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BulkBuy#1: Serial Wifi Modules - Arrived at shop - video - shipped!!

Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
edited 2013-04-26 07:28 in General Discussion
I've been shopping China lately and salivating over the deals that are possible if ordering in Bulk.

I'm proposing a little experiment... (I've cleared this with KenG and Paypal, so we're green light.)

I've found some nice Serial TTL to Wifi Modules (manuall) which I can purchase in Bulk. This time we'll try for 10 units.

Here's how it works: (Think "Kickstarter")

You purchase 1 or more of these using the "Buy it Now" button on the product page.
There is a time limit (and countdown clock) to get the 10 required "Buy It Now" orders. Once the 10 orders are achieved, I'll place the order for the bulk purchase and then ship them to you once they arrive at my shop. If we don't achieve the required order amount by the deadline, I'll log into my Paypal account and hit the "Refund" button on all orders within 24 hours of passing the deadline and we'll try again with something more interesting down the road. (I had a long talk with Paypal about this today, and we're in the clear to do this.)

I want one of these for me, so I'll be order #1. We only need 9 more of you to participate.

Shipping to an US address is included. If you want one of these outside of the US, please contact me before ordering to make arrangements for the additional costs of shipping.

Here's the product:

http://propellerpowered.com/shop/?page_id=1174

I've priced these on some of the common website sources and found this to be around $5-$10 savings against any source I'd trust to ship these in.

Jeff
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  • CircuitsoftCircuitsoft Posts: 1,166
    edited 2012-11-06 15:50
    A few lines there allude to it being able to do Ethernet as well as WiFi. Any more details available? Do you have a command set for it?
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-11-06 15:55
    I'll see what more I can dig out for this.. So far this is all the data I have..
  • CircuitsoftCircuitsoft Posts: 1,166
    edited 2012-11-06 15:56
    Found it! User guide is here
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-11-06 15:58
    Thanks! Good find!
  • doggiedocdoggiedoc Posts: 2,241
    edited 2012-11-06 16:12
    I'm in for 1.
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-11-06 16:25
    and Paul found a glitch in my system! (and got charged $4.00 additional dollars because of the way the shipping is setup in our system. Emailed you Paul)

    I've adjusted the price down 4 dollars. When the shipping charge is applied it will now total $39.99 as it should.

    That's 2 of 10.

    Jeff
  • doggiedocdoggiedoc Posts: 2,241
    edited 2012-11-06 16:30
    I noticed that. Perhaps you could surprise me with $4 worth of stuff from the Bargain Basement?

    EDIT: got your email - if we don't reach 10 unit sale threshold then it becomes a non-issue.
  • PliersPliers Posts: 280
    edited 2012-11-06 16:44
    If I bought a set would someone help me with connections and code?
    Sounds like fun.

    edited: I see it's wifi, don't know how I missed that.
    I would still want a bunch for my robots.
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-11-06 16:51
    There's at least two of us buying them right now.. We won't keep secrets on this..

    :)

    Jeff
  • PliersPliers Posts: 280
    edited 2012-11-06 17:16
    Is Linux OS needed to use them?
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-11-06 17:18
    Pliers wrote: »
    Is Linux OS needed to use them?


    From the materials that are provided, I expect to be able to talk directly to them from the Propeller using FullDuplexSerial.Spin.

    Jeff
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-11-06 17:21
    As much as I want to see this a quick success and get them ordered, let's try to hold the orders to 1 or 2 per person to get a good spread of them out. Then we can all share code and enjoy them together.

    Jeff
  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    edited 2012-11-06 17:24
    I was thinking this was similar to the unit used in Tom Cantrell's WizFi Orb

    http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?143573-WizFi-Orb-Article-Code
  • jazzedjazzed Posts: 11,803
    edited 2012-11-06 17:53
    The data sheet says WAP-PSK security .... Is that the same as WPA-PSK or WPA-Personal ?

    What is the range without an antenna?

    Has anyone tried the module? Just curious.
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-11-06 18:19
    jazzed wrote: »
    The data sheet says WAP-PSK security .... Is that the same as WPA-PSK or WPA-Personal ?

