Hey guys,
Another weekly update for all of you on the status of manufacturing and shipping. Thanks again for your patience as we close out fulfillment of pre-orders and transition to real time shipping. We acknowledge the process has not been without setbacks, so your understanding and support have been greatly appreciated as we work as quickly as possible to get you your Photons!
Our fulfillment center in the US received a batch of 3,000 Photons in matchbox packaging yesterday, and is expecting to receive another 6,900 units today. They should also receive all module finished goods today (P0 and P1). These goods should be shipping out to customers starting today or tomorrow. We’ll also be receiving all open Maker Kit orders in the next couple days (currently in transit), so Maker Ship fulfillment will also begin by the end of this week, continuing into early next week.
We’re expecting a third shipment of a little more than 4,000 units arriving at the beginning of next week, so we won’t be 100% finished with Photon-only fulfillment by the end of this week. In our pilot shield run, our manufacturer discovered that they had purchased incorrect parts for the Shield Shield, Power Shield, and the Internet Button. For the Shield Shield, it was an incorrect package for an NXP buffer part, for the Power Shield, it was an incompatible JST connector for the batteries we’re shipping, and for the Internet Button it was a through hole button part instead of a surface mount part. We expect that these purchasing issues will be resolved on short timelines, unlike the regulator issue, but it will cause a ~1 week delay for those accessories.
In summary, this is where we stand, and our updated projected fulfillment schedule as of 6/24:
Shipped to date: ~5K orders with Photons only (Matchbox, Photon Kit)
Shipping by end of this week: Additional 11K units with Photons, Maker Kits, and P0/P1 modules only
Shipping week of 6/29: All remaining orders with Photons only, Relay Shields, Programmer Shields
Shipping week of 7/6: All remaining orders with shields