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Fri, 28 Sep 2007
Preliminary Pricing and Schedule for Blackfin Controller and SRV-1 Robot
The production batch of BF537 processor cards is now scheduled to arrive on October 22, though we are trying to accelerate the delivery. In that timeframe, there don't seem to be any lead time issues for other components, so barring any unforeseen problems, we hope to start shipping new SRV-1's within a few days of arrival of the BF537 processor cards.
These numbers are subject to change, but here is preliminary pricing:
- Complete SRV-1 robot with 500MHz Blackfin BF537, 1.3 megapixel OV9655 camera, Matchport 802.11b/g radio w/3db dipole, laser pointer ranging, motor drivers w/back-emf, SRV-1 track base w/2000mAh Li-ion battery, battery charger - $435
- SRV-1 BF537 processor + OV9655 camera + 802.11b/g radio w/antenna - $310
- SRV-1 BF537 processor + OV9655 camera + radio board w/o radio - $210
- SRV-1 BF537 processor + OV9655 camera only - $175
At this point, we don't plan to sell a Zigbee version of the SRV-1, though the radio board will support either Lantronix Matchport or Maxstream XBee radio modules, so users can supply their own radio modules. Also, we will offer an upgrade price of $195 to existing SRV-1 customers for a set of circuit boards which include the new processor, camera, radio board (without radio modules) and motor control board, but customers will need to provide proof of original SRV-1 purchase.
One final note - we only ordered 250 processor and camera boards in this initial production batch. At the time we placed the order, 250 seemed like a large number, but we now realize that we significantly under-estimated the required quantities. Once this first batch has been successfully tested, we will start a 1000 unit run, but we won't likely see those deliveries until end of December or beginning of January. So if you are planning to order, please contact support@surveyor.com with your projected requirements. We will confirm your requests within the limits of available units and provide instructions for ordering.
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