[Ovmsdev] Production batch 2 and onwards

[Michael Balzer]

Mark,

thanks for the update and your monetary support.

Regarding the CE/FCC certification, maybe we can raise some funds from the users interested in this, i.e. nearly all EU users. How much is it?

Regarding the firmware deadline, 10 days may be a bit short for the wifi rework and new setup wizard to get done and mature enough for rollout. The web UI now
checks for all common mistakes users made in their initial setup (I hope I got all of them…). I'll see if I can add a "quick setup" page of the main
configuration options.

We should replace the serial number process by the factory defaults (wifi AP "OVMS / OVMSinit", no shell password).

Regards,
Michael


Am 02.05.2018 um 08:24 schrieb Mark Webb-Johnson:
>
> FYI
>
> The order for production batch #2 has just been placed:
>
>   * 50x US kits (module + US 3G modem + Hologram sim)
>   * 150x EU kits (module + EU 3G modem + Hologram sim)
>   * 20x modules only (board + case, but no modem)
>   * 5x EU 3G modems (incl. Hologram sim)
>   * 5x US 3G modems (incl. Hologram sim)
>
>
> No change to specification and board layout from the first production batch, except to re-iterate the points that came in from feedback. We are arranging a
> foam box to ship the modules in, with our logo on it, to avoid the issues with sticky glue on those padded bags.
>
> Availability at Fasttech perhaps in about 3 weeks time. Our deadline for firmware is about 10 days.
>
> This is a lot of $$$ upfront payment, and the project is pretty tapped financially (I’ve had to pay for most of this myself). Once the money from sales starts
> to come in, we’ll be better off.
>
> I have quotes from certification labs for CE and FCC certs, and it seems possible. They say we may have some small changes to make (ESD primarily), but
> overall our design seems fine and they are confident we can achieve the certification. The process is expensive, but is just a one off upfront payment.
> Current plan is to start with that process once we have this production batch built and at Fasttech. We did consider doing this before this production batch
> #2, but that would have just delayed things several months.
>
> So long as this certification process doesn’t drag on, we should be able to keep OVMS v3 in stock and available from now.
>
> Regards, Mark.
>
>
>
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