Re: ARM processor - Newbie Questions

ashparvez@xxxxxxxxx wrote: 
Am planning on working on a small device - my info (gathered mainly
from web) dictates using ARM processor for that.

Evaluation boards are manufactured by the same people that make your device. They offer access to the main features and can be pretty complex. They are expensive and you would never deliver a product with those. Some manufacturers don't even give you a license for that.

Development boards are maded by the parts manufacturer or third party vedors and are meant to assist you in creating a setup that can then become the final product. Usually expensive and big.

Once you circuit design is finished (on paper or in a CAD system) and tested (on a development board), you would create the first few master boards form you CAD data, manually solder the pieces on them and test the board thouroughly.

The final board depends on how many pieces you are trying to sell. If you plan to sell 10, you'd have the board manufactured and hand solder the components. If you plan to sell tenthousands, you'll have a robot do the soldering.

There are prototyping bords out there that can be used in final products, but due to the high price, this is usually limited to a series of three to eight. The boards come with a matching case included to look professional, but the insisde is still a prototype... .
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