{"id":1463,"date":"2015-05-11T14:16:47","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T21:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hhhh.org\/joeboy\/blog\/?p=1463"},"modified":"2015-05-11T14:16:47","modified_gmt":"2015-05-11T21:16:47","slug":"packaging-a-startup-evaluation-prototype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hhhh.org\/joeboy\/blog\/?p=1463","title":{"rendered":"Packaging a startup evaluation prototype!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m in the process of prototyping several IoT devices as part of evaluating a startup idea, and since the devices are going to go in people\u2019s homes design matters \u2013 even for initial units for evaluating the idea. Actually, I think design is especially important for evaluation units because I am trying to find out if people want to bring technology like this into their homes. <\/p>\n<p>One of the things that make me love 3D printers is that they make the black project boxes a thing of the past. Once I finished prototyping the electronics, firmware, and cloud side code \u2013 I was able to sketch up a few case designs on paper. Then pick the one I liked the best for initial testing. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhhh.org\/joeboy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/WP_20150509_002.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hhhh.org\/joeboy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/WP_20150509_002.jpg\" alt=\"WP_20150509_002\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter si wp-image-1466\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At this point I should probably point out that I am not an industrial designer. When I showed my design to the designer I want to work with on the project, he said it reminded him of one of those bubble gum tape dispensers from when we were kids. (Ouch!) Still, I think my design is a hell of an improvement over testing with black project boxes, and it\u2019s a pretty decent match for the design I liked best of the 15 or so I sketched through. Here is what it looks like sitting on the windowsill in my reading room. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhhh.org\/joeboy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Brightleaf_V1_testing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hhhh.org\/joeboy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Brightleaf_V1_testing.jpg\" alt=\"Brightleaf_V1_testing\" width=\"1632\" height=\"918\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1465\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have the design split across three boards. A sensor board inside the dome,  the eps8266 board with sensor breakout, and a DC\/DC converter to power everything off of a AAA battery.  The boards I made at home are super ugly, and hacked on, but functional. Enough that I am ready to put in an order for an initial run of boards to build a dozen or so test units. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhhh.org\/joeboy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Brightleaf_V1_open.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hhhh.org\/joeboy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Brightleaf_V1_open.jpg\" alt=\"Brightleaf_V1_open\" width=\"1632\" height=\"774\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1464\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m in the process of prototyping several IoT devices as part of evaluating a startup idea, and since the devices are going to go in people\u2019s homes design matters \u2013 even for initial units for evaluating the idea. 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