Well, you can get a Cypress USB low-speed HID micro for ~$2 from
distributors (probably quite a bit less if you order in quantity
directly). A development kit is something like $100... which you'd have
to amortize over your quantity (however much that is).
And an onshore PCB stuffing house could probably build and stuff a tiny
board with a USB connector for ~$1. But then you'd still be stuck
without a housing. That might not matter to you, don't know... potting a
board like this in epoxy isn't too hard, even by hand... but might not
meet your appearance criteria.
Basically, though, if you're currently getting something for ~$5, you're
not going to find anything all *that* much better in low quantities
on-shore. And it will be considerable work, which you'd also have to
amortize.
eric selk wrote:
>> Would you prefer free? (in terms of cost, not time) There is always
>> using DSF provided in the WDK. There are some great examples there,
>> but of course, there will be some significant work on your part.
>> Beauty is, you can make anything you want and make it do anything you
>> want.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>> Kosta
>
> Could be an option, but that only covers the software side, and I need
> something users can plug in to an actual USB port. Also, since the
> device doesn't actually need to do anything (just have a serial
> number), guess I don't really need any software on it... excuse me if
> my terms are incorrect, it is probably "firmware" when you are talking
> about software on hardware.
--
Ray
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