[Arm-netbook] Need help finding components in China

[joem]

On Mon, 2013-07-01 at 08:05 +0000, joem wrote:
> On Mon, 2013-07-01 at 01:27 +0200, David Lanzendörfer wrote:
> > Hi
> > 
> > I'm looking forward to any help which is possible.
> > I'm unfortunately nowhere near Guangdong (I'm located in Switzerland, Zürich)
> > so I can't just go over there and check the parts out.
> > I'm really desperate.
> > 
> > >  many thanks,
> > dito
> 
> 
> The company that makes some of the PCBs for me is in Guanzhou.
> They can source components in Guanzhou local markets and Shenzhen.
> Shenzhen is cheaper, but need the volumes to get those prices.
> They just make the expeyes PCB
> http://www.gplsquared.com/SoM2/som2_work_in_progress10b.jpg
> and will start buying components and populate it.
> 
> The project and all its file are open sourced and here:
> http://www.gplsquared.com/SoM2/SoM2.html
> http://www.iuac.res.in/~elab/phoenix/SBC/
> 
> 
> They clocked in with quote of $108 for first batch of 15 which
> is not far from EOMA first batch. The expeyes board is bigger
> and has more components. First batch always has high costs because
> PCB stencils and one off set up charges involved.
> 
> 
> If that all sounds about right for your project Dave, then I can help.
> Send the BOM, datasheets, gerbers, etc in one big zipped file, or better
> send me a link to somewhere you uploaded the information. And precise
> instructions as to what needs doing. Long discussions, use of long
> words, or clever words in documents, and pointers to files here, there
> and everywhere wastes time and money. Its just not how business is done
> in China or through China. So keep it really short, simple and 100%
> accurate. You need to be 100% on specifying of QA testing of components
> and boards if you require it and have the necessary instructions to
> hand. Any mistakes and oversight is obviously 'your' fault for tripping
> up on any of the long list of things to get right 100%.


One other requirement - it must be open source.
Don't want contamination with proprietary stuff.