Hello,
I don't want to intrude with questions whose answers are already known, but back in January there were estimates of "five to seven months" with regard to "shipping", by which I presume that the final hardware was meant:
https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop/updates/eoma68-a20-2-7-5- gerbers-off-to-factory-thank-you-to-everyone-for-the-sponsorship
However, there was also the matter of prototypes being made. This was covered in the February update:
"We might get lucky and have the PCBs back, if so I will post photographs."
https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop/updates/fosdem-2018-shakti- project-tape-out-nearly-done-2-7-5-eoma68-a20-pcbs
The March update suggests that the prototypes were still waiting for RAM:
"Mike is following up on pricing for Samsung DDR3 RAM, which appears to be available. I want one other guaranteed supply of a completely different RAM IC and I will tell him to go ahead with the 10 samples… but not until we have an absolute guarantee of availability. Then once the samples are done we have a clear and extremely simple and straightforward production schedule to follow."
https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop/updates/fosdem-recap-risc-v... update-and-certification-marks
The April update made a mention of another source of RAM, but nothing new about the prototype schedule:
https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop/updates/ddr3-ram-and-a-libr... risc-v-soc
Are there any further updates on this situation? I imagine that the production schedule is more or less "when it is ready", as I have always understood it, but I did wonder whether there had been further progress with the prototypes.
Paul
On Sun, Jun 3, 2018 at 5:38 PM, Paul Boddie paul@boddie.org.uk wrote:
Are there any further updates on this situation? I imagine that the production schedule is more or less "when it is ready", as I have always understood it, but I did wonder whether there had been further progress with the prototypes.
arrived yesterday, testing them now, RAM's fine, checking HDMI. dealing with RISC-V and recovering from four weeks of travelling to six different places in four different countries.
l.
On Sun, Jun 3, 2018 at 9:17 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton lkcl@lkcl.net wrote:
On Sun, Jun 3, 2018 at 5:38 PM, Paul Boddie paul@boddie.org.uk wrote:
Are there any further updates on this situation? I imagine that the production schedule is more or less "when it is ready", as I have always understood it, but I did wonder whether there had been further progress with the prototypes.
arrived yesterday, testing them now, RAM's fine, checking HDMI. dealing with RISC-V and recovering from four weeks of travelling to six different places in four different countries.
fuckers sold the fucking DDR3x8 RAM ICs after we specifically asked them to hold it, they wouldn't accept a deposit, and said that they would hold stock whilst we tested samples.
fucking 3rd party sales agent fucking went and sold the chips: it was the last batch of 2,000 that they had.
On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 4:56 AM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton lkcl@lkcl.net wrote:
On Sun, Jun 3, 2018 at 9:17 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton lkcl@lkcl.net wrote:
On Sun, Jun 3, 2018 at 5:38 PM, Paul Boddie paul@boddie.org.uk wrote:
Are there any further updates on this situation? I imagine that the production schedule is more or less "when it is ready", as I have always understood it, but I did wonder whether there had been further progress with the prototypes.
arrived yesterday, testing them now, RAM's fine, checking HDMI. dealing with RISC-V and recovering from four weeks of travelling to six different places in four different countries.
fuckers sold the fucking DDR3x8 RAM ICs after we specifically asked them to hold it, they wouldn't accept a deposit, and said that they would hold stock whilst we tested samples.
fucking 3rd party sales agent fucking went and sold the chips: it was the last batch of 2,000 that they had.
ok, so whew, i think what's happened is, they were so embarrassed by the sales agent selling the last batch that they're actually going to custom-order some more. it'll take about a month to get them made, and the nice thing is, they'll make 4,000.
so we have all the RAM ICs to make 1,000 boards.
whew.
On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 4:56 AM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton lkcl@lkcl.net wrote:
fuckers sold the fucking DDR3x8 RAM ICs after we specifically asked them to hold it, they wouldn't accept a deposit, and said that they would hold stock whilst we tested samples.
fucking 3rd party sales agent fucking went and sold the chips: it was the last batch of 2,000 that they had.
ok, so whew, i think what's happened is, they were so embarrassed by the sales agent selling the last batch that they're actually going to custom-order some more. it'll take about a month to get them made, and the nice thing is, they'll make 4,000.
so we have all the RAM ICs to make 1,000 boards.
whew.
That's great news!
On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 6:27 AM, Mike Henry mikejackofalltrades@gmail.com wrote:
ok, so whew, i think what's happened is, they were so embarrassed by the sales agent selling the last batch that they're actually going to custom-order some more. it'll take about a month to get them made, and the nice thing is, they'll make 4,000.
so we have all the RAM ICs to make 1,000 boards.
whew.
That's great news!
still have to get their response by email, and agree to take the money...
glad to hear, despite there cock-up , sounds like it can hopefully work out. whew indeed :).
Thanks again for continued super efforts!
On Jun 3, 2018, at 14:17, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton lkcl@lkcl.net wrote: […]
[prototypes]
arrived yesterday, testing them now, RAM's fine, checking HDMI. dealing with RISC-V and recovering from four weeks of travelling to six different places in four different countries.
Good to hear they booted and the RAM works! Have you had a chance to recover from your whirlwind tour? Any signs of life from the uHDMI?
Richard
\On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 12:05 AM, Richard Wilbur richard.wilbur@gmail.com wrote:
On Jun 3, 2018, at 14:17, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton lkcl@lkcl.net wrote: […]
[prototypes]
arrived yesterday, testing them now, RAM's fine, checking HDMI. dealing with RISC-V and recovering from four weeks of travelling to six different places in four different countries.
Good to hear they booted and the RAM works!
seeerious relief.
Have you had a chance to recover from your whirlwind tour?
not exactly. i'm not exactly 100% health so am tired (and sleeping) a well-above-average amount of time.
Any signs of life from the uHDMI?
not yet. i can't remember exactly what it was i did 2 years ago that got it working. i think it was putting the LCD on at the same time (dual-screen), something to do in the code in 3.4.104 that doesn't switch all the clocks on correctly.
l.
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