[Cryptech Tech] PCB prototyping machine [Was: BCP prototyping machine]

[Павел Шатов]

On 28.02.2015 2:26, Fredrik Thulin wrote:
> Pavel, while I actually think your proposal is good and is very much along the
> lines of what I would personally like to have done I think the matter has been
> decided already. We are set on having someone putting together a complete PCB
> + schematic design for the Alpha board.
>
> I realize you (and maybe others too) are not aware of the contention we've
> seen around essentially this question already (because you haven't been with
> the project for the whole time, and we haven't had the pleasure to meet you in
> any of the face to face meetings yet) so I don't think it is unreasonable at
> all for you to try and push for this kind of modular design re-using already
> available parts.
>
> We actually spent a lot of energy for most of December disagreeing about what
> the thing that was eventually dubbed the Alpha board would be - to the point
> of fighting about it. We healed up on the face to face meeting in early
> January, and agreed that we would go for the option of having someone do a
> complete design for us, from the ground up. I hope you can live with that.
>
> The link you sent [1] to a page saying "this is how long it took" basically
> said it took someone without much experience 438 hours to do the iMX6 Rex
> module design. I don't know, but I think it isn't totally unreasonable to have
> an experienced professional do it in about 1/10 of that time, and I don't see
> that as a problem for this project.
>
> Again, I personally agree with your suggestions but I value progress more than
> perfection here. I hope this e-mail helps you align with the path that we've
> chosen for now.
>
> /Fredrik

Thank you for this clarification. Have you already found a suitable PCB 
designer?