PaulStoffregen
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We're going to begin beta testing for Teensy 4.0. … Teensy 4.0 SECOND Beta Test with 1062 post #2280
At this time, PJRC would like to offer free beta test boards to the following people:
Bill Greiman, brendanmatkin, brtaylor, christoph, crees, defragster, dgarcia42, Donziboy2, duff, el_supremo, embedded-creations, Epyon, ETMoody3, Frank B, GremlinWrangler, Headroom, JBeale, Jean-Marc, Koromix, kriegsman, KurtE, linuxgeek, luni, manitou, MichaelMeissner, MickMad, mjs513, mortonkopf, mxxx, Nantonos, nlecaude, oddson, Pedvide, Pensive, pictographer, nox711, rcarr, sumotoy, TelephoneBill, Theremingenieur, tni, tonton81, WMXZ, whollender, Wozzy, wwatson, XFer, xxxajk
We will be expanding this list in the coming weeks, with names of many more forum contributors and people who have written Teensy specific libraries. We're only offering the beta test hardware to the people on this list.
For the first round of betas, we have 31 boards with the 1052 chip. These are meant for beta testing only, because the final Teensy 4.0 will use the similar 1062 chip (more RAM, faster I/O, CAN FD). After beta, software support for 1052 will be dropped. These 1052 betas are meant to give you the earliest access. Please understand their software support will be only temporary.
To jump in now with the 1052 beta, please email Robin directly (actual email, not forum PM) with the magic words "I have free time to beta test" and your shipping address. There is no charge for these betas. PJRC will pay for shipping. If you're outside the USA and the carrier charges international tariff/vat/fees when the package arrives, you'll need to cover that cost. We can't pre-pay it from here.
If you're busy with work or life, waiting is perfectly fine. The longer you wait, the closer your board will be to the final release. If you don't have any time to do testing, that's fine too. We will still send you a free Teensy 4.0 as a special "thank you". If you don't get a beta board, just email Robin after release and we'll send you a free Teensy 4.0 from the first production batch.
During this beta, I'd like to ask everyone to follow a few simple rules.
The first 2 allow us to share pretty much all technical info early, but still make an official release. Of course, after we announce Teensy 4.0 on the website and/or Kickstarter, photos will then be ok. Like with prior betas, this forum thread will get painfully long. Please bear with it. Having it all in 1 place before release helps us, and having all the info as text on a forum thread make it accessible for people who want technical details, but (probably) not "news" of a product release.
Wrong fuse settings can permanently brick your board. Final Teensy 4.0 will have critical fuse regions locked. For now, we're leaving all the betas unlocked for maximum flexibility. Overclocking is generally ok, but please use your best judgement if you edit any #define with the comment "Danger Will Robinson", or if you write directly to DCDC_REG3. NXP's datasheet rates the "absolute maximum" at 1.3 volts.
One final note - We're starting this beta very "early" with a ton of stuff not yet completed or fully working on the software side. Things will get better as we go. Messages #2 - #6 are placeholders for updates. I'd like to ask all our "plus" users to please edit these as needed.
At this time, PJRC would like to offer free beta test boards to the following people:
Bill Greiman, brendanmatkin, brtaylor, christoph, crees, defragster, dgarcia42, Donziboy2, duff, el_supremo, embedded-creations, Epyon, ETMoody3, Frank B, GremlinWrangler, Headroom, JBeale, Jean-Marc, Koromix, kriegsman, KurtE, linuxgeek, luni, manitou, MichaelMeissner, MickMad, mjs513, mortonkopf, mxxx, Nantonos, nlecaude, oddson, Pedvide, Pensive, pictographer, nox711, rcarr, sumotoy, TelephoneBill, Theremingenieur, tni, tonton81, WMXZ, whollender, Wozzy, wwatson, XFer, xxxajk
We will be expanding this list in the coming weeks, with names of many more forum contributors and people who have written Teensy specific libraries. We're only offering the beta test hardware to the people on this list.
For the first round of betas, we have 31 boards with the 1052 chip. These are meant for beta testing only, because the final Teensy 4.0 will use the similar 1062 chip (more RAM, faster I/O, CAN FD). After beta, software support for 1052 will be dropped. These 1052 betas are meant to give you the earliest access. Please understand their software support will be only temporary.
To jump in now with the 1052 beta, please email Robin directly (actual email, not forum PM) with the magic words "I have free time to beta test" and your shipping address. There is no charge for these betas. PJRC will pay for shipping. If you're outside the USA and the carrier charges international tariff/vat/fees when the package arrives, you'll need to cover that cost. We can't pre-pay it from here.
If you're busy with work or life, waiting is perfectly fine. The longer you wait, the closer your board will be to the final release. If you don't have any time to do testing, that's fine too. We will still send you a free Teensy 4.0 as a special "thank you". If you don't get a beta board, just email Robin after release and we'll send you a free Teensy 4.0 from the first production batch.
During this beta, I'd like to ask everyone to follow a few simple rules.
- No photos!
- Keep all conversations & info on this forum thread
- (1052 only) Don't mess with the OTP fuses... On the 1062 boards, do mess with the fuses.
The first 2 allow us to share pretty much all technical info early, but still make an official release. Of course, after we announce Teensy 4.0 on the website and/or Kickstarter, photos will then be ok. Like with prior betas, this forum thread will get painfully long. Please bear with it. Having it all in 1 place before release helps us, and having all the info as text on a forum thread make it accessible for people who want technical details, but (probably) not "news" of a product release.
Wrong fuse settings can permanently brick your board. Final Teensy 4.0 will have critical fuse regions locked. For now, we're leaving all the betas unlocked for maximum flexibility. Overclocking is generally ok, but please use your best judgement if you edit any #define with the comment "Danger Will Robinson", or if you write directly to DCDC_REG3. NXP's datasheet rates the "absolute maximum" at 1.3 volts.
One final note - We're starting this beta very "early" with a ton of stuff not yet completed or fully working on the software side. Things will get better as we go. Messages #2 - #6 are placeholders for updates. I'd like to ask all our "plus" users to please edit these as needed.
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