The
BalloonBoard is an Open Hardware design, which means we are happy give
you the circuit diagrams and parts-lists to enable you to build it
yourself.
You will need:
- Time: not weeks but months and years
- Money: more than you might expect
- Access to sophisticated production equipment
- The ability to manipulate Gerber files
- The patience to order 100's of different components (some of them will invariably be 'on allocation' or newer-spec)
- The skill to debug multilayer-layer PCBs, and to devise automated test-programs
- The sang-froid to embark on a project of this scale
- The nous to identify partners who will support the project from beginning to end
- The experience necessary to manage a project of this complexity
- The commitment to see it through
- The sense of humour to throw it all away when it doesn't work [expletive deleted]
In short, it is neither easy, cheap nor quick to build; you'd be ill-advised to contemplate this for quantities below 1,000.
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