[MinnowBoard] Lure Plans

[Don Wilde]

You might also consider 4dsystems.com.au's product line. A $35 lure
would be a very dumb board indeed, and you'd use up quite a bit of
your MAX's CPU cycles to keep it fed doing anything really
interesting.

On 8/11/14, Ferchu R <chamac2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> $35 would be an interesting price point for a LCD Lure. Would like to know
> if you have plans on the diagonal size and if would be resistive or
> capacitive.
>
>
> 2014-08-11 18:07 GMT-05:00 David Anders <danders at circuitco.com>:
>
>>  Ferchu,
>>
>>
>> On 08/11/2014 06:05 PM, Ferchu R wrote:
>>
>>  I would be interested in two lures:
>>
>> MiniDisplay Lure: What would be the size of this display?. I know it's
>> hard at this point, but what would be the price order?
>> USB Hub Lure: Would be interested on price too.
>>
>>  I know you don't have exact prices for this at this times, but for those
>> of us who are planning to base a product on MinnowMax, US50~US70 on each
>> Minnow set could be a big difference.
>>
>>
>> the intention is to keep the lures in the $35MSRP or less range, with a
>> couple of specialized lures running in the $45 to $65 range...
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>>  Thanks.
>>
>>
>> 2014-08-11 17:51 GMT-05:00 David Anders <danders at circuitco.com>:
>>
>>>  Chris,
>>>
>>>
>>> On 08/11/2014 05:47 PM, Chris Benson wrote:
>>>
>>> Dave,
>>>
>>>  Does the NIC Lure only come with a single PCIe-based gigabit Realtek
>>> ethernet port, or will there be more than one?
>>>
>>>
>>>  currently the plan is to provide only one nic.
>>>
>>>
>>>  How many Lures can be used simultaneously on a MAX?
>>>
>>>   that is entirely dependent on what interfaces are used and how they
>>> are used.
>>>
>>>
>>>  Is the USB Hub Lure switched or unswitched?
>>>
>>>
>>>  i am sorry i do not understand your question...
>>>
>>>
>>>  Has CircuitCo considered creating a 'prototyping partner program' for
>>> early adopters of specific Lures (like for people on this mailing list)?
>>>
>>>
>>>  there are no plans to separate out the lures discussions from the main
>>> mailing list.
>>>
>>>
>>>  Will it be possible to secure volume discounts on the MAX and its Lures
>>> once production ramps up sufficiently?
>>>
>>>
>>>  because of the way minnowmax pricing is structured, there are no plans
>>> to provide volume discounts. this is the same with other open hardware
>>> platforms such as the beaglebone black...
>>>
>>>
>>>  Recognizing that Lures are still in prototyping right now, could you
>>> please announce target availability dates for these Lures?  For those of
>>> us
>>> with significant dependencies on the proposed Lures, even an extremely
>>> tentative 'no-promises' date would be better than none at all.
>>>
>>>
>>>  i can't share any dates with you currently, but i will be in a better
>>> position to do so in about two weeks.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  Thanks,
>>> Chris
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 6:09 PM, David Anders <danders at circuitco.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Greetings All,
>>>>
>>>> i'd like to share with everyone the proposed list of lures that will
>>>> initially be available for the MinnowBoard Max. this list is currently
>>>> just
>>>> a proposed list and some of the names/features may change:
>>>>
>>>>    *Cape Name* *Description*  Calamari Lure Educational  Moto Lure Dual
>>>> motor support  MiniDisplay Lure SPI based LCD with Touch  RS-232 Lure
>>>> rs-232
>>>> with db-9 connector  Generic Proto Lure standard prototype cap  Power
>>>> Supply Lure wide voltage range support  Audio Lure new audio cape based
>>>> on cirrus logic  PWM Lure 32 PWM interfaces for LED/Servo  Relay Lure 4
>>>> generic gpio controlled relays  CAN Bus Lure CAN Bus support  RS-485
>>>> Lure RS-485 interface support  ADC Lure multiple ADC inputs  SeaCat
>>>> Lure
>>>> mPCIE+mSATA  Nic Lure Gigabit ethernet lure  USB Hub Lure 4 port USB Hub
>>>>  Ika
>>>> Lure Arduino Style Headers  Jetsam single mPCIE  Flotsam single mSATA
>>>>
>>>> feedback and/or suggestions are welcome!
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
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