Kit / Easy-Assemble Build Availability

colinoflynn commented 2 years ago

One goal is to eventually offer a "partial kit", which will be in $50 to $100 range most likely. This kit would require you to solder the R-Pi Pico & some switches onto the board, but the SMD part would be done. This board would also be hi-pot + functionally tested. There is no clear timeline here but drop a note if interested and we'll use this issue to notify people.

NOTE: A "full assembly" kit is probably never going to be offered, as the cost of kitting the SMD parts would be more than the cost of the SMD run. SMD kits have a higher failure rate which adds considerable "average support costs" ontop. Due to the availability of very low cost PCB services like JLCPCB or OSHPARK if you want a full kit please order the PCB & parts directly.

gmgunderground commented 2 years ago

Well done, I will wait for it!

SoftwareEngineer commented 2 years ago

Nice! Very interested in a "partial kit". Will it be possible to put a header on the board instead of soldering the R-Pi pico right on the board?

david-oswald commented 2 years ago

Definitely interested in 1-2 of them.

inode- commented 2 years ago

Waiting for it!

grymoire commented 2 years ago

Put me down for a maybe.

matthew5025 commented 2 years ago

+1 would be interested too!

m-ober commented 2 years ago

Count me in.

jcldf commented 2 years ago

yeah! I'm interested

avloginov commented 2 years ago

I'd be happy to buy either easy to assemble or just empty board.

osok commented 2 years ago

I was interested, but I just sourced all the parts. I had to order from Newark, Digi-key and mouser. I also ordered the board form OSHPark and a stencil from OSH Stencil. I ordered enough parts to make 3.

UPDATE: I put one of the three together. I get a pulse out of the sma connector. I used an O-Scope on the output and I saw a pulse. I also used H Filed with LNA on my o-scope and attached one of the tips that I made. Got a pulse with that too. What I don't know is it the right pulse. Now I need to see if I can put it to use.

The Surface mounting was not to much of an issue, but these were some of the smallest components I have used.

Thank you Collin for this.

FlUxIuS commented 2 years ago

Would be happy to test the easy-assemble build! Thanks in advance!

doegox commented 2 years ago

~~Yup, I'm interested by the easy-assemble kit too :)~~ Edit 8 feb 22: Finally, we ordered pcb & components to do a small batch by ourselves, thanks for all!

jonahedwards commented 2 years ago

Definitely interested!

RobinFassina-Moschini commented 2 years ago

Interested by the easy-assemble kit too.

KypForty commented 2 years ago

Interested by mostly complete SMD board. Regards!

jslawek commented 2 years ago

apodlosky commented 2 years ago

+1 as well

gohai commented 2 years ago

Interested in partial kit

AlexanderKrampe commented 2 years ago

Interested +1

shinmai commented 2 years ago

+1 for sure

LovelyA72 commented 2 years ago

Sign me up!

gworona commented 2 years ago

Interested

Gabbo28 commented 2 years ago

Interested!

max-r-b commented 2 years ago

Interested as well! Thanks!

hexsecs commented 2 years ago

Definitely interested!

jamesy0ung commented 2 years ago

+1

Xenador77 commented 2 years ago

I'm as Interested as us southerners are in colloquialisms

hgordon-git commented 2 years ago

super interested. I would get one to three.

pr0z78 commented 2 years ago

Yes hyped and interested for at least 2 (shared buy for co-worker) or 3 (also 1 for team) when it becomes available.

afflitto commented 2 years ago

very interested!

zommiommy commented 2 years ago

+1

steelfly33 commented 2 years ago

+1

colinoflynn commented 2 years ago

Thanks for the patience all - we've released our first run of the kit at https://store.newae.com/chipshouter-picoemp . If you'll be at RECON in Montreal we have a special discount - free shipping if you pick up in person (use code RECON). Note the following:

Requires 2xAA batteries for use (excluded as we weren't sure if it caused shipping issues, it looks like maybe not but we hadn't ordered them for the kit builds so we don't want to delay on that)
We ship via DHL - we cannot ship via mail as historically the service is very unreliable & it's not worthwhile for us. This makes the shipping cost a large % of the unit cost - you can save a bit by splitting shipping, 4 fit in our smallest box.

We'll eventually see if there is easier ways to stock this - but for now in this initial run the logistics are likely going to be a bit heavy!

autoprog commented 1 year ago

Hi, in Moser not have https://store.newae.com/chipshouter-picoemp Do you ship to Brazil?, thanks, Carlos.

mrx23dot commented 7 months ago

Any update on availability? What about selling on Tindie or Sparkfun, I think they fullfil orders.

eried commented 1 month ago

:) still no mouser? :/

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