Per-Mattias Nordkvist Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Maybe this is a little off topic but I am researching and trying to find a PCB designer that can design a custom Allwinner board. Does anyone have any great leads for such a freelanser or firm? Any leads are appreciated. I love the platform and want to incorporate the system in a product I am working on but I realize that I will need to modify the board in order to fit my product. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkaiser Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 trying to find a PCB designer that can design a custom Allwinner board. You should be a bit more specific which SoC you're talking about. Since development efforts for some older Allwinner SoCs are pretty lightweight since 'system on modules' (SoM) exists already: https://www.olimex.com/Products/SOM/ http://wiki.iteadstudio.com/Core_AW204x http://wiki.in-circuit.de/index.php5?title=ICnova_A20_SODIMM Don't know where you are located but if in Europe Olimex and In-Circuit could help develop custom PCBs. In case you're after H3 using small boards like Orange Pi One/Lite or NanoPi NEO could be easily assembled with another PCB to unlock the full features (see this example how to add another USB port to OPi Lite -- the same way or even better through soldering even hobbyists could develop an add-on for NanoPi NEO). Or you could ask the persons/companies behind the H3 devices whether they do contract work (FriendlyARM develops the NanoPis, Xunlong Oranges and Bananas). In any case you should have a look at (missing) UL/CE certifications before doing the next step! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Per-Mattias Nordkvist Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 Thanks for great input. Yes, I'm in europe. I know of Olimex but I thought they put their custom PCB business on hold? Maybe I was mistaken. I will check out In Circuit as well. Talking directly to the H3-companies would be the most tempting since these devices are basically all I need. It is just about tweaking the current boards. Removing unnecessary components and shrinking the size. Regarding UL/CE. Are any of the OrangePi's CE certified? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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