bluehash 1,581 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Thanks! @gwdeveloper. I'm going to grab that receipt for the blog. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkoeZ 68 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Very very tempting. What's the range of these things? could not really find that in any of the datasheets Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gwdeveloper 275 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 @bluehash Sure thing! @MarkoeZ I've got a few of these already running. The farthest range I've gotten is about 120 feet with a 9ft cedar fence blocking line of sight. I think the spec is around 50m. That may be the limits of the 2.4GHz. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zborgerd 62 Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 I ordered mine. I've been waiting for a great deal on RF hardware, and with energy harvesting and two target boards it's a steal (at least until we get our LS Research PCBs built). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Last post on this E2E page says 4Km range achieved for the CC2500. But that's for someone with good RF knowledge, but I'm skeptical. Edit: Look at gwdeveloper's response above. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zborgerd 62 Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 Thanks!@gwdeveloper. I'm going to grab that receipt for the blog. I think it comes with a grand total of 3 wireless target boards, but I'm not sure. Looks like the kit normally had two, and the third is the freebie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gwdeveloper 275 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Yes, you end up with 3 total radios out of this order. Not a bad deal at all. The range is pretty limited mostly due to the chip antenna and compact form factor of the rf2500t. I could see these kits http://www.ti.com/tool/cc2500-cc2550dk getting much farther range using the cc2500. Or maybe it's only determined by how much $ you put into it. Those are expensive. :!!!: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Thanks!@gwdeveloper. I'm going to grab that receipt for the blog. I think it comes with a grand total of 3 wireless target boards, but I'm not sure. Looks like the kit normally had two, and the third is the freebie. Looks like 4 target boards...no? Two on the harvestor and two on the RF2500. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gwdeveloper 275 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Nope, just 3. You'd have 4 if you got the full ez430-rf2500 kit https://estore.ti.com/EZ430-RF2500-MSP430-Wireless-Development-Tool-P1148.aspx but this deal is just for 1 ez430-rf2500t https://estore.ti.com/EZ430-RF2500T-MSP430-24-GHz-Wireless-Target-Board-P1295.aspx so no programmer included. bluehash 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fred 453 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I saw the deal when the page appeared early and decided not to bother. However, the extra target board just swung it and I ordered one. (I'm not sure the extra board was there early, or if it was I missed it.) I've still not done anything with the Chronos yet - other than wear it to tell the time. It's actually a nicer watch that I expected. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkoeZ 68 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 i want to order, but uhm, i cant find the coupon code. It does show: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zeke 693 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I think the RF2500T's are the most valuable part of that deal. Each RF2500T is $20. It's like they threw in the solar stuff for another $15. :think: Nice deal but I'm going to pass this one up for now. MarkoeZ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zborgerd 62 Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 i want to order, but uhm, i cant find the coupon code.It does show: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Goto http://tideals.com/coupons/ec.php to get your coupon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xpg 127 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Must... resist.... $75 is way more than I can afford at this time... but it is such a nice offer.. :? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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