>> the problem with anything thats 'industrialized' is that so many companies use this as a chance to gin up the price and double down on rent-seeking behavior.

>> the problem with anything thats 'industrialized' is that so many companies use this as a chance to gin up the price and double down on rent-seeking behavior. This thing takes a $45 pi and jacks the price up to $250USD. Fair point, but is it really a "problem"? Think of it from the opposite side. A market for this markup exists. It is an opportunity for people like you, that understand well both, a particular (non computer) domain and computing that is needed to support it. I bet many "diesel repair stores" would need what you already accomplished with your regular raspberry pi's custom applications. And won't mind to get it packaged with an useful hardware and software for whatever markup you deem fair. They will be glad to pay for what you already thought and successfully incorporated in your application, wouldn't they? It is HN after all. :-)