[TriEmbed] Dash FCC info and model corrections

[Michael Monaghan]

Shane,

If I understand correctly the Amazon IoT button has different hardware than
the Dash button, including a "user replaceable" battery.  The firmware is a
bit different as well.  Of course at $20 a pop, one has a little different
expectations.

Mike

On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 10:43 PM, Shane Trent via TriEmbed <
triembed at triembed.org> wrote:

> Amazon's IoT Service claims that the Dash Button is good for 1000 presses.
>
> On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 9:34 PM Pete Soper via TriEmbed <
> triembed at triembed.org> wrote:
>
>> After taking one apart from the "top down" I'm pretty sure the bottom
>> plastic of a rev 2 can be cut away with no affect on the usability, but
>> exposing the battery holder for easy replacements. You would do this right
>> after the first battery pooped out. :-)
>>
>>
>> -Pete
>>
>>
>> On 07/25/2016 09:07 AM, Shane Trent wrote:
>>
>> Great Dash Button tear-down with information about the rev2 design with
>> Atmel chip. I seems that rev2 has a low capacity battery but should last
>> twice as many button pushes (500 vs 250) because each transmit is shorter
>> so it uses less power.
>>
>> https://mpetroff.net/2016/07/new-amazon-dash-button-teardown-jk29lp/
>>
>> Shane
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 24, 2016 at 9:38 PM Pete Soper via TriEmbed <
>> triembed at triembed.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I mistakenly wrote:
>>>
>>>    (playdoh are 29s, solidgold, gatorade, and chlorox are 76s). I took
>>> one of the heavier
>>>
>>> This is backwards. My playdoh ones are model 76 and the others 29. But
>>> with the move to "rev 2" it's likely random whether you get one or the
>>> other, with the 76 only in the less popular buttons that haven't turned
>>> over, I would guess.
>>>
>>> Also, my search of the FCC records was messed up. The JK76PL rev 1
>>> files are here
>>> <https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&RequestTimeout=500&calledFromFrame=N&application_id=wU3P4tmvvtCJ8RtayC%2Fi9w%3D%3D&fcc_id=2ACBE-0610>
>>> and the JK29LP rev 2 here
>>> <https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&RequestTimeout=500&calledFromFrame=N&application_id=dxg92UFnj11r21%2BxCAQtiQ%3D%3D&fcc_id=2AETK-1013>
>>> .
>>>
>>> -Pete
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