Oh, I don't think I finished replying to this one... if it's a dup, just ignore this reply or the other one...
My intent is to build this with a standalone web interface and a SNMP MIB which is designed for this device. This should enable a bit easier management. I may consider adding an expansion bus output for those of you who want to add on a module or two, but I haven't decided about this yet. I think the others I've pretty much answered, and for those I have I haven't, your thinking is pretty much identical to mine. On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 1:23 PM, George Skorup <geo...@cbcast.com> wrote: > I could go either way. 4x4 for 16 or 6x3 for 18. More ports is always > cool. I guess whatever makes the most sense to you would be fine with me. > > This really comes down to being able to power just about anything > imaginable... except for Trango's crazy licensed POE scheme, power > consumption and -48. Which is fine, I'll do something else for those. > > I can make use of the 12-port DIN mount at many sites. And this rack mount > for the bigger sites is icing on the cake. This will let me get rid of all > the fuses and really simplify the wiring. So I'm in. > > Are you planning for this to be a SiteMonitor + SyncInjector in the same > chassis all integrated? An expansion bus would definitely be needed. Unless > you're designing this more like the stand-alone generator controller....? > > On 3/8/2016 1:40 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) wrote: > > Well, it looks like it might actually be finally happening. > > We are about 98% sure we have a rackmount enclosure manufacturer which we > can work with. Domestic. Product looks decent. Price is right. > > Which means it's time to nail down a few details here, such as number of > ports, so I can get some enclosures cut and boards made and hopefully get > this elephant out of the room.... > > So I need some input: > > The rough figures I'm working with here is $800 for a 18 port rackmount > power injector. Voltage and pinning jumper selectable per port. Per-port > control of power and sync. Probably some redundant power and other things > built in, but I'm still nailing those details down (a lot of it comes down > to space on the front panel of the enclosure). > > PLEASE NOTE: The prices here are soft - until I get the design completed > I won't know what I can sell this for - as many of you know I try to price > things at a fair price as opposed to what the market will bear. > > The main questions I have for the list are: > > Is 18 the correct number of ports? 18 is looking like about the most I > can fit based on front panel dimensions. This corresponds to 3 blocks of 6 > ports (if you lose a port and need to replace it, you'd replace 6 at a > time). > > Other options are 16 (4 blocks of 4), and pretty much any smaller > quantities of ports which are divisible by 4 or 6. > > I guess what I'm really asking here is whether the 18 port version for > $800 is the only version of this I should make or carry, or does it make > sense to sell (as an example) an 8 port version for $400 instead of or in > addition to this? > > > > -- > *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* > Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 > <forre...@imach.com>forre...@imach.com | <http://www.packetflux.com/> > http://www.packetflux.com > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> > <http://twitter.com/@packetflux> > > > -- *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 forre...@imach.com | http://www.packetflux.com <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> <http://twitter.com/@packetflux>
