There are products at different price points on the market, for example this 55x55mm switch from my company Brainboxes[1] is sub $50. We choose that size so that we could also produce a gigabit option with the exact same footprint. We opted for microMatch[2] style connectors as you can get board to board as well as board to cable options.
Your co-leads decision to buy-in is quite common, as you can reduce time to market and also not have to manage the component lifecycle if you go with an off the shelf option.
That's a sick board! If we had found that before we made it, maybe would have just used this board haha. What is "buy-in"? Is it meaning us using JLCPCB to buy and assemble the chips?
Thanks! Like yourselves we saw a clear niche for a ultra-reliable small embedded board suitable for robotics and other space constrained systems. I'd be very happy to send you one of our products to compare, i'll message your team email.
By "buy-in" I was referring to the parent comment and how the electronics guy chose to buy-in a pre-made module rather than design their own.
There are products at different price points on the market, for example this 55x55mm switch from my company Brainboxes[1] is sub $50. We choose that size so that we could also produce a gigabit option with the exact same footprint. We opted for microMatch[2] style connectors as you can get board to board as well as board to cable options.
Your co-leads decision to buy-in is quite common, as you can reduce time to market and also not have to manage the component lifecycle if you go with an off the shelf option.
[1] https://www.brainboxes.com/product/pure-embedded/pe-505
[2] https://www.te.com/en/products/brands/micro-match.html?tab=p...