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A design fee of $949 makes this out of reach for small projects. Cool concept though.
by redwoolf 6y ago
A design fee of $949 makes this out of reach for small projects. Cool concept though.
- makerofspoons 6y agoI was hoping for something more along the lines of Seeed's Fusion PCB/PCB assembly service where you could get a quick prototype board with parts from a list of available components. I'm impressed by Sparkfun's software though and I hope that as the service evolves it gets cheaper.
- duskwuff 6y agoNot only is a design fee of $949 pretty high, but they're also upcharging significantly for the components they're placing. They charge $20 for an ESP32, for instance; the modules are $2.99 at Digi-Key.
- lights0123 6y agoWhere are you seeing them on Digi-Key? The Microcontrollers section[0] only has other μCs with 32 in the name, and I couldn't find anything other than devkits. [0]: https://www.digikey.com/en/products/filter/embedded-microcontrollers/685?lang=en&s=N4IgTCBcDaIKYGcAOBmCBdAvkA&site=us&x=17&y=13 https://www.digikey.com/en/products/filter/embedded-microcon...
- tesseract 6y agoThey're under RF Transceiver Modules, not Microcontrollers. https://www.digikey.com/en/products/filter/rf-transceiver-modules-and-modems/872?s=N4IgTCBcDaIO4CcD2SC2IC6BfIA https://www.digikey.com/en/products/filter/rf-transceiver-mo...
- lights0123 6y agoAh—DuckDuckGo took me to a search page that included every category except RF Transceiver Modules.
- anonymousiam 6y agoNote: They are offering a 50% discount on the design fee through the end of this year. The discount code is on their web page.