I imagine there are products designed for signal amplification or conversion that don't require compute. I'm curious why you chose to use a Raspberry Pi? I assume it adds compute power, providing new functionality, but it's not excessive in terms of compute. Is my premise correct that there are products for signal amplification or conversion that don't need compute, and your product is unique because it includes a compute element? What does that compute element add, and what would be considered too much compute?

There are devices out there, like in the audio business. High-end audio stores have disk transports, which are like turntables with a laser, spindle, and case, outputting a coaxial or optical bitstream. You need a decoder for that bitstream, which then connects to a preamp. As an audio enthusiast, I enjoy shopping for and spending money on audio equipment. The Pi is a low-cost solution effective for our boards, even operating on a Raspberry Pi 3. We're up to Pi 5 now, but many customers use a Raspberry Pi 2. Our boards can run on a 2GB Raspberry Pi. From the HiFiBerry standpoint, for a high-performance, cost-effective audio solution, it's hard to beat a $45 Raspberry Pi plus our board and a power supply.

Maybe to make it simpler, if we abstract away competition and just talk about the market for use cases where a Tinker Board or a Raspberry Pi would be the right solution, is that a vast opportunity or a smaller one? Do you sense this is significant? It's just about your feeling; you don't need to figure it out right now. What's your feeling about this?

My gut tells me there's upside as manufacturing evolves with AI and new computing technology. I believe robotics and system controls will start making a significant impact going forward. If you have Elon Musk's phone number, call him because he'd have the answer to the PI question, I bet. Talk about a visionary; spending a day in his shoes would be enlightening. Yes, I'm reasonably bullish on the upside potential for PI. This is not financial advice, just my disclaimer. With more manufacturing becoming automated, PI and PI-centric solutions will likely become more popular, especially as the capability of the PI expands. More aftermarket manufacturers like HiFiBerry are attaching to it, and more production in manufacturing is becoming automated.