I suspect you could... maybe that's why they have to charge so much :P On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 11:39 AM, Josh Reynolds <j...@kyneticwifi.com> wrote:
> 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 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> > > >
