Hey...give'em a break. Those ferrite beads are pricey. On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 1:30 PM Vlad Sedov <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yup. Pi 3, 2015 edition. You can plug in HDMI and watch it boot. > > > > Vlad > > > > On 2/17/2017 1:26 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: > > LOL it literally is a Pi. I thought you were talking relatively. > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 <(937)%20552-2340> > Direct: 937-552-2343 <(937)%20552-2343> > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 12:11 PM, Vlad Sedov <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is a finished product, minus lid (see pic) > > Most of the code is just opensource OS for the Raspberry Pi. I imagine > there's a proprietary USB driver for the injector and controller software.. > big deal. > You're already paying over a grand for the CMM5 injector itself.. Charging > that much for what amounts to a glorified homebrew management solution is a > bit insulting. > > ...and the only reason I opened it, was because something was rattling > inside as we took it out of the packaging. I opened it up to find the 5VDC > connector just dangling, not connected to the Pi. A drop of hot glue could > have fixed that. Hell, I hot-snot the crap out of all my Arduino projects > by default, to keep this shit from happening. > > > Vlad > > > On 2/17/2017 10:55 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: > > You couldn't write the software for it for $100. > > Are you looking at a prototype or a finished product? Link? > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Vlad Sedov" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: 2/17/2017 11:53:31 AM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] CMM5 controller.. Are you serious, Cambium? > > No doubt, but for $800, I would expect something a bit more um.. rugged. I > can build this for about $100. > > > Vlad > > On 2/17/2017 10:36 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: > > Just like you, they're in business to make money. > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Vlad Sedov" <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: 2/17/2017 10:31:01 AM > Subject: [AFMUG] CMM5 controller.. Are you serious, Cambium? > > $700-900 for a $35 Raspberry Pi controller, a DC-DC regulator, and a metal > box? > Looks like OpenWRT-type Linux distro with LuCI web interface, and a module > to control the CMM5. > > Seems a bit steep, no? > > > peace > > Vlad > > > > > > > >
