Pledge: Nanodes

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This a a pledge for the bulk purchase of PCBs and all required components for pledgers to construct the Arduino compatible Nanode boards.

Version 2 Nanode - running code!

With a group purchase we can get both PCBs and components at a great price. Furthermore, we avoid burdening Ken with the initial cost of PCB production and then having to recoup it retrospectively.

We have received a very generous sponsorship offer from Pachube, which will allow us to finance a batch of 100 bare pcbs. Nanode uses Pachube for its web connectivty, so it is very fitting that we have a symbiotic working relationship with those guys in Shoreditch. In exchange Pachube will receive and evaluate 10 Nanode kits and spread the word to their user base.

The have been many pcb enhancements to the original Version 2 prototype shown opposite. As a result we chose to build and test a free prototype board made at Spirit Circuits before we commit to the batch of 100 boards. As of 14/5/2011 now that I have successfully tested the new prototype, the version 5 pcb files are now ready for despatch to the board manufacturer. We expect to have the boards back in the last week of May.

Update 18-5-2011

If you have not PAID, please ensure you do so this week. See the NOT PAID! list below.

89 of the kits are now accounted for. If no payment is received by May 31st, it will be assumed that you do not wish to participate in the first batch and remaining kits will be sold to others who are waiting.


Order Progress

100 pcbs have now been ordered. One batch arriving May 31st and second batch on June 1st.

100 sets of Ethernet "Magjack" connectors ordered and now at Cremer St. (Thanks to Martin Klang for rescuing these from the "Special Delivery" nightmare).

100 sets of ICs and USB connectors ordered from Farnell - these being delivered to Ken's place of work - because of high value.

That leaves remainder of low value components, resistors, capacitors, crystals, solder etc to come from Rapid Electronics.

Nanode Weekend

If you intend to come along to the first of the Nanode build weekends on 4th/5th June - in order that we have some idea of numbers please add your name to this list under the day(s) you will come along. You are welcome to come on both days - space providing.

Both Days

Just Saturday 4th

  • Jyoti Saturday most likely



Just Sunday 5th

  • v21 Sunday
  • elyob Sunday most likely (poss both) (possible to collect prior .. as can build at home .. work in Shoreditch)
  • fon Sunday

No Preference

Pledge operation

This pledge will operate differently than others. Pledge amounts are fixed at £18 per Nanode kit. Each pledger will receive a PCB and the all of the components required for one Nanode for each £18 that they pledge. We'll stop the pledge and commence ordering when we reached a volume that enables us to purchase each bundle for £18 or less.

Warning

Please be sure that you know what you're buying!

  • Construction/soldering required
  • Access to a FTDI cable is required for programming the Nanode. You'll be using this frequently so it's best to have your own. - This may not be needed now - Ken is trying to fit a USB port onboard.
  • Access to an AVR programmer or another Arduino is required to burn the bootloader - you should only need to do this when you first construct the board. We have a suitable programmer at the space.

Pledge leader: Elliot

The item

Budget estimation

  • <all the bits you need>
  • <quotes from suppliers>

Pledges

Pay with payment ref: 'NANODE1' - please stike out your name and mark it with 'PAID'.

If you are not a London Hackspace Member you can PayPal Ken kenboak at stirlingservice dot freeserve dot co dot uk with £20 for each Nanode required and £2 P&P. (Extra for non-UK P&P). Remember to include your postal address!

NOT PAID!

  • £36 (2) -- Adrian/fon Wed May 11 18:33 if it's still OK to jump in?
  • £18 (1) -- Lbdl 15:11, 22 April 2011
  • £18 (1) -- Lbdl 15:11, 22 April 2011
  • £36 (2) -- Webmeister
  • £36 (2) -- amx109 Fri Apr 1 12:19
  • £36 (2) -- MattHearn Fri April 1 16:58
  • £36 (2) -- snim2 14:41, 10 April 2011 (UTC) (Plus P&P to Coventry if I can't pick up in person!)
  • £18 (1) -- nneil 2011-04-13 20:29 BST
  • £18 (1) -- Michael Erskine 17 April 2011 (UTC)


