> At this level, paying $3 per oscillator module for 2% higher reliability is more important than paying for a $0.50 XTAL and trying to save $2.50 per SKU.
I'm talking about oscillators and XTALs in this sentence. Not about Linux.
Anyone making relatively small run items (10,000 or less SKUs) knows what I'm talking about. Saving every penny is counterproductive at this level of production. The main goal is to cut development costs actually.
$2 more on the BOM? Whatever, did that save $10,000 on tooling and software? Definitely worth it. I'm bringing up oscillators and XTALs because XTAL is notoriously difficult to debug with standard lab tools. Its a physical device that changes with just 2pf and might only be running a few microwatts, so you need very low capacitance test equipment to directly debug XTAL issues.
Different tools and methodologies exist at different levels of production. That's all I'm saying. You do _NOT_ pinch every penny at this level, you just buy the more reliable Oscillator-module and avoid XTAL testing all together (saving a ton of money on development tools and development time).
I'm talking about oscillators and XTALs in this sentence. Not about Linux.
Anyone making relatively small run items (10,000 or less SKUs) knows what I'm talking about. Saving every penny is counterproductive at this level of production. The main goal is to cut development costs actually.
$2 more on the BOM? Whatever, did that save $10,000 on tooling and software? Definitely worth it. I'm bringing up oscillators and XTALs because XTAL is notoriously difficult to debug with standard lab tools. Its a physical device that changes with just 2pf and might only be running a few microwatts, so you need very low capacitance test equipment to directly debug XTAL issues.
Different tools and methodologies exist at different levels of production. That's all I'm saying. You do _NOT_ pinch every penny at this level, you just buy the more reliable Oscillator-module and avoid XTAL testing all together (saving a ton of money on development tools and development time).