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I'm currently prototyping a product using the Raspberry Pi + GPIO. I've often wondered - if the thing makes it to market - how I would substitute the Rpi in mass production (1000+). The SD card is a big point of failure for many Rpi users for example. So storage is probably something I would change.

Does anyone have experience with a mass produced product that used the Rpi in prototypes?

I know element14 is offering Raspberry Pi customization for mass production.




The compute module has eMMC instead of an SD card, and there should be a few products based around that to look at.


For clarification (for those who may not know) the compute module is the version of the Raspberry Pi intended for commercialized use.

See: https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/compute-module-3/


I've looked at the compute module. It is positioned as the way to go for mass production - but the price point seems higher than the Rpi as you still need a base board for it to function.


Yeah, if you don't have a custom PCB otherwise it's probably not the best fit.




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