From Prototype to Product

A prototype that works on the workbench is one thing.

Turning it into a product that should work reliably every day is something completely different.

During development, even seemingly small details can lead to another PCB revision, another enclosure change or another round of testing.

Connections need to be accessible, components need sufficient thermal margins and the device still has to remain practical to manufacture and assemble.

And then there are all the things you only discover after using the hardware for a while.

That's why our development process usually looks something like this:

Prototype → Test → Find problems → Change things → Test again.

Not particularly glamorous, but very effective.

We'll use this blog to occasionally show some of that process instead of only presenting the finished product.