Adafruit had stock for several days straight (posted Friday afternoon, still had boards through Monday mid-day), and I just got an e-mail my RevC from Sparkfun (on back-order since the RevC was announced) has finally shipped.
So it looks like things are at least getting better... On 6/17/2014 9:35 AM, Gloria Mohndorf wrote: > will that be a story with an end? > > Today i asked again at TIGAL. So they are waiting for a sending > receipt (since 14 days..) As soon they get, blabla... > No fixed date at all....... I guess i could be happy with end of this > month or the next..... > > well lets say I am just speechless anymore ..... > > > ****On Tue, Jun 3, 2014**** > still waiting.... till....... > > dudes, is there now a fixed delivery date? > > There was a promise for mid of may, now ist the begining of June - > nothing changed... > If you ask at some dealer they expect with end of June..... (but still > with a maybe) > > Isn´t that a kind of craziness, is it? > > 2014-06-13 2:12 GMT+02:00 Peter Lawler <[email protected]>: >> On 13/06/14 09:33, Bill Mar wrote: >>> >>> Special Computing has stock in BBB kits and boards. >>> >>> https://specialcomp.com/beaglebone/ >>> >>> Special Computing >>> +1-480-818-5745 >>> >> >> I must be missing something... >> >> What's with the three different prices? The difference as pictured between >> 'Kit (Hobbyist)' and 'Kit' seems non-existent, and I find it hard to imagine >> that the 'Board' (a) isn't shipped in a box (b) costs $15 more for not >> having a box or USB cable. >> >> >> I don't get it. >> >> >> Pete. >> >> >> >> >> >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 3:49 PM, Peter Lawler <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> FWIW I got an email overnight (4am Aussie time) saying Adafruit had >>>> restocked. >>>> >>>> By the time I'd woken up and got to my computer about 4 hours later, >>>> they'd sold out. I note that Sparkfun have also sold out. >>>> >>>> I did have email notifications set up from Element 14, but I've not heard >>>> about their stock level. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Pete. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 13/06/14 06:45, [email protected] wrote: >>>> >>>>> SparkFun has 24 in stock as of a few minutes ago 6/12/2014 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sunday, April 13, 2014 7:07:00 PM UTC-4, Jason Kridner wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Just about to post this to http://beagleboard.org/blog, but it >>>>>> wouldn't hurt to get a bit of community feedback before pushing this >>>>>> out there.... >>>>>> >>>>>> Dude, where's my BeagleBone Black? I hear that question a LOT. No, we >>>>>> weren't sleeping, but sometimes it takes a minute for a plan to come >>>>>> together. And don't you love it when a plan comes together? >>>>>> >>>>>> Your BeagleBone Black is on the way and below are the whys and hows. >>>>>> >>>>>> Buying a BeagleBone Black back around October last year was easy---and >>>>>> then suddenly they were gone. Having a big launch and then slowing >>>>>> down to a more steady pace of production is what is normally expected. >>>>>> Demand was strong, but distributors were showing a small amount of >>>>>> stock and people were getting their boards on demand. Based on the >>>>>> status, distributors had requested CircuitCo (the Richardson, Texas >>>>>> based manufacturer of all official BeagleBoard.org boards) to provide >>>>>> boards at a certain pace, and production dropped from about 6,000 a >>>>>> week at launch to around 3,000 a week. >>>>>> >>>>>> Then came Radio Shack, filling their stores with Make's Getting >>>>>> Started with BeagleBone kit. Then the Christmas rush. Then the Georgia >>>>>> Tech massively open online course on control of mobile robots hosted >>>>>> on Coursera. We had a couple of small production boosts, but haven't >>>>>> been able to make any dent in the demand. Everyone is starting to find >>>>>> out what BeagleBone Black can do, using it in their classes, hobbies, >>>>>> prototypes---and products. >>>>>> >>>>>> When it comes to those people using a BeagleBone Black in an end >>>>>> product, well, the BeagleBoard.org terms and conditions clearly say we >>>>>> aren't responsible for the quality in those cases. Nevertheless, the >>>>>> quality speaks for itself and many people are choosing to simply drop >>>>>> them into things beyond just a few prototype units. In practice, we'll >>>>>> never know unless you try to return a bunch of boards at once for >>>>>> repairs. Our desire is that people using the boards in products work >>>>>> directly with a contract manufacturer or distributor to enable boards >>>>>> builds to be planned out in time and with terms and conditions that >>>>>> won't hurt BeagleBoard.org's ability to supply classrooms, hobbyists >>>>>> and professionals building prototypes. Still, if distributors show >>>>>> stock, I expect people building products to continue to chew up some >>>>>> of the board supply. >>>>>> >>>>>> While these people building products are certainly sucking up a lot of >>>>>> boards, it is clear they aren't the only source of the high demand. >>>>>> Some of our distribution partners, most notably Adafruit and Special >>>>>> Computing, put quantity limits of one board per customer on their >>>>>> orders to help keep supply going to