DFRobot and NextPCB are currently running a PCB design contest offering free PCB manufacturing and prizes worth up to $800 to people designing and submitting a carrier board design for the LattePanda Mu x86 Compute Module.
As a reminder, the LattePanda Mu Compute Module is an x86 system-on-module initially launched with the Intel Processor N100 Alder Lake-N CPU, and later offered with a more powerful Core i3-N305 octa-core processor. It comes with up to 16GB LPDDR5-4800, 64GB eMMC 5.1 flash, and exposes I/Os through a 260-pin SO-DIMM connector. Arnon reviewed the LattePanda Mu (N100) with Windows 11 and Ubuntu 24.04 using the two reference carrier boards from DFRobot. But now, the company wants to encourage the development of more carrier boards for the LattePanda Mu, hence the PCB design contest.
So what can you win exactly? Winners selected by a panel of judges from DFRobot and NextPCB will be offered the following:
- Free PCBA manufacturing of two units valued up to $500. Service offered by NextPCB
- A free LattePanda Mu Kit plus some “mysterious” merchandise with a total of $250.
- A $50 coupon for purchase on the DFRobot store.
That means a total of up to $800, depending on the PCBA value. The companies will take care of shipping too, and all users may have to pay are custom duties and/or tarriffs on the receiving end.
To participate in the contest, you’ll need to follow those simple steps:
- Registration – Submit the application form with the PCB design idea and expected timeline.
- Wait for the review – Experts will select participants based on their ideas, creativity, and past design experience.
- Shipping – Notification will be sent via email, and successful applicants will receive a free LattePanda MU kit and coupon code.
- PCBA fabrication – A separate email will be received from NextPCB to get started with the manufacturing of the free boards
- Submission – Share the completed project on the LattePanda Forum (This step might be optional, as you can also request DFRobot/NextPCB to sign an NDA to protect your intellectual property if needed)
Other terms and conditions can be found on the contest page.
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