Quote from: philipma1957 on August 07, 2018, 07:44:13 PM

There now may be a delay on the larger FPGA The BCU-1525

I do not know how it affects the Acorn 215+ or another gear made by squirrels.

Note:

I read the issue was a specialty cap on the discord channel.

For tinfoil hat people I think Xilink has a major contract/relationship with you guessed it bitmain {not sure}

I guess if bitmain squeezed the supply chain here it means they thought this was good gear and are attacking them but thats a tinfoil hat theory.

Does not matter why the gear is held up only that it is held up.
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Quote from: mfurman on August 06, 2018, 10:02:55 PM

BCU-1525 delayed. I am wondering what would happen to Acorn release schedule

Quote from: ZedZedNova on August 07, 2018, 02:04:16 AM

Quote from: mfurman on August 06, 2018, 10:02:55 PM

BCU-1525 delayed. I am wondering what would happen to Acorn release schedule

The BCU was delayed by Xilinx who makes both the FPGAs and the board that is the BCU1525. Xilinx is delayed due to unavailability of other components used to make the BCU, not the actual FPGA itself. SQRL is facilitating the BCU orders, if I understand correctly, not making the boards.

Any project could be delayed if they needed the same components that Xilinx is waiting for, Acorn included.

Supply chain stuff is complicated, and most companies try to have multiple suppliers for most components to prevent this from happening. Sometimes there is only one supplier for a critical component, and that supplier has a problem, well, you are SOL. It's also not usually easy to get a new supplier online in a short period of time, especially if high volumes of components are needed. Not to mention those suppliers also have existing customers with contracts...

Quote from: danielchap on August 07, 2018, 06:25:46 AM

Quote from: mfurman on August 06, 2018, 10:02:55 PM

BCU-1525 delayed. I am wondering what would happen to Acorn release schedule

My guess is that it will get delayed too. A common delay cause is chip fabrication, which is shared amongst various manufacturers.

Quote from: mfurman on August 07, 2018, 06:37:16 PM

Once again, what really bothers me is that (regardless of what GPUHoarder suggested), I am not getting any responses to my questions from SQRL support. It is one thing to have some very smart people designing new system and the other (often neglected in Crypto world) providing a support structure of a company that deals with customers efficiently.

Hey Phil I understand your frustration as most (myself included) are frustrated when pre-order products are delayed, and I definitely understand your concern on only partial stats released w/ the acorns so far

However they are trying to bring a unique product, and per what they've said it is ultimately out of their control.

What would you suggest they do?

Also have you read this yet?

A link to their official press release for reference
http://squirrelsresearch.com/press-bcu-1525-delivery-delayed