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It has been a busy year for us here at LZX! Here is the state of all current projects at the end of this past week.
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During the last half of Q2, ESG3, DSG3, and TBC2 hardware units have been assembled, but waiting for a production firmware release before shipping begins. We finished those releases this past week and all three modules are now being beta tested in house with release candidate firmware. If everything continues to look good, we’ll start shipping in July. This is a final testing phase for the firmware/hardware (after many before it), so we expect it will go smoothly.
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DWO3 needed another PCB revision after the one we thought was production ready. We have revised some performance critical components of the design that will have been well worth it in the end. We will be entering production on this module in July if our first articles of this next revision look OK.
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With these projects out of the way in R&D, we can finish finalizing the Chromagnon hardware/firmware. We have built our way to this point carefully by redesigning a large portion of the device around a subassembly that will help us navigate the current electronics supply chain with less risk. This has taken more time up front, but will make the final part of the job, and the transition into production/fulfillment, go much more smoothly. So expect to see some news about Chromagnon hardware in August.
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There are five new utility modules ready for Gen3 that the workshop got moving during their wait for ESG3/DSG3/TBC2 firmware releases. We will have initial quantities of some of these modules available for sale this week. The modules are Sum/Dist, Proc, Matte, Keychain, and Stairs. We won’t be accepting preorders or backorders on these new modules, so when you see them up for sale, it will be after the listed inventory count is boxed and ready to ship. There may be some availability gaps due to our need to prioritize preordered products, but that should only be temporary while preorders are being fulfilled.
We’re nearing the end of a very long journey with R&D since 2018. On a personal level I’m excited to focus on wrapping up some loose end firmware projects, writing more user docs, and getting back in touch with the community.
Please let me know if you have any questions, and thank you for continuing to support us no matter the weather.
Best,
Lars & Team
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