we are coming close to the dream of getting unlimited availability of new and compatible cases!
Thanks to the great work from Lukas I simply ordered a set of case components at Shapeways and they already arrived today. So I had just to drill a hole for the camera (a new 3D data set should already include the hole) and assemble the pieces. Of course we are not 100% done with the missing components, but as you can see we have found a replacement for the stereo speakers that fits into the box. And, we are working on placing some commercial SMD pentaband antenna on a small bow-shaped PCB so that it connects to the GTA04 board. This is the most critical part since design errors heavily influence the antenna and battery performance (a badly matched antenna does "eat up" the energy instead radiating to the base station). Not shown are the earpiece and the vibramotor (which do not fit exactly into the case and need solder connections to the PCB) and the active GPS antenna. The Taoglas module we did choose dangles around... To estimate the cost, I did pay $72.39 (w/o VAT but incl. shipment) for the Shapeways parts and I expect that it is possible to provide the electronical parts for approx. 50 EUR (the most expensive are the antennae [1]) which makes it approx. 100 EUR for a complete replacement case. We will also try to get the components in bigger batches and maybe Shapeways can give some mass-production benefit if we reach a stable 3D data set and order many identical prints, but I don't know. This again shows what can be done from the open documentation provided by Openmoko, Inc. and brave individuals within a lively community! And, this is a big step forward to a community designed smart handheld. Nikolaus [1]: Taoglas AP.12B.07.0046A, DigiKey 931-1009-ND, http://search.digikey.com/scripts/dksearch/dksus.dll?keywords=931-1009-ND If anyone knows a reliable and cheap source for an active GPS antenna module up to 15x15mm with 50 mm tail and U.FL connector, please let me know! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: DSC01342.jpeg Type: image/jpg Size: 34027 bytes Desc: not available URL: < http://lists.goldelico.com/pipermail/gta04-owner/attachments/20120306/368a9843/attachment-0003.jpg > -------------- next part -------------- -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: DSC01340.jpeg Type: image/jpg Size: 21464 bytes Desc: not available URL: < http://lists.goldelico.com/pipermail/gta04-owner/attachments/20120306/368a9843/attachment-0004.jpg > -------------- next part -------------- -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: DSC01344.jpeg Type: image/jpg Size: 18653 bytes Desc: not available URL: < http://lists.goldelico.com/pipermail/gta04-owner/attachments/20120306/368a9843/attachment-0005.jpg > -------------- next part -------------- -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Ohne Titel.png Type: image/png Size: 114307 bytes Desc: not available URL: < http://lists.goldelico.com/pipermail/gta04-owner/attachments/20120306/368a9843/attachment-0001.png> _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community