The parts for this cost me $106.25 per unit from Digikey / Mouser. 

I spend 3-4 hours hand soldering. (my soldering is A+)

 I also spent 4-6 months designing and testing Optocape without making a 
dime.


On Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 6:16:07 PM UTC-5, Daren Schwenke wrote:
>
> That's 2x the price I would be willing to pay.  
> I'm sure you'll have a small market anyway, but FYI.
>
> On Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 4:21:52 PM UTC-5, Dean Gouramanis wrote:
>>
>> https://www.tindie.com/products/TEMProducts/optocape/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 4:17:32 PM UTC-5, [email protected] 
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Darean
>>>
>>> I am looking for one. How do I buy one - Please email me
>>>
>>> Francis
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Monday, November 7, 2016 at 1:13:06 PM UTC-5, Daren Schwenke wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I would stick with using the same pins as an existing design, or you'll 
>>>> be stuck generating/updating configs.  I'm partial to the CRAMPS design 
>>>> myself.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Monday, November 7, 2016 at 4:36:02 AM UTC-5, Dean Gouramanis wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello world. I am new to this group. 
>>>>>
>>>>> I recently made a new cape for my DIY CNC machine build. It is an opto 
>>>>> isolation cape for connecting external drivers to the BeagleBone. It also 
>>>>> includes an LVDS video output for an LCD screen. The main features are:
>>>>>  
>>>>>      15 high-speed outputs
>>>>>      4 solid state relay outputs (500mA)
>>>>>      10 high-speed inputs
>>>>>      12 bit color LVDS video (CMOS)
>>>>>      isolated serial port I/O (UART4)
>>>>>
>>>>> All the optos are DIP socketed. There is a slot for easy access to 
>>>>> serial debug. And there's an LED.   ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I tested the first one today. It works really well. 
>>>>>
>>>>> The design is open-source. I'd like to contribute to the Machinekit 
>>>>> project. 
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, I am able to produce these capes in volume. I would like to poll 
>>>>> the community to ask of a Kickstarter is worth the effort. Does anyone 
>>>>> out 
>>>>> there need an Optocape?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EcJsCeSDhl4/WCBKn23S2GI/AAAAAAAAKbw/zP3ifK8ik0Y5EDSnVN5GR_2CzLtSAtxJQCLcB/s1600/optocape_alpha.jpeg>
>>>>>
>>>>

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