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petSD+ Version 2.2 Case Design Competition
Introduction
Quite a number of people have expressed an interest in having
a case for their petSD+, it is an understandably request - a
nice case would finish off petSD+ nicely. When petSD+ Version 1
was designed, we had intended to offer a
cheap molded case that
the user could modify themselves to house their petSD+.
Unfortunately, there was a little more work required than
originally intended so only the most enthusiastic petSD+ users
went down this route.
During the production of Version 1, Michael Schön (plexilaser.de)
designed a nice acrylic case
for the petSD+ which can still be purchased through his website.
The form factor of petSD+ Version 2 is considerably different
from Version 1 and I don't think that it is readily suited to a
similar design of acrylic case - though Michael may be able to
do something similar if asked. Stephan Both designed a 3D
printed case for Version 2.0 of petSD+, it looked really good,
but required that the LEDs were repositioned to suit the case.
When the Version 2.2 PCB was developed, Nils incorporated the
new position of the LEDs, along with some other minor changes,
into the new, and hopefully final, version of the PCB. This
design is better suited to a 3D printed case and it would be
really neat to have a 3D model file available for petSD+ that
people could download and print themselves. Unfortunately, I
don't have the skills to be able to do this myself, so I have an
idea - it might not be a good one, but here goes . . . .
petSD+ Version 2.2 Case Design Competition
Do you have 3D modeling skills? i.e., could you design a 3D
printable case for petSD+ Version 2.2?
If you have the skills and inclination, how about designing a
case for fellow petSD+ Version 2.2 users? I realise that in
order to do this, you’d need to have a petSD+ Version 2.2 first,
so, here’s the idea . . . .
I will run a competition, open to petSD+ Version 2.2
customers, to design a 3D printable case for Version 2.2.
If you order a Version 2.2 petSD+ until, say, the end of 2018
(closing date to be confirmed), you will be eligible to enter
the competition. The competition is also open to existing petSD+
users with Version 2.2 boards. Once you get your petSD+
delivery, get to work! :-)
If you are interested, the first thing to do is to drop me an
email confirming that you want to enter the competition. That
way, I will be able to get a sense for how many entries are
going to come in so that I can close the competition when have
been flooded with entries (I wish!) - or, more likely, when
there are no notes of interest.
You will then have a few weeks to work on your design before
I declare a closing date for submissions. This will be a minimum
of 4 weeks after the last entrant has been approved, so, the
first entrant will have the most time available, but all
entrants will have at least 4 weeks before the design must be
submitted in order to be eligible to win a "prize".
Prizes
All approved entrants that submit a 3D model that has been
proven to work, based on photographic evidence of their petSD+
Version 2.2 in their 3D printed case, will receive a refund of
10% of their petSD+ purchase price (excluding any accessories
and not including shipping).
All approved entrants that submit a 3D model that has been
proven to work, based on photographic evidence of their petSD+
in their 3D printed case and send me a functional case, based on
their design, will receive a refund of 30% of their petSD+
Version 2.2 purchase price (excluding any accessories and not
including shipping).
The winning entry, decided by me on whatever basis that I
choose, will receive a refund of the balance of their petSD+
Version 2.2 purchase price (excluding any accessories and not
including shipping), i.e., the winner will have recovered the
full purchase price of their petSD+, and, possibly more
importantly, gained the gratitude of fellow petSD+ Version 2.2
users.
Rules
- The competition is open to anyone who purchases,
or has purchased, a petSD+ Version 2.2 from me by 31st
December 2018 (date to be confirmed).
- The case must be designed for an external petSD+ Version
2.2 with LCD display and all buttons, indicators and
connectors fitted. (Cut outs for debug and ISP programming
connectors are optional but undesirable.)
- The submitted designs will be deemed to be Open Source.
The winning entry and potentially other entries will be made
freely available on my website for download by anyone
wishing to print their own case.
- In the unlikely event that I end up making the
case for sale through the website, the designer of the case
will be eligible to receive a royalty of 10% of the case
selling price. (I am not sure that my 3D printer is capable
of producing acceptable quality output that I would be
prepared to charge for.)
- Should the designer wish to offer the case for sale
themselves, they are of course, permitted, and indeed
welcome, to do so. I would be happy to advertise such a
service on the website.
- For the purposes of calculating the refund amount, "the
petSD+ Version 2.2 purchase price" should be taken to mean
the value where an order is for a single petSD+. Where
multiple petSD+s were supplied on a single order, the refund
will be based on the price of a single petSD+ only.
- Where the winning entrant chose not to submit a physical
copy of their design, that is, did not send me a printed
case, the value of the winning prize will be limited to 50%
of the balance of their petSD+ Version 2.2 purchase price,
i.e., the total refund available for submission of their
entry and winning the competition will be 50% of the their
petSD+ Version 2.2 purchase price
- Should the quality of the winning entry fall short of
what is considered to be an acceptable level of quality for
use by others, the design may not be deemed suitable for
publication on the website. In which case, the value of the
winning prize will be limited to refund of 35% of their petSD+
Version 2.2 purchase price in addition to the prize for
submission of the design.
- Interpretation of the rules, determination of eligible
entrants, determination of the winner(s), calculation of
refund values and any other competition matters will be
solely the responsibility of me :-)
Competition
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Date |
Notes of interest |
Models files submitted |
Sample cases submitted |
15 October
2018 |
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