Summary of some known issues of «OpenBCI made in China»

Last Updated on February 19, 2024 by pg@petergamma.org

1. Mathias Andersen from Denmark ask in the www.OpenBCI.com forum about it:

Mathias Andersen from Denmark asked in the www.OpenBCI.com forum about cheap Chinese alternatives to OpenBCI – do they work?

2. The answer from William Croft in the www.OpenBCI.com forum:

«They have multiple hardware bugs. These have been reported by users both here on the Forum and in customer support.»

3. Peter Gamma from www.petergamma.org ask at www.petergamma.org about this:

• Did William Croft test these modules himself and found multiple hardware bugs? Multipe hardware bugs in thas sense that he ordered OpenBCI made in China modules which had issues, and has sent it back, got a replacement which had issues again, has sent it back, got a replacement, etc. until he gave it up since it was not worth it anymore since the shipping costs for replacements got too high?
• We know of no OpenBCI made in China users who report about it and are happy with those

4. Stellarpower had issues with the OpenBCI made in China WIFI shield:

How can Stellarpower from Scottland repair his 16 channel OpenBCI product with WIFI shield?

5. Jenelson had issues with with the communication between his OpenBCI module and his WIFI shield:

Hardware developer Jenelson with many years of experience had issues with with the communication between his OpenBCI module and his WIFI shield, how can he solve this?