chipshouter-picoemp Kit / Easy-Assemble Build Availability

One goal is to eventually offer a "partial kit", which will be in $50 to $100 range most likely. This kit would require you to solder the R-Pi Pico & some switches onto the board, but the SMD part would be done. This board would also be hi-pot + functionally tested. There is no clear timeline here but drop a note if interested and we'll use this issue to notify people.

NOTE: A "full assembly" kit is probably never going to be offered, as the cost of kitting the SMD parts would be more than the cost of the SMD run. SMD kits have a higher failure rate which adds considerable "average support costs" ontop. Due to the availability of very low cost PCB services like JLCPCB or OSHPARK if you want a full kit please order the PCB & parts directly.

Dec 21 '21 21:12 colinoflynn

Well done, I will wait for it!

Dec 22 '21 20:12 gmgunderground

Nice! Very interested in a "partial kit". Will it be possible to put a header on the board instead of soldering the R-Pi pico right on the board?

Dec 22 '21 22:12 SoftwareEngineer

Definitely interested in 1-2 of them.

Dec 23 '21 13:12 david-oswald

Waiting for it!

Dec 23 '21 16:12 inode-

Put me down for a maybe.

Dec 24 '21 19:12 grymoire

+1 would be interested too!

Dec 25 '21 11:12 matthew5025

Count me in.

Dec 26 '21 00:12 m-ober

yeah! I'm interested

Dec 26 '21 07:12 jcldf

I'd be happy to buy either easy to assemble or just empty board.

Dec 26 '21 16:12 avloginov

I was interested, but I just sourced all the parts. I had to order from Newark, Digi-key and mouser. I also ordered the board form OSHPark and a stencil from OSH Stencil. I ordered enough parts to make 3.

UPDATE: I put one of the three together. I get a pulse out of the sma connector. I used an O-Scope on the output and I saw a pulse. I also used H Filed with LNA on my o-scope and attached one of the tips that I made. Got a pulse with that too. What I don't know is it the right pulse. Now I need to see if I can put it to use.

The Surface mounting was not to much of an issue, but these were some of the smallest components I have used.

Thank you Collin for this.

Dec 28 '21 05:12 osok

Would be happy to test the easy-assemble build! Thanks in advance!

Dec 29 '21 21:12 FlUxIuS

~~Yup, I'm interested by the easy-assemble kit too :)~~ Edit 8 feb 22: Finally, we ordered pcb & components to do a small batch by ourselves, thanks for all!