/products/raspberry-pi/b/blog/posts/embedded-pi-part-1After anxiously awaiting arrival of the Embedded Pi board, I was (unfortunately) not able to take a look at it for quite some time. The description of the board piqued my interest -- I can see all sorts of possibilities for it. My initial task ...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/products/raspberry-pi/b/blog/posts/embedded-pi-part-1Thu, 15 Aug 2013 20:17:17 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:306028c1-1ac4-4abd-8990-0e2d462f63e9shabaz1<p>Hi Bruce,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It&#39;s a shame the website isn&#39;t clear on it, as you say, a ground connection is also needed (the CooCox website is assuming this, but doesn&#39;t specify it).</p><p>But, it&#39;s probably a good thing you have the JTAG cable now if you are planning to use the particular chip, since usually (at least with other devices) serial port can be very slow to transfer programs, especially if you are debugging on the platform, and need to upload code frequently.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=16066&AppID=86&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">