Information For Businesses
Are you a business interested in Espruino?
Here are some of the ways we already interact with businesses, but we're always willing to discuss new ideas. For any of the below, or to discuss your own business needs, email us at contact@espruino.com.
Customisation
Espruino devices can be customised for your needs in several ways:
- All products can be shipped with your software installed. Pixl.js and Bangle.js boot screens are also completely customisable.
- Silicone covers for Puck.js devices are available in white, red, green, yellow, blue and black and can be laser-etched with your company's logo for orders of 20pcs or more (for 500pcs custom colours and silk-screened logo are available).
- Custom Puck.js rear covers can be 3D-printed, for example for wrist bands
- Custom acrylic cases, surrounds and stands for Pixl.js and Bangle.js devices can be manufactured to order
- Existing product designs can be modified and produced in quantities of 200pcs or more
Espruinos for your Event/Conference
We can provide kits, customise or even design bespoke devices for your event. In the past we've provided smart/hackable badges and even watches that can display maps, announcements, and other up to date information.
Pixl.js devices can be supplied with branded perspex surrounds and lanyards at short notice.
Workshops, Talks and other material can be provided to work alongside the devices or kits.
Workshops and Talks
We can come to your company or event, provide all the required hardware and kits, and do talks and workshops on:
- Programming Microcontrollers with JavaScript
- Bluetooth Low Energy
- Creating IoT devices
- Creating devices to interface with your company's IoT services
Large Orders
If you are placing a large order you can make significant savings. Our bulk prices are shown at the bottom of this page, however if you are interested in buying a larger quantity or if you are likely to buy in bulk repeatedly, please contact us for a quote.
Espruino on your board
We offer a range of packages for businesses which sell microcontroller boards running Espruino, starting at £150 per month which includes:
- Listing your board on our Reference page and hosting JSON board description files.
- A dedicated page about your board on our website
- Up-to-date firmware for your board for each major release
- Continuous integration builds of firmware for your board for every commit on GitHub
Additional benefits that can be negotiated include use of the Espruino name, tutorials using your board on our website and/or YouTube, and/or support for your users with a dedicated section for your board on our forum. We can also offer automatic testing of continuous integration builds.
Consultancy
We offer specialist consultancy work at competitive rates including:
- bespoke changes or additions to the Espruino firmware
- prototyping services
- developing and/or consulting on bespoke boards for your business
Education / Charities
We may be able to offer discounts for orders for use in education or for other charitable purposes - please get in touch!
Advertising
Want to advertise on the Espruino site and support Espruino? Signing up for a $100/month Patreon tier will get you listed as a sponsor on the front page of espruino.com
Become a Distributor
We welcome new distributors of the Espruino boards and associated products. There is no agreement needed - just order more than 20 boards from us. We'll give you discounts (at the bottom of this page) based on the total number of boards ordered and will list you on the Espruino distributor page.
Support Espruino
The Espruino software is fully Open Source and all work maintaining and developing the software and online resources including the Tutorials and Examples, API Reference, Forum and Web IDE with graphical editor is funded by sales of the Espruino Boards.
We welcome corporate sponsors, either as one off donations or through Patreon contributions, to help ensure this work continues. For example a $100/month Patreon tier will get your logo listed as a sponsor on the front page of espruino.com.
For more information see espruino.com/Donate. If you wish us to do so, we can publish details of significant sponsorship through social media and on our website.