RE: Palm Remote-- need advice/help

[James <James@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks Ian, (sorry but I have another question)

The board is fairly simple: 1 chip, a power regulator, a few
capacitors,
a header for a siteplayer module, a cat 5 filter and a 9pin serial
connector. No surface mount and not many traces.  I have found
someone
who is 'keen' enough to try to do the design,  as I didn't look
forward
to it at all! The board is basically the right hand bit from this:
http://stage.itp.nyu.edu/~tigoe/pcomp/siteplayer/siteplayer-customboards.shtml


I've discovered pcbpro.com who if I wait 4 weeks can do 20 for
$12(each). But they will also do a board 4 times larger for only $15. 
So I was thinking of copy/pasting the design x4 and cutting the boards
up when I get them.  

Do you think this 4 in 1 idea is a good one?  I guess the home cut
edge
won't be as nice as their one but does it really matter or is there
some
flaw with the idea that I havn't thought of. I do have access to a good
quality band saw which I have successfully used on other boards. 

If this works then $4 a board is great,  I just hope there is a
nice
demand for them. :-)


James

For those interested in the project, I have added a new screen to use
Palm remote as great alarm clock with really big numbers with 4 buttons
underneath , all controlled from the PC.  
Prototype has been running for a week now, no crashes and fingers
crossed perfect reliability. Now I need to add the xAP interface and
make a website.

On Sat, 2002-09-07 at 19:25, Ian B wrote:
> If he is doing the design and everything as well then it is very good
value.
> Even for someone like myself a small board will take an hour to
produce at
> best and more at worst. The design takes a lot longer so you don't
really
> give enough info to give a valid opinion.
> 
> Ian
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: James [mailto:James@xxxxxxx]
> >Sent: 30 August 2002 23:07
> >To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >Subject: [ukha_d] Palm Remote-- need advice/help
> >
> >
> >As you may (or may not) know I am trying to develop a Palm based
HA
> >remote controller which is networked over Cat5.  I have
nearly finished
> >all the software and now looking at the hardware.  I have a
working
> >circuit, I now need a PCB to go forward.  This is an area I
know nothing
> >about.  I found a guy in America that can do the PCB at $25
for 6 and
> >$18 for 20 but this seems alot to me.  It is a simple board 2
sided and
> >4"x2" in size(guesstimate).  Any ideas of where to
look/start? There
> >must be a cheaper way of doing this.

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