    What is the range without an antenna?

    Has anyone tried the module? Just curious.

    Hopefully ten of us are about to find out the whole skinny on these..

    Jeff
  • Duane DegnDuane Degn Posts: 10,588
    edited 2012-11-06 19:06
    I'm in for one.
  • jazzedjazzed Posts: 11,803
    edited 2012-11-06 23:54
    Hope it works out. I'd like a real Wifi solution that works with TCP/IP for some projects. Wired Ethernet in my house is just not practical since I gave up my dedicated IP addresses. Too busy to participate now though.
  • JLockeJLocke Posts: 354
    edited 2012-11-07 00:18
    Worth trying out. Ordered one; five left to go!
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-11-07 07:47
    I'm going to do some checking today to determine if our "calculated" shipping setup will cover costs for anyone ordering outside the US.
    I'm thinking we may be able to open this up to everyone later today.

    Jeff
  • pjvpjv Posts: 1,903
    edited 2012-11-07 09:43
    Hi Jeff;

    I'll buy two, but need them shipped to Canada. So will you then take delivery of them and forward them to me via ordinary mail in a letter sized bubble pack mailer? The customs folks seem to not bother with light/small packages through regular mail. Anything bigger gets scrutinized and frquently charged a "handling fee" eventhough there is no duty payable on electronic components. So if you can deal with that, I'd be more than happy to compensate you for your efforts.

    Cheers,

    Peter (pjv)
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-11-07 10:22
    pjv wrote: »
    Hi Jeff;

    I'll buy two, but need them shipped to Canada. So will you then take delivery of them and forward them to me via ordinary mail in a letter sized bubble pack mailer? The customs folks seem to not bother with light/small packages through regular mail. Anything bigger gets scrutinized and frquently charged a "handling fee" eventhough there is no duty payable on electronic components. So if you can deal with that, I'd be more than happy to compensate you for your efforts.

    Cheers,

    Peter (pjv)

    @Peter

    If you'll order two of them using the "Buy It Now" button twice. You'll wind up paying about $5.00 more than my calculated cost to ship 2 of them out. (Shipping and materials) -- I'll give you the choice of being refunded $5.00 when this goes through, or adding around $5.00 of inventory at your discretion.

    It looks like with your order for 2 we'll easily hit our goal!

    Jeff
  • dgatelydgately Posts: 1,630
    edited 2012-11-07 11:32
    My order is in!

    dgately
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-11-07 13:07
    There is one left and BulkBuy#1 is closed and will be ordered!

    Jeff
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-11-07 13:13
    Number 10 just sold. BulkBuy#1 is closed, I'll place the order tonight!

    I'll open BulkBuy#2 if there are more people here who appear to have missed this round. Post a request in this thread.

    Jeff
  • msrobotsmsrobots Posts: 3,709
    edited 2012-11-07 13:19
    What a nice find!

    Yes - I am in for two...

    Enjoy!

    Mike
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-11-07 13:23
    Hey Mike.. Bet there's $4.00 worth of stuff on my site I could add to your order.. No sense paying shipping twice!

    We have time. Let me know.

    Jeff
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-11-07 14:50
    Bulk order made with the supplier tonight! We are rolling!

    Jeff
  • pjvpjv Posts: 1,903
    edited 2012-11-07 15:03
    Hi Jeff;

    I just read your response to my shipping requirements, and linked to the product page, but there is no "BUY" button for me to push twice. So does that get removed once you hit the limit ?

    What do you want me to do now, or is it all taken care of due my commitment via these posts?

    How will that satisy PayPal ?

    P.S Sorry to be complicating things.

    Cheers,

    Peter (pjv)
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-11-07 15:18
    @Peter in the horse-race to get 10 purchases, you came in behind the rest of the group.

    I'm going to start BulkBuy#2 as I've just placed the first order. I'll give you a PM heads up once it's in place.

    Jeff
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-11-08 17:05
    Tracking number received! Order is on it's way to me. Expected to be here within 5-10 days.

    Jeff
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