[sudo-discuss] [sudo revenue] It is almost time - Sudouino Microcontroller

[Steve Berl]

Hol,

Consider putting an H-bridge on the board also. Nice for bi-directional
applications.

Also think about MOSFETS instead of traditional power transistors as they
have lower forward resistance and dissipate less power

Steve.

On Friday, November 15, 2013, Hol Gaskill wrote:

> OK Folks,
>
> We've been talking about selling electronics kits as a revenue source
> basically since forever.
>
> I've been going back and forth on a design concept and am converging on
> one that achieves the folowing compared to other Arduino clones:
> A) lower cost
> B) more power
> C) increased hackability
>
> basically the controller chip hooked straight up to an array of 7x 500mA
> power transistors, with a heavy duty voltage regulator of voltage range
> selectable at time of purchase
>
> I am heading to sudo in a few minutes to draft a design for the first
> generation board, schematics of which which I'll send out in about an hour.
>  If anyone is around sudo or near email and wants to collaborate, I'm using
> http://fritzing.org/download/ software which I just installed last night
> but seems to err on the side of being easy to use.
>
> Working capital requirements for this will not be very prohibitive, but I
> think a Kickstarter campaign would be a good way to get enough to bring
> costs down even further, not to mention get the word out.  Who's good at
> those?  I'll do the legwork, just need some tips&tricks.
>
> Cheers,
> Hol
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-steve
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