Oh boy, now this is getting interesting...
On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 11:39 AM, Eric Muehleisen <ericm...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
