[Pi IoT] Thuis #02: Collecting materials

RE: [Pi IoT] Thuis #02: Collecting materials

balearicdynamics — Fri, 27 May 2016 19:17:29 GMT

Hi,

I saw your post and I have a doubt, or at least a suggestion [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-07393d92-1c7d-4d40-b994-02ebef60ec95/contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16] Did you already tried to use the beacons? I bought their first version as they was announced and continued to follow the evolution but the updates (excluding the interlocutory email on how they was hard working during these last two years) was nothing more really meaningful. And I never found a serious SDK to put these products in condition to be really used in a real environment. I hope that now - I have abandoned their path by about six months - they have definitely solved the problems.

BTW I agree with [mention:ca2fe37c8c70477fb45e83ddaf152e5d:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] that not only the commercial products are expensive, but also not always these grant something more than what can be done with few dollars and a sharp brain. The real thing that is blocking me adopting commercial products - excluding some very specific cases - is another: despite what will be the future destiny of your project anyway I suggest to think to it like something that will interest the market. This means that - why not? Hope and ambitions are free of charge [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-07393d92-1c7d-4d40-b994-02ebef60ec95/0336.contentimage_5F00_3.png:16:16] - in six months your prototype maybe ready to become a commercial product. So what happens if some of the commercial components become unavailable? Or, just in case, the company decide to change the product for any reason? This is the limit in cases like this; you (we) have no control at all on something that we buy closed in a box and IMHO it should not be a part of custom original project. Especially if it is a fundamental component.

Enrico

RE: [Pi IoT] Thuis #02: Collecting materials

mcb1 — Fri, 27 May 2016 10:59:54 GMT

Looks like a very interesting project.

I do agree that the new tech is really nice, but the cost will get high fairly quickly.

On the other side the commercial offerings aren't cheap or have as many features.

Many of the latest gadgets/offerings to the market are at a premium, but give it 5 years and they become much cheaper ... however has the associated tech moved on since then??

Mark

RE: [Pi IoT] Thuis #02: Collecting materials

fvan — Fri, 27 May 2016 07:20:38 GMT

Some very recent tech you'll be using, that's cool! Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be very affordable yet [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-07393d92-1c7d-4d40-b994-02ebef60ec95/contentimage_5F00_2.png:16:16]

At 60EUR per dimmer and 33USD per beacon, the total cost of the project will increase rapidly. I may consider implementing these solutions at home when they get cheaper though!

Perhaps interesting to have a cost breakdown per project at the end of the challenge. Could be useful for anyone wishing to reproduce a project.