Re: atusb availability

[Michael Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ca>]

Geoff Chapman <geoff.chapman@mmbresearch.com> wrote:
    > Hi Stefan,

    >> Nice, that you used the same schematics and build your boards!

    >> Do you by any chance have the infrastructure to handle a bigger run of
    >>these? We often get asked about such a device >for easy hacking with
    >>ieee802154 from a laptop or desktop without any SPI connections
    >>available.

    > This is exactly the reason I am interested in the device.  I want to
    > set up a simple 6LoWPAN network, but do not have any SPI connections.

I also want to be able to speak 15.4 from a laptop system for diagnostics
and ease-of-coding purposes.  It did take me awhile to figure out that the
atusb was not a product I could buy... I too would be interested.

    >> The run Werner did was around 100 - 120 pieces for atusb IIRC. My best
    >>guess would be that there could be interest for another 50-100
    >>depending on the promotions.

    > So-far, we have only built two atusb modules.  We are in the process
    > of loading the firmware and testing, so I am not sure if the boards
    > are functional yet.  At this time, we are not set up to produce
    > numbers in the 50-100 range.   This may change once we successfully
    > test the boards.

Put it on kickstarter?

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