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Offline MadTuxTopic starter

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Just got an (spam) email from EEweb and saw that Maxim is apparently handing out free sample boards.
https://www.maximintegrated.com/en/design/customer-testimonials.html/tb_we-love-startups

Just "tested" it with my private address and gmx mail and it seem to have worked.

Perhaps someone else is interested in free goodies to play with (I have choosen the 24bit ADC board, btw)
 
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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2017, 08:18:07 pm »
Looks like maxim is doing micros now: https://www.maximintegrated.com/en/products/digital/microcontrollers/MAX32630FTHR.html

LED matrix display is interesting, comes with a bunch of LEDs. The touch force sensors is also cool but only 0.1g resolution stated. Didn't request one, but thanks for posting.
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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2017, 08:24:35 pm »
For info here's the list of items you can select from:
Went for the 24bit ADC as well.

MAXREFDES38 - ECT/EPT Current Fault Sensor
MAXREFDES61 - 16-Bit Four-Channel Analog Input Micro PLC Card
MAXREFDES67 - Universal Input Micro PLC
MAXREFDES82 - Smart Force Sensor
MAXREFDES99 - MAX7219 Display Driver Shield
MAXREFDES117 - Heart-Rate and Pulse-Oximetry Monitor
MAXREFDES130 - Building Automation Shield
DS1086LPMB1 - Pmod for DS1086L 3.3V Spread-Spectrum EconOscillator™
DS3231MPMB1 - Pmod for DS3231MPM Real-Time Clock (RTC)
MAX11205PMB1 - Pmod for MAX11205 16-Bit ADC
MAX14001PMB - EV Kit for MAX14001 Isolated ADC
MAX31723PMB1 - Pmod for MAX31723 Digital Thermometer and Thermostat
MAX31855PMB1 - Pmod for MAX31855 Cold-Junction Compensated Thermocouple-to-Digital Converter
MAX3232PMB1 - Pmod for MAX3232E True RS-232 Transceiver
MAX11410EVKIT - EV Kit for MAX11410 24-Bit Multi-Channel Low-Power Delta-Sigma ADC
MAX17201GEVKIT - stand-alone ModelGauge™ m5 pack-side fuel-gauge ICs for single-cell applications
MAX17205GEVKIT - stand-alone ModelGauge™ m5 pack-side fuel-gauge ICs for multicell applications
MAX8808EVKIT - EV Kit for MAX8808 linear battery chargers for single-cell lithium-ion batteries
MAX8903AEVKIT - EV Kit for MAX8903A 2A, 1-cell Li+ DC-DC battery charger
MAX32630FTHR - Rapid Development Platform for MAX32630 ARM® Cortex®-M4F Microcontroller
MAXREFDES72 - Pmod Adapter for Arduino Platform
MAXREFDES77 - Dual-Channel Current Sense Peripheral Module
 

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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2017, 08:29:02 pm »
This is only for businesses?
 

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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2017, 09:32:56 pm »
This is only for businesses?

If you think about it from their point of view. They want to send these "free" boards out to customers, who are MOST likely to potentially give Maxim, (hopefully), large orders for these products, in the coming future.

If they supplied these things (which obviously cost fair amounts of money to produce and shipment costs), to all hobbyists who want them, for free. It would tend to give them a huge bill, and yet not that much return in the immediate future.

Looking at the information they require on the form, they do seem to want to make fairly sure it is a proper business, they are sending these things to.

"There is no such thing as a free lunch".

EDIT: On the other hand. Some companies realize that, upcoming Electronics students/hobbyists, are going to be the future and current, Electronics workforce and business people. So by giving them free samples of your products, to help them with their studies and/or hobby. They can help promote their make/products.

Sadly in this case (a quick look at the form), this does NOT seem to be the case.
But they MIGHT accept hobbyist/student orders (free). You could give the form a quick try, you never know.
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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2017, 11:25:02 am »
My past experience with Maxim dictates me to say no, i wouldn't even touch free stuff.
I'd take TI/LT/Analog anytime 

But then that's just my personal experience.

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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2017, 07:51:02 pm »
Did anyone receive whichever eval board you selected?
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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2017, 08:12:48 pm »
not me, not yet anyway
 

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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2017, 09:14:39 pm »
They are likely to be trying to capture another generation of suckers.
See https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/maxim-love-%27em-or-hate-%27em/ for why, historically, designing in a Maxim chip for volume production is a *really* bad idea.
 
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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2017, 07:22:11 pm »
Me also not. Ordered on 28th of september, but nothing received so far. This way they will not convince many new start-ups...  :--
 

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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2017, 09:08:17 pm »
Also nothing here  :(
 

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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2017, 12:26:05 am »
Contact info harvesting! Just kidding ... or maybe not. :o
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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #12 on: October 30, 2017, 12:31:19 am »
Nothing on my side of the planet...
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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2017, 02:34:27 pm »
Nothing here.
Meh..  ::)
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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #14 on: October 30, 2017, 04:33:03 pm »
Nothing here too  ¯\_(?)_/¯
 

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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #15 on: October 30, 2017, 06:01:49 pm »
Nothing here. Not even a reply to a email I sent them, as I really need one of their modules (MAXREFDES67).

I'd like to avoid Maxim now. Does someone know a nice reference board to measure 10V, 20mA, RTD and TC Type K?
 

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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #16 on: October 30, 2017, 07:05:40 pm »
I do not understand what the point of their action is. I do not think you can gain customers by doing this (only frustrated ones maybe), so contact harvesting seems pointless...
 

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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #17 on: October 30, 2017, 09:27:58 pm »
...only frustrated ones maybe...

Yes. They did a good job with that and with getting other frustrated users to comment here so that more people know not to deal with Maxim.

Good for us. Bad for them. :-DD
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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #18 on: December 05, 2017, 06:34:31 pm »
NEWS FLASH!
Email shipment notification received this morning.
It looks like we might get our 'sample' after all.

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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #19 on: December 06, 2017, 12:49:42 am »
That's a nice news flash. I haven't received such good news, yet. Good to know it's still possible. Thanks for the update.
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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #20 on: December 06, 2017, 09:19:35 am »
I've had a text message notification of a DHL delivery from Maxim this morning so it looks like they've sent me a Christmas present.

Sadly I've not got a use for the board now, I found an alternative but I'll play with it anyway.

Always liked their chips but their supply line has always been terrible unless it's for something 'jellybean' like the MAX232 and similar.
 

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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #21 on: December 06, 2017, 11:53:47 am »
MAXREFDES82 Sound very interesting. Chose this eval board.
 

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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #22 on: December 06, 2017, 03:29:49 pm »
Look what Santa Claus Maxim sent me today. 24bit ADC board, a bunch of croc clips, and a couple other unrelated things such as notebook and pencil. Now, lets see wether the software runs in wine. 8 multiplexed inputs is kinda nice, epecially for data logging/diagnosis. No input protection however, so maybe I'll design something simple to give it at least a litte protection

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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #23 on: December 06, 2017, 06:43:50 pm »
I too got a shipping notification from Maxim.
 

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Re: (Perhaps) Free eval boards/Arduino shields/sensor boards etc. from Maxim
« Reply #24 on: December 06, 2017, 07:33:01 pm »
Just curious, for those that did receive a confirmation, do you all have a registered company that you filled out in the application form? Or, is someone just a hobbyist. I did not apply because of that, but I guessed they would not send it out.
 


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