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Getting Custom Hardware Made?

2 pointsby BeatQuestGamesover 3 years ago
Hi all, I have some ideas for extremely niche products. Has anyone had any luck getting some custom hardware made, maybe based around a Raspberry Pi + a small battery.<p>I&#x27;d be over the moon if I could find a way to get this done for less than $10,000.<p>As a stopgap , has anyone made something like a Raspberry Pi zero, but even smaller( a single USB port would be nice too) ?

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joezydecoover 3 years ago
Do you want to build a shield for RPi with your project on it, or a complete self-contained PCB with RPi core features? Because one is really easy and the other is nearly impossible with the Broadcom part.<p>This project highlighted on Hackaday might give some inspiration too if you&#x27;re willing to look beyond.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;hackaday.com&#x2F;2022&#x2F;01&#x2F;03&#x2F;another-homebrew-linux-board-success-story&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;hackaday.com&#x2F;2022&#x2F;01&#x2F;03&#x2F;another-homebrew-linux-board...</a>
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fivelessminutesover 3 years ago
Getting it designed and a prototype &#x27;made&#x27; is one thing. Getting a production run is another.<p>Pico and rpi are completely different levels of effort and cost. You should figure out what networking, ram, OS or RTOS, and cpu power you need first.
schappimover 3 years ago
&gt;&gt; maybe based around a Raspberry Pi + a small battery<p>I&#x27;m not sure if this is a great idea (for anything beyond a hobby project) as your customer will have to supply the Raspberry Pi Zero or Zero W.<p>You cannot purchase Zeros in quantity (there are limits imposed).<p>You will be better supported by Raspberry Pi if you go down the Compute Module path (yup, they&#x27;re more expensive).