2021-11-03, 09:02 PM
Hi, first of all sorry for the silence but other projects are consuming a lot of time right now.
Bad news and good news.
We have not found an affordable manufacturer yet. We are getting more than 100 euros (+VAT for EU) for the final price and that is really expensive. As a buyer I would not pay that price for this product at all. The global shortage of components are making this really difficult. You have to redo design every time you send a prototype to a different manufacturer to adapt it to the available components and the prices are not the same as before the covid. I think this project should wait for better times.
The good news is that we have been working on some alternative products containing some of the features of this board and much more. This new project has been conceived taking into account the current situation and is much more modular than this HAT, the components are abundant and the price is lower. More info soon.
Bad news and good news.
We have not found an affordable manufacturer yet. We are getting more than 100 euros (+VAT for EU) for the final price and that is really expensive. As a buyer I would not pay that price for this product at all. The global shortage of components are making this really difficult. You have to redo design every time you send a prototype to a different manufacturer to adapt it to the available components and the prices are not the same as before the covid. I think this project should wait for better times.
The good news is that we have been working on some alternative products containing some of the features of this board and much more. This new project has been conceived taking into account the current situation and is much more modular than this HAT, the components are abundant and the price is lower. More info soon.