Has the issue with sync-injector standard sync -> GIGE-APC-HV -> 250ft
cat-5 -> PMP450i and gigabit ethernet link been fixed somehow?  I have
some PTP450i's I need bit more then 100mbps on.


On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 10:40 AM, Forrest Christian (List Account)
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Cambium sync is going to happen... but I didn't want to hold this injector 
> any longer.
>
> My choice was to ship a functional, solid, working injector now which does 
> everything but cambium sync, or hold it for a few more months.  At some point 
> I just have to ship something, instead of waiting until some fictional future 
> point where there aren't any additional features to be added.
>
> The advantage here is that the controller and enclosure will remain the same. 
>  Customers who want cambium sync can wait a bit more, or can buy the system 
> as it is and swap out boards as needed down the road.
>
> The other driving factor is that Cambium sync will be increasing the sale 
> price by at least $10 and maybe as much as $20 per port.   This means that 
> there is a good chance that a fully loaded cambium sync rackinjector will 
> cost around $250 more than the non-cambium sync version.  For those people 
> who don't need cambium sync, this is a big jump for a feature they don't 
> need, so I'll be selling both versions.
>
> -forrest
>
> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 9:17 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> New installations will be biased toward new APs, so Cambium sync may be a 
>> critical feature.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Forrest Christian (List 
>> Account)
>> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 9:30 AM
>> To: af <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] PacketFlux Rackmount Injector Update
>>
>>
>>
>> Yes.  Currently there is only one board type for the slots... You will be 
>> able to order it with any number of slots filled - the rest will have blanks 
>> put in place.   It is designed so end users can add, remove or swap each 
>> board.
>>
>>
>>
>> The current board is essentially our current powerinjector+sync in that form 
>> factor - 4 ports, each jumperable for any gigabit-compatible power scheme, 
>> and each jumperable to select one of the three voltage input sources.
>>
>>
>>
>> There are two additional board types on the drawing board.  The one most 
>> interesting to my existing customers will add support for cambium sync which 
>> is compatible with the 450i and 450m.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 8:12 AM, That One Guy /sarcasm 
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> is this mix and match for the 4 slots?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 8:35 AM, Forrest Christian (List Account) 
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> For those eagerly waiting for the RackMount Injector....
>>
>>
>>
>> The engineering validations I mentioned before have been completed.  I 
>> discovered one minor board error, which has been corrected.  I also took 
>> advantage of the additional board revision to make another minor circuit 
>> revision which will improve performance.  At this point, what we hope are 
>> the final verification boards are on order.  Because of how minor the 
>> revision was to the boards, we have decided to go ahead and release this to 
>> part purchasing - which basically means we're buying everything we need to 
>> actually build these.  We should be able to validate the final board 
>> revision and have actual production boards here before all of the other 
>> parts arrive.  This will also give us a chance to modify the circuit board 
>> if we discover a parts availability issue during the purchasing process.
>>
>>
>> We've issued almost all of the purchase orders for parts for the first 
>> production run - we're now waiting for final confirmation of delivery dates. 
>>     I expect these this week, with the caveat that in a couple of cases 
>> we're dealing with the non-joys of trying to get things done during China's 
>> spring festival holiday.  At least one vendor is shut down completely until 
>> the 3rd, and I'm sure there will be a bit of backlog when everyone returns 
>> to work.
>>
>> Once I have confirmed orders with estimated ship dates and validated pricing 
>> for almost everything, I'll get the unit up on the website to do pre-orders 
>> with a semi-definite ship date.   At this point, I'm guessing either just 
>> before or just after WISPAMERICA.   We're hoping for just before since I 
>> would much rather tell people that the product is shipping than explain why 
>> it isn't.  But the reality is that there isn't much time before WISPAMERICA 
>> so I'm guessing I'll be explaining.
>>
>> One more teaser image is attached.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Forrest Christian CEO, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.
>>
>> Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602
>>
>> [email protected] | http://www.packetflux.com
>>
>>
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>>
>> --
>>
>> If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as 
>> part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Forrest Christian CEO, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.
>>
>> Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602
>>
>> [email protected] | http://www.packetflux.com
>>
>>
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> --
> Forrest Christian CEO, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.
> Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602
> [email protected] | http://www.packetflux.com
>
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