PocketBeagle – A $25 open-source USB-key-fob computer

Re:PocketBeagle – A $25 open-source USB-key-fob computer by thom_nic on Thursday September 21, 2017 @05:15PM (#15307418)

Hi Erik - why are the SIPs ~ $30-40 in quantity on DigiKey while the PocketBeagle is only $25?

We're currently using Olimex's Am3352-SOM module in a product, and the Octavo SIP makes it simple enough to do a board down instead of a module... if only the SIPs were cheaper.

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Re:PocketBeagle – A $25 open-source USB-key-fob computer by welsh on Friday September 22, 2017 @01:54PM (#15314258)

The pricing shown on Digikey and Mouser is only up to 100 units, i.e. small volumes. If you would like to discuss pricing for larger quantities, please contact [email protected]

One other thing that I will mention is that the 21mm x 21mm form factor of the OSD335x-SM enables designs that would not be possible with other SOMs or discrete components since is 60% smaller than a discrete implementation.

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Re:PocketBeagle – A $25 open-source USB-key-fob computer by lsllc on Friday September 22, 2017 @09:42AM (#15312059)

Well, it's $43.73 for one SIP on DigiKey, yet I can buy the PocketBeagle for $25? For comparison the CHIP-Pro embeddable module is $16 (and does lots more).

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Re:PocketBeagle – A $25 open-source USB-key-fob computer by raarts on Friday September 22, 2017 @12:53AM (#15309470)

Erik stated: "ask me anything", but maybe he didn't see this post?

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