individual makers. I took a look >>>>>> at Adafruit's website while they were showing some sock and observed >>>>>> board disappearing at the rate of about 2-3 PER MINUTE. One tweet from >>>>>> me and they were sold out again. >>>>>> >>>>>> This all leads to the obvious conclusion: we need more capacity. To >>>>>> accomplish this, we are taking a multiple prong approach of increasing >>>>>> capacity at CircuitCo as well as bringing on an additional >>>>>> manufacturer. These two prongs are summarized below. >>>>>> >>>>>> Prong #1 - Ramping up production at CircuitCo >>>>>> >>>>>> Ramping up production costs money. More test equipment is needed. >>>>>> Orders on various parts must be accelerated. Additional staff must be >>>>>> hired to run additional shifts. CircuitCo has been fantastic at taking >>>>>> the risk for us, but the margins for BeagleBone Black aren't the >>>>>> friendliest for them to take on these additional costs. At initial >>>>>> launch, it is a benefit for them to get exposed to more customers for >>>>>> their core business, complex circuit assembly and engineering >>>>>> services, but shipping more of the exact same board isn't going to >>>>>> give them a lot more exposure. >>>>>> >>>>>> We're really close to shifting the distribution shipped on our boards >>>>>> from Angstrom Distribution to Debian. Feedback from different people, >>>>>> especially Adafruit, tells us this will improve usability in the >>>>>> largest segments of our community. Angstrom Distribution is much more >>>>>> customizable and is very friendly to professional developers looking >>>>>> to tweak the most out of the system, but for many novices it >>>>>> introduces a barrier to learning. Debian is the basis for Ubuntu, >>>>>> includes ARM Cortex-A8 support in their mainline and is very familiar >>>>>> to a huge population of developers. It also takes a bit more space on >>>>>> the flash storage to provide the best user experience. >>>>>> >>>>>> To provide the best experience of using Debian on BeagleBone Black, we >>>>>> are connecting the switch-over to an increase in the on-board eMMC >>>>>> flash storage from 2GB to 4GB, leaving more free room in which you can >>>>>> work. The eMMC is faster and more reliable than micro-SD cards, so >>>>>> this is adding a lot of value---and a little bit of cost. >>>>>> >>>>>> These BeagleBone Blacks with Debian and 4GB eMMC will be called Rev C >>>>>> and they will likely cost a bit more at most distributors. This extra >>>>>> money is helping CircuitCo pay for the additional expense of the eMMC, >>>>>> but also to cover costs for ramping production to higher-than-ever >>>>>> rates. >>>>>> >>>>>> With the additional capacity CircuitCo is bringing on, we expect to be >>>>>> able to fill all end-user back-orders for the Rev B boards by early >>>>>> May and shift all production to Rev C. With around 150,000 boards on >>>>>> *distributor* back-orders, we'll be working with distributors to >>>>>> quickly accept board shipments such that CircuitCo isn't sitting on >>>>>> any units. >>>>>> >>>>>> Come mid-May, you should be able to easily get your hands on a Rev C >>>>>> board. Some distributors are already taking back-orders for them now. >>>>>> We'll continue to try to push as many boards as we can through >>>>>> distributors *not* taking back-orders as well to make sure there is a >>>>>> continuity of supply. >>>>>> >>>>>> Prong #2 - Enabling production of the BeagleBoard Compliant Element14 >>>>>> BeagleBone Black >>>>>> >>>>>> We've launched a BeagleBoard Compliant logo program, >>>>>> http://beagleboard.org/logo. Element14 is currently the exclusive >>>>>> licensee of this logo program and has agreed to pay a small royalty to >>>>>> the BeagleBoard.org Foundation as part of this license. It means that >>>>>> we've verified they can produce quality clones of BeagleBone Black. It >>>>>> will be up to them to maintain the quality. As with everything going >>>>>> on around BeagleBoard.org, we'll be closely monitoring the public >>>>>> BeagleBoard mailing list, http://beagleboard.org/discuss, for any and >>>>>> all feedback. >>>>>> >>>>>> Element14 is the parent company for Embest, who has been making >>>>>> BeagleBone Black replicas for the China market since the initial >>>>>> launch back in April of last year, so they have some experience >>>>>> already. This move takes them beyond just China and will keep them in >>>>>> more lock-step with software and hardware revisions coming from >>>>>> BeagleBoard.org. To satisfy demand, they initially offered some of the >>>>>> Embest-branded boards in the US market, but you'll see the future >>>>>> BealgeBoard Compliant boards will be branded as "element14 BeagleBone >>>>>> Black". >>>>>> >>>>>> Element14 has a world-wide reach and a notable production capacity. >>>>>> With all of the growing demand for BeagleBone Black, they will need >>>>>> it. I consider this a huge win for open hardware! >>>>>> >>>>>> --Jason >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >>>> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> -- >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/beagleboard/cwRP7JC7lM0/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Charles Steinkuehler [email protected] -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. 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