On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 10:24 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:

On Thursday, July 25, 2013 10:27:57 AM UTC-4, Tsvetan wrote:
>>
>> our AM3352-SOM prototypes were assembled today
>>
>> http://olimex.wordpress.com/2013/07/25/am3352-som-module-with-1ghz-sitara-cortex-a8-soc-prototypes-are-ready/
>> we test them now and they boot Debian hf for BeagleBoneBlack successfully
>>
>
> This is very interesting ... I'm thinking about building a board based on
> the AM335x.  Right now I'm building capes with the additional RF modules I
> need, it works well enough, but I'd rather have a single, custom board
> (hopefully cheaper and requires less assembly!).  However, there's a big
> difference between designing and producing a simple, low component count
> cape and a complete SOC based linux system such as yours (or the BBB/RPi
> etc).
>
> Do you (or anyone else!) have any thoughts or insight about the process of
> building a custom board such as this?  You mention the cost as being €26
> ea. in quantities of 1K, can you share any numbers on design costs (or was
> that in house) and setup costs for a run.  Your board seems quite close
> both in features (aside from my RF modules) and price to what I'm looking
> to build.
>

We are currently in the middle of a project where Circuitco is making
custom modifications to a beaglebone black.  I thought their per hour rates
were reasonable.  They are also going to manufacture the board in quantity,
and the price was very similar to that of a "retail" beaglebone.  I imagine
that they could extend the footprint of the BBB to include your RF module
quite easily.

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