Show HN: Frame.IoT – An Arduino-compatible dev kit for Wi-Fi projects
kickstarter.com
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The inspiration behind this IoT dev kit was a personal annoyance of needing to wire the same basic components for each prototyping project. (Almost every IoT project will need Wi-Fi, maybe Bluetooth, audio for notifications, LEDs for notifications, SD cards for data logging, etc.) Before designing the board, I was able to find 173 ideal buyers in the maker community and created a voting process where they could nominate components/functionality they'd like incorporated on the boards and (much like HN/Reddit) +1/-1 the ideas.
Through their feedback I was able to affirm some of the ideas I already had, but also challenge myself to apply my ideas outside of the scope I had originally envisioned. It was through the voting system where functionality around addressable LEDs (controlling many lights with a single pin), removable jumper pins (being able to re-use the pin of the maker didn't have a need for one of the built-in components), and selectable VIN (toggling between USB and battery power) all came to fruition.
Despite the difference in physical products and software, I think the notion of "listen to your users and seek feedback" holds true.
> Show HN is for something you've made that other people can play with. HN users can try it out, give you feedback, and ask questions in the thread.
> A Show HN needn't be complicated or look slick. The community is comfortable with work that's at an early stage.
> If your work isn't ready for people to try out yet, please don't do a Show HN. Once it's ready, come back and do it then.
> Blog posts, sign-up pages, curated lists, and other reading material can't be tried out, so can't be Show HNs.
https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html
A blog post at least providing some more information, as a normal submission, would probably do better. The kickstarter page tells me basically nothing interesting about it.