That takes you into Atmel/Element14 SAM5 territory. Atmel are putting effort into Linux4Sam (Linux 3.10 LTS, Linux Mainline, and Yocto 1.5.1, with a Qt developer kit) and the latest board from Element14 is going to be $75.00.
See: http://www.at91.com/linux4sam/bin/view/Linux4SAM/ and for the board itself See: http://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-65651?ICID=knode-SAMA5D3-topbanner#anchor2 LTS kernels and Yocto are very important to me for commercial application. On Saturday, February 22, 2014 1:28:56 AM UTC+11, Gerald wrote: > Expedite fees? Well we used to do that on the earlier boards. But there is > zero buffer on these boards. The idea of loosing say $700,000 is not > something that makes a lot of sense. Having deals and POs in > place with distributors and then telling them, Oh sorry, you have to pay > more is tough. > > I am thinking of maybe taking the price to say $75 in the future. > > Gerald > > > On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 11:51 PM, <anil.g...@gmail.com <javascript:>>wrote: > >> Appreciate the figures of 700/day on supply and 140,000 on back orders >> (200 days of supply.. phew!). >> >> This is an awesome product. What you saw until October was just people >> trying it out. They've concluded it is a good product and are ordering it >> in greater quantities. That is where we are and I hear similar stories >> from others. An order build up of 140,000 in two months, even with supply >> of 700/day suggests an incoming demand of *3500+ per day.* I believe >> you will see this kind of demand continue. None of these buyers want to >> get into manufacturing--Circuitco is good at it. It would be a shame to >> see a great product go sideways due to supply issues. >> >> Given that the main constraint is lead time for some components: if >> sweeteners such as expedite fees can help, I think the community won't mind >> a higher price.. say $48 or $50, to ensure a demand-supply balance. >> >> >> >> On Friday, February 21, 2014 9:01:54 AM UTC+5:30, Gerald wrote: >> >>> We did this. A year ago when we launched the product. Things were fine >>> until roughly October. Demand has risen due to people >>> using boards in products They never told anyone about >>> their pending demand. They thought the boards just magically appear in the >>> cabbage patch. >>> >>> We build to distributor orders and schedules. We are close to getting >>> out of this. >>> >>> I appreciate your offer of help. But this is >>> not just a analytic problem. It is a data problem. We have plugged the data >>> into the formula and are adjusting to that new data and working to fill the >>> pipeline and to get orders shipped. >>> >>> Gerald >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 9:21 PM, Anil Gupta <anil.g...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Dave, >>>> Gerald, >>>> >>>> From my experience with product fulfillment: a good plan would >>>> establish a target date when the product would be broadly available in the >>>> market with only occasional shortages. A key to this is to show back >>>> orders as a % of weekly production, and whether back orders are reducing >>>> or >>>> increasing as we fulfill back orders and receive new orders each week. >>>> There would be a weekly review of whether the target date is likely to be >>>> met, production plan and any changes, and a new date, if needed. Sudden >>>> orders and other unexpected situations are common in all kinds of >>>> fulfillment situations and there are lots of good systems to deal with >>>> this. >>>> >>>> I am happy to volunteer to do weekly analytics. >>>> >>>> elinux.org only shows monthly shipments, with little clue around >>>> demand and back order situation. It is nice to know that "circuitco is in >>>> full production" but we need to provide lots more facts. >>>> >>>> Dr. Anil Gupta >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 2:35 AM, David Anders <dande...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> as gerald stated, circuitco is in full production of the beaglebone >>>>> black and continues to ship daily to a wide range of distributors. these >>>>> distributors fill back-orders first before showing stock. >>>>> >>>>> http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack#Board_Shipments >>>>> >>>>> Dave >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, February 18, 2014 1:46:30 AM UTC-6, anil.g...@gmail.comwrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I have been looking for 3+ weeks and unable to find any stock >>>>>> anywhere. >>>>>> >>>>>> Is there a way to see the order backlog with Circuitco and current >>>>>> supply capability? Is the issue getting better or worse? (My anecdotal >>>>>> experience suggests it may be getting worse.) The current situation is >>>>>> frustrating. If the news is bad, let us know it early and deal with it. >>>>>> Right now, there is no data at all. >>>>>> >>>>>> Gerald: thanks for your timely and open updates. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 1:25:00 AM UTC+5:30, Gerald wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> We are focused on the community. Feel free to build it yourself >>>>>>> however. 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