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   From: pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net   
      
   Theo  wrote:   
   > In comp.sys.raspberry-pi Ahem A Rivet's Shot  wrote:   
   >> On Sun, 11 Aug 2024 14:07:59 -0700   
   >> John Larkin  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> The RP2350 data sheet is 1347 pages!   
   >>   
   >> The days of fitting an instruction set on a page or two are long   
   >> gone.   
   >   
   > These days, when you've got a 1K+ page manual you know it's the actual   
   > manual.  If it's 10 pages it's just a 'product brief' that shows some basic   
   > information about the chip but not nearly enough to program it (contact the   
   > OEM and they'll make you sign an NDA for the actual details, and maybe only   
   > if you're going to buy a million units).   
   >   
   > Most of the time you can ignore huge chunks of the manual - if you never use   
   > the CAN bus transceiver, skip that section.  But better to have the   
   > information there if you need it.   
   >   
   > Theo   
   >   
      
   As long as the silicon errata sheet isn’t 1000 pages!   
      
   Cheers   
      
   Phil Hobbs   
      
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