Could you just take the SD card out, clone it, then put it into another Pi and make your own cheap Cambium controller?
On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 11:26 AM, Brian Sullivan <installe...@foxvalley.net> wrote: > At least they are using the highest quality electronics here!!! > > On 2/17/2017 11:11 AM, Vlad Sedov wrote: > >> This is a finished product, minus lid (see pic) >> >> Most of the code is just opensource OS for the Raspberry Pi. I imagine >> there's a proprietary USB driver for the injector and controller software.. >> big deal. >> You're already paying over a grand for the CMM5 injector itself.. >> Charging that much for what amounts to a glorified homebrew management >> solution is a bit insulting. >> >> ...and the only reason I opened it, was because something was rattling >> inside as we took it out of the packaging. I opened it up to find the 5VDC >> connector just dangling, not connected to the Pi. A drop of hot glue could >> have fixed that. Hell, I hot-snot the crap out of all my Arduino projects >> by default, to keep this shit from happening. >> >> >> Vlad >> >> On 2/17/2017 10:55 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: >> >>> You couldn't write the software for it for $100. >>> >>> Are you looking at a prototype or a finished product? Link? >>> >>> >>> >>> ------ Original Message ------ >>> From: "Vlad Sedov" <v...@atlasok.com> >>> To: af@afmug.com >>> Sent: 2/17/2017 11:53:31 AM >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] CMM5 controller.. Are you serious, Cambium? >>> >>> No doubt, but for $800, I would expect something a bit more um.. rugged. >>>> I can build this for about $100. >>>> >>>> >>>> Vlad >>>> >>>> On 2/17/2017 10:36 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: >>>> >>>>> Just like you, they're in business to make money. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------ Original Message ------ >>>>> From: "Vlad Sedov" <v...@atlasok.com> >>>>> To: "af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com> >>>>> Sent: 2/17/2017 10:31:01 AM >>>>> Subject: [AFMUG] CMM5 controller.. Are you serious, Cambium? >>>>> >>>>> $700-900 for a $35 Raspberry Pi controller, a DC-DC regulator, and a >>>>>> metal box? >>>>>> Looks like OpenWRT-type Linux distro with LuCI web interface, and a >>>>>> module to control the CMM5. >>>>>> >>>>>> Seems a bit steep, no? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> peace >>>>>> >>>>>> Vlad >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