  • £36 (2) -- Mildlymad Fri Apr 1 16:43 PAID - 18/05
  • £36 (2) -- Chunkyhampton 10:20, April 19, 2011 (FAO:Matt Little. Paid via paypal direct to ken - to be sent to Nottinghack)
  • £90 (5) -- earthshine 2011-04-15 07:28 UTC PAID
  • £18 (1) -- Tomwj 13:40, 7 April 2011 (UTC) PAID Sorry for lateness 04:25, 11 May 2011 (UTC) under MAKERBOT EXTRUDER Sorry
  • £36 (2) -- Teabot 12:09, 31 March 2011 (UTC) PAID
  • £72 (4) -- Spike 08:07, 1 April 2011 (UTC) PAID 02/05/11
  • £18 (1) -- jmccrohan PAID 2011-05-02 17:54:00 UTC - Plus postage to Ireland.
  • £36 (2) -- V21 09:46, 2 April 2011 (UTC) PAID
  • £36 (2) -- Catie 8:30, April 1, 2011 PAID 28/04/2011, sorry for lateness, was on holidays! :)
  • £36 (2) -- HKAirpost PAID 12:44, 22 April 2011 (UTC) - Paypal transfer label: "HKAirpost Payment NANODE1"
  • £36 (2) -- Ciemon PAID 21st April 2011
  • £18 (1) -- Martind PAID 08:38, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
  • £36 (2) --Monsonite PAID 2 kits for me
  • £180 (10) --Monsonite PAID 10 kits for Pachube
  • £18 (1) -- Chris Swetenham/Fib (cswetenham@gmail.com) 21:40ish, 19 April 2011 (UTC) PAID (Ref 'NANODE', sorry) (Will pay P&P to Cambridge etc, let me know)
  • £36 (2) -- ArtagPAID 16:27, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
  • £72 (4) -- matthew venn Fri Apr 1 11:48:57 BST 2011
  • £36 (2) -- asc PAID 2011-04-15, 10:41, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
  • £72 (4) -- Bob/b3cft Paid Fri 15 April 2011
  • £18 (1) -- John Crouchley PAID ref NANODE1 JOHNC 2011-04-14 09:54 BST
  • £18 (1) -- MartinJ PAID - although without ref NANODE1!! sorry! 2011-04-14 11:18 BST
  • £18 (1) -- DMI PAID 14:46, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
  • £18 (1) -- parag0n PAID (15th Apr, 15:50 ish) 14:51, 13 April 2011 (UTC) (Plus p&p to Manchester if thats OK)
  • £36 (2) -- elyob PAID - ref left off too .. sorry! 17:57, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
  • £18 (1) -- pyrhho PAID 09:21, April 16, 2011
  • £18 (1) -- WzDD 19:00, April 1, 2011. PAID, Apr 13
  • £18 (1) -- Preich 23:55, April 20, 2011. PAID, Apr 20
  • £18 (1) -- JamesBrown 14:04, 21 April 2011 (UTC). PAID, Apr 21
  • £36 (2) -- James Adam 22:38, 21 April 2011. PAID, Apr 22
  • £18 (1) -- Jyoti PAID 12:25, 22 April 2011
  • £36 (2) -- thehypnotist April 22, 2011. PAID via paypal (hope i added this correctly, quite confusing way to do things)
  • £90 (5) -- Dirk-Willem van Gulik (dirkx)Wed May 11 15:37:12 BST 2011, ****RW933981S.
  • £18 (1) -- Matt Lloyd 18:22, 16 May 2011 (UTC) plus P&P to nottingham hackspace. paid via paypal direct to ken
  • £18 (1) -- Roger Light 12.57, 16 May 2011 BST paid via paypal direct to Ken - to be sent to Nottinghack
  • £18 (1) -- Dylan Swift Tue May 17 13:30 (Nottingham)
  • £36 (2) -- StuartP Tue May 17 20:30 PAID (Plus P&P to Birmingham please) paypal direct to Ken

- Running total: £1602 (89 kits)

Paid Up Total: £1084 (59 kits) (Hmm: I get to £1458 and 81 units with 1044 paid for 58 kits).

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