Part of the issue has been chip quality… particularly trying to get silicon die chips from factories that fit into glass… they basically ship trash out and it’s not been a good experience for us or our customers.
The other issue is range… these chips are Chinese clones of IP protected products and they are not made to be power efficient… so packing them into glass with a tiny antenna coil considerably reduces their utility. I personally tried to use one of our xM1+ chips with a real-world system and could not get the xM1+ chip to read at the terminals because of chip performance with such a small antenna.
I am exploring a possible approach that will solve both problems… a flexM1+ …
I took this chip from a working device that has been through Q/A in China… so I am hoping the reliability of it is much greater than the die chips I was getting for the xM1+
At this point it is just a prototype… I still need to test function and gather materials to manufacture it… the antenna structure needs adjustment… I need to see if I can reduce the size of the antenna a bit… I need to source more chips… there is no timeline yet, this is a back burner project… but just be aware it’s coming. I may need to assess the number of people who want this soon though, before I go buying parts… so look for a pre-order opportunity.