Zigduino Mote prototype, OHS, World MakerFaire
Pierce Nichols
of pictures I took of it with my cellphone. Here are some of the
highlights:
-- 2.4 x 0.9 inches
-- solderless breadboard compatible
-- all of the pins are brought out.
-- optional SD card reader and battery connector on the back
-- final version will have an MMCX connector for RF (this has an RPSMA)
-- voltage regulator and automatic restart circuitry included, but can
be bypassed
-- includes the same status LEDs as the regular Zigduino
-- no pin protection
I haven't set a price yet, but I am aiming somewhere around $25-$30
for the regular version, ~$5-$10 more for a full version with the
stuff on the back soldered on (double sided soldering kicks up the
assembly cost) and ~$5 less for a stripped version (no connectors
except RF, no voltage regulator, no reset circuitry, no power LED).
Thoughts?
-p
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Pierce Nichols
Principal Engineer
Logos Electromechanical, LLC
Frank26080115
I hope you sell the antennas as well. Although I'd prefer a chip
antenna on this.
Does it fit into a breadboard even with that white connector on the
bottom?
Please leave the MMCX and headers unpopulated by default.
Have fun at the faire.
-Frank
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Pierce Nichols
antennas. The price and performance is similar to the current antenna.
I'll take another look at chip antennas, too.
The Mote doesn't fit in a breadboard with standard length headers with
the battery connector installed; that's part of why it's optional.
It's there for a different class of applications, anyhow. I think the
MMCX will be populated by default because it's kind of an annoying
part to solder by hand, and impossible without a hot air rework
station. The center contact is under the middle of the part, and
inaccessible with an iron. The connector in the pic is an RP-SMA,
which is *MUCH* taller than an MMCX (10.6 mm vs 5 mm).
-p