AustralIan
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So I have generally shied away from developing custom hardware / paying someone to develop custom hardware. But I haven't actually looked into the economics of it.
Does anyone have an anecdote of when they looked into this? Particularly interested in sensing technology.
For example, I can get a particular 4-20mA sensor for £500. Add £50 for the input card.
I notice that the IC with an I²C output costs £8 in quantities of 5+.
I could probably justify greater quantities of sensors and hence a more intelligent machine if there was say, a high development/maintaining the design price and low cost per part.
Does anyone have an anecdote of when they looked into this? Particularly interested in sensing technology.
For example, I can get a particular 4-20mA sensor for £500. Add £50 for the input card.
I notice that the IC with an I²C output costs £8 in quantities of 5+.
I could probably justify greater quantities of sensors and hence a more intelligent machine if there was say, a high development/maintaining the design price and low cost per part.