a
>$1.50
> >chip. For about $3.00 they could have used a pin-for-pin chip from the
>same
> >manufacturer which is 64Kbytes big (32 times the storage for only twice
>the
> >price). Note for all you tweakers that this is a tiny surface mount
>chip
> >soldered directly on the board, so its not easy for a trained tech to
> >change, let alone a random user.>>
> >
> >
> >
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