http://forums.leaflabs.com/topic.php?id=1297 A place to share, learn, and grow... en-US Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:24:02 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://forums.leaflabs.com/search.php http://forums.leaflabs.com/topic.php?id=1297#post-7851 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:31:58 +0000 bubulindo 7851@http://forums.leaflabs.com/ <p>Freelance... I'm not quite used to that. </p> http://forums.leaflabs.com/topic.php?id=1297#post-7842 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:39:55 +0000 gbulmer 7842@http://forums.leaflabs.com/ <p>bubulindo -</p> <blockquote><p>Know where I can find such a job?</p> </blockquote> <p>Monster.com, etc?</p> <p>I did an ad-hoc check last November, and in the UK, experienced freelance hardware engineers charged about £240/day, over $360/day. So I am allowing more than 70% for self-employment expenses. Competent software engineers earn similar salaries, and demonstrably good ones, much more. Competent off-shore software engineers could cost customers $200/day 5 years ago (I was in that business).</p> <p>AFAIK, employment statistics indicate there is a shortage of experienced, competent engineers in the UK. </p> http://forums.leaflabs.com/topic.php?id=1297#post-7838 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:58:05 +0000 bubulindo 7838@http://forums.leaflabs.com/ <p>"I'd expect a competent engineer to earn over $200/day, for an 8 hour day."</p> <p>Know where I can find such a job? </p> http://forums.leaflabs.com/topic.php?id=1297#post-7825 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:26:28 +0000 gbulmer 7825@http://forums.leaflabs.com/ <p>Thomas Jespersen - An STM32F4-DISCOVERY is $17.83<br /> <a href="http://www2.mouser.com/ProductDetail/STMicroelectronics/STM32F4DISCOVERY/?qs=J2qbEwLrpCGdWLY96ibNeQ%3d%3d" rel="nofollow">http://www2.mouser.com/ProductDetail/STMicroelectronics/STM32F4DISCOVERY/?qs=J2qbEwLrpCGdWLY96ibNeQ%3d%3d</a><br /> Say there is postage and packing too, maybe $20.</p> <p>I'd expect a competent engineer to earn over $200/day, for an 8 hour day.<br /> So you are offering <strong>one chance</strong> to win the equivalent of 4/5ths of an hour, or 48 minutes of work!</p> <p>Let's say there are 100 ideas, so an entrant has a probability of 1/100th of winning that 4/5ths of an hour.</p> <p>It doesn't sound compelling to me, but that is just me.<br /> It might be okay for someone who can't build their idea.</p> <p>Who owns the idea?<br /> Who owns the results?<br /> Does the person who proposed the idea get a built product?<br /> What if the product takes off, what fraction of revenue does the provider of the idea get? </p> http://forums.leaflabs.com/topic.php?id=1297#post-7824 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:21:26 +0000 Thomas Jespersen 7824@http://forums.leaflabs.com/ <p>Are you interested in winning a free STM32F4DISCOVERY kit?<br /> The kit is made by STMicroelectronics and contains their new STMF4 microcontroller with a Cortex-M4 core with FPU and better performance.</p> <p>If you are going around with a good idea for an electronics project with some kind of microprocessor then write the idea to us - the category/theme doesn't matter!<br /> We will then select the best idea and idea owner will get a free kit. In the meanwhile we will try to complete the project and upload details, pictures and source codes.</p> <p>You can read more about the contest, the rules and which mail you should send your ideas to at our blog: <a href="http://blog.tkjelectronics.dk/2012/01/project-idea-contest-win-a-stm32f4discovery-kit/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.tkjelectronics.dk/2012/01/project-idea-contest-win-a-stm32f4discovery-kit/</a> </p>