Thank you for your continuous help and support as always.
From December 2nd , we plan to update the Cloud pricing system.
We provid Cloud connection as standard.
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Overview
1. We provid Cloud connection as standard
All devices that we sell as “official devices *” (including devices that have already been sold) will provide a standard connection to the cloud.
Your device will be updated automatically. (You don’t need any operation or work)
– Migration of devices that are on sale (sold)
All Official devices automatically update their functions.
| Products | ・obniz Board(Basic or Hobby Lite) ・M5StickC（obnizOS+Hobby Lite） |
| Until 12/1 | 12/2 or later |
|---|---|
| Basic | There are no changes to the available functions.(*1) |
| Hobby Lite（obniz Board / M5StickC） | The license restrictions will be removed and the connection to the cloud will be applied automatically. Connection via the cloud, block program, Python, etc. will be available as standard. |
*1 Commercial use functionality will be lost.Please contact us if you wish to continue using the service. ※License 90-day trial benefits and license cards bundled with Kit products are invalid after 12/2.
– Pause new sales of current official device [compatible with Hobby Lite] and resume sales of old products
Official devices for Hobby Lite license will be discontinued on December 1, 2019.
From December 2nd, the resale of obniz Board (Basic license) will start.
*Your Hobby Lite devices can continue to be used
2. New user plan
After December 2, 2019, the user plan will be applied to each user’s account.
About User Plans
By default, all users are Lite users.
Depending on the user plan, you will be charged a cloud usage fee for each device you use.
– Cloud usage fee
| Official Devises | other Devices | |
|---|---|---|
| Lite | 0 yen | 150 yen / month per Devise |
| Business | 350 yen / month per Devise | 500 yen / month per Devise |
| 対象デバイス |
・obniz Board ・M5StickC [Hobby Lite] 
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Devices that install and use obnizOS, such as M5Stack and DevkitC.
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– You can freely switch and add devices to use.
Depending on your usage, you can select the billing target for the required number of units per month.(Switch between Active / Inactive for each device)
- Depending on the number of devices used in the month, you will be charged for the next month.
- You can freely switch and add devices to use.
Hobby / Pro license owner
After 12/2, the functions that can be used will not change, and you can use them as they are until the contract date.
If you have purchased a Hobby or Pro license by November 2019, After the license is abolished (December)-Credits that can be used for the period will be granted to the account so that it can be used as contracted.
| Before | After | |
| Hobby | 1500yen / year Contract by device | Transition to Lite user 150 yen / month per Devise (Credits corresponding to the remaining usage period are granted per device with a Hobby license) |
| Pro | 5500yen / year Contract by device | Transition to Business user 500 yen / month per Devise (Credits corresponding to the remaining usage period are granted per device with a Pro license) |
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Please contact us if you would like a refund.
3. [Notice] New product “obniz Board 1Y”
We will start selling the new official device “obniz Board 1Y” with new functions. (The release date is undecided)
For details on obniz Board 1Y, please check the following page.
Contact us
If you have any questions, please contact the following.