A $9 Arduino from one of our own - nice...

[tst]

Hey, that guy seems familiar...

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/9-arduino-compatible-starter-kit-anyone-can-learn-electronics

I actually ran across this when I saw someone post a generally favorable review of the result (he had some initial problems with installing the drivers) and noticed the name.

[pallen]

Too bad I missed out on this one.  Pretty hard to beat 9 bucks for an Arduino. 

[Harold_Timmis]

Hey tst thanks for posting this. The campaign went very well making 15k boards can be a bit hecktic but the production is completed and has been completed for a while now. The next time I do a campaign I will def. post on the LabVIEW forum.

Thanks Harold

[tst]

Congratulations, although before you rush to do another campaign, one of the comments where I saw this said that there are already other Leonardo clones out there for roughly the same price, although I have no idea what quality they are or what they include.

[Harold_Timmis]

There are def. other clones out there, but I also inform people about the process, so they know they are getting a quality product, plus they are getting a small components kit with every Arduino compatible board.

[Ray.R]

Thanks tst for posting this thread.  And thanks Harrold for all your contributions to Arduino...

Harrold, did you break even on making such a production?  You could not have made much profit at $9 per board.

Are you planning to sell boards at a regular price on your website?

I have not yet gotten into Arduino, but do plan to get into it..  I do have several ATMEL micro-controllers and I probably still have a multi-mc eval board (somewhere).

My multiple home projects should be stabilizing, and I probably won't start the audiophile project too soon...  But of course.... everything changes in an instant...  LOL!!

I am letting people know about your site.  A few enthusiasts... 

Cheers,

RayR

[Harold_Timmis]

Hey Ray,

I was not planning on making money I broke even for the most part on this project and I am currently not planning on doing any selling on my website, but this could change in the future. Thank you for spreading the word.

Thanks,

Harold