FYI: The SD Card Duplicators listed on Amazon are falsely advertised - at least the NexCopy one.
The ad makes it seem that the duplicator is standalone, but it is not. I know because I have it. *NexCopy SD Card Duplicator* (NOT standalone) $1,4000 http://www.amazon.com/Duplicator-Target-microSD-Adaptors-Nexcopy/dp/B003UBKNSK/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1298788572&sr=1-2 *DIY SD Card Duplicator $400 *(Exact same as above, but you make your own box and you get CF, SDHC, MemoryStick, etc, etc, etc) 2x Pluggable USB Hub http://www.amazon.com/12-Port-USB-2-0-HUB-Adapter/dp/B003WV4A4Q/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1298788353&sr=1-4 20x Kingston Card Reader http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Flash-Memory-Reader-FCR-HS219/dp/B00109Y2DQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1298788540&sr=1-1 1x Make a box to hide the cables *DIY Standalone SD Card Duplicator with Touch Screen *$900 (Same as above, plus fun little goodies inside) 1x Gumstix Touch Screen kit http://www.gumstix.com/store/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=253 AJ ONeal On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 11:42 AM, AJ ONeal <[email protected]> wrote: > I've got a client who has a product that will be shipped hundreds at a time > that each have an sd card > > > The catch is that each card needs to be stamped with a unique id in a file. > > My thought is to > > 1. use a standalone sd duplicator to prep the cards > - mark duped sds with a marker > 2. write an app that > - runs whenever an sd card is inserted > - copies the id from a database > - turns off the usb power > 3. plug in each script by hand to add the id > - wait for the light to turn off > - mark the sd card with a marker > > > If possible I would like to combine all 3 steps by having access to the > duplicator in Linux. > Does anyone know of a device for such a task? > > AJ ONeal > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
