pivoting is fun. changing directions while still sticking to your dreams.

r&d, prototyping  can be an expensive process . below are shown the different devices we have used for linux controllers and also how the shields evolved into stand alone boards. the steps indicate design for prototyping, designing for cost, and designing for production. finally but not shown are the series designed for marketing.

on the left is the origiinal assu wg520 router that we initially hacked as an openwrt router, with arduino and shield.  the middle set shows the wr703n based linux microcontroller with a stand alone atemega controller board. and the one on the right show the oolite gainstrong ar9331 wifi module that we now use for hacking into a linux microcomputer for our projections. guess the price ... under $10 ... for a powerful linux computer.