Engineers or aspiring makers are target
some knowledge required
explain what FPGA is what can it do that is hard
why are FPGA boards seldom used outside of big companies?
can we do precise timing
can we do real random number generators
can we do encryption to make communication secure and private
do we have a patent
trouble with long wires, I2C and other bus systems
does it cost a lot of money
do you get value for your money
can you make money using selling and contributing to the ecosystem
explain why creating stuff is so difficult and expensive
We are not sales people
We are like you, we have done this and learned some lessons
We want to help you by sharing
we struggle with the business part, just like all tech people
we our tech is cool and everyone should see it and use it
If you contribute you get credit and money
Building robots and machines is cool and is the future
we like sci fi movies
we like to hear from you
we like your feedback on our work
we will change thing if we hear a good idea
we will sell some hardware because it make your life easier
everything will be open and free so you can take it and use it forever
we spent lots of time writing drivers and code, use it, make it better and share it again
engineers make the world go round
technology drives progress, creates more wealth, health and enables art, art is exclusively for humans
we are trying something new and want you to participate in our journey
we do not want to stuff that goes in a drawer and in the trash
we use high quality parts
we have a system to integrate new parts into our
API you can build anything quickly
solve your problem quickly
one video every week for a year about working with the ecosystem
we will spend a full year on promoting and trying to find you, the people who need and want it
as a contributor, you can upload your profile, show your work and get paid, it is a good way to show your skills
if you have a problem, we will suggest a solution, with or without our system
we need to formulate a code of conduct (internally and for contributors)
we need a public manifesto about what we value, open, free tech and expression for all without exception
we use open source software wherever possible, even if it is more effort sometimes
we need to define our niche clearly
we need other people close to our niche to participate, eg youtube channels or blogs
we to find common values for all our followers
we care about tech more than money
we can not create a “tribe” without showing public leadership
we should not take ourselves seriously, we are however serious about the work we do
we can be and will always be nerds and never change into sales people or actors/influencers
so many people in the world, all we need is 1 in a million to make this platform great
you can sell boards and solutions based on the platform
if you want our stamp of approval, you need to comply with the fully open license and allow others to improve and adapt your work
we will not take away your rights, or abandon the project, there is no risk in participation
we will use English as our main language but welcome translations
please write proper English and accept corrections, use DeepL or other quality translator to verify your texts
we like to be mentioned on public forums or social media, twitter, linked-in and… make a list
about us, we are not kids, we have tech experience to share
we will mention all contributors to the project on our youtube channel and give credit where it is due
if you have a tech or any related channel on youtube we will mention you if you like, will you mention us too?