info on hardware

[willwade]

Would love to help out (/build this) - to point me in the right direction do you have a quick BoM that you can provide?

[benjaminaigner]

Dear @willwade

I'm happy to hear you want to build this tool.
The current PCB+BOM is in this folder:
https://github.com/asterics/FLipMouse-esp32/tree/master/hardware/FLipMouse/PCB/mainboard
you also need the sensor board:
https://github.com/asterics/FLipMouse-esp32/tree/master/hardware/FLipMouse/PCB/sensorPCB_FSR
BTW: this sensor board has a microphone too, which is not implemented yet, so you don't need to assembly the microphone.

The case is also under construction, so I will warn you: this project is not finished yet :-).

If you want to have the FLipMouse tool, you could try version 2:
https://github.com/asterics/flipmouse
This project is more mature and well tested.

[willwade]

Wow. Thats quite an amazing bit of Open AT design and engineering. Love it. We equally loved the original version. Is your plan to sell this alongside keeping it open?

[klues]

Just saw this and I'll answer for my colleague:
For version 2 you can find information here:
https://www.asterics-foundation.org/projects/the-flipmouse/
There is a construction kit available that can be purchased.
We currently do not have the resources to make a ready-to-use product out of it (FlipMouse v2 and v3), but there are plans/ideas of doing so some day in the future (v3). It needs much paperwork for certification as a medical product - @benjaminaigner could tell you more about it...
Anyway - the design/resources will remain free and open on github.

[benjaminaigner]

@willwade
Sry for the REALLY late answer :-).
Our design will always be FOSS licensed, even if sold as product.
The idea is that we sell ready-to-use devices as medical products (suitable for the European market with strong regulations) and provide a cheaper DIY solutions for countries with different health care system (where people don't get funding for AT) or people which want to build the devices on their own.
Nevertheless, we are far from a finalized medical product (as @klues stated, much paperwork, tests and so on for a medical grade AT device).