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Bill of Materials for Polycase Design

Please note: Prices are listed in USD and are subject to change based on market value and availability.

Parts Function Cost URL
Boron LTE CAT-M1 (NorAm) with EtherSIM (BRN404X) Microcontroller, cell modem, power management $65.31 https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/particle-industries-inc/BRN404X/17632424
Antenna (included in above) Cellular communications
MB7092 XL-MaxSonar-WRMA1 Distance sensor $99.95 https://www.adafruit.com/product/1137
Adalogger FeatherWing - RTC + SD Add-on For All Feather Boards Data storage board $8.95 https://www.adafruit.com/product/2922
Stacking header pins for FeatherWing Stack Boron on FeatherWing $1.95 https://www.adafruit.com/product/2940
ML-24F Outdoor NEMA Enclosure Enclosure $14.24 https://www.polycase.com/ml-24f
FormLabs Clear Resin V4 Chassis to secure internal parts using $150 per L https://formlabs.com/store/materials/clear-resin-v4/
Rounded Head Thread-Forming Screws for Brittle Plastic, 18-8 Stainless Steel, #4-24 1/4" long Mounting chassis to Polycase $5.29 per 100; $0.2116 per 4 https://www.mcmaster.com/97349A415/
18-8 Stainless Steel Socket Head Screw M2.5x0.45mm Thread, 18mm long Mounting Boron + FeatherWing and antenna frame to chassis $15.75 per 50; $1.26 per 4 https://www.mcmaster.com/91292A028/
18-8 Stainless Steel Hex Nut M2.5x0.45mm Thread, 2mm height Receive chassis screws $6.45 per 100; $0.258 per 4 https://www.mcmaster.com/91828A113/
SD/MicroSD Memory Card (8 GB SDHC) Data storage $9.95 https://www.adafruit.com/product/1294
3-pin cable Power, ground, and analog signal to/from sonar $0.95 https://www.adafruit.com/product/4721
5 Watt 5 Volt 35Wh Solar System Solar charging $99.00 https://voltaicsystems.com/5-watt-5-volt-35wh-solar-system/
USB A to Micro-B cable Splice to solar panel power for Boron USB connection $2.95 https://www.adafruit.com/product/592
Cable gland for 0.08"-0.24" Cord OD Waterproof cable entry $2.45 https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/lapp/S2209/11200603
1/2" x 520" PTFE pipe tape Tape threads on distance sensor $1.68 per roll https://www.homedepot.com/p/William-H-Harvey-Company-1-2-in-x-520-in-White-PTFE-Tape-177333/100025685
Loctite Epoxy Marine Glue hex nuts to chassis, seal holes $5.88 per 25 mL https://www.loctiteproducts.com/products/central-pdp.html/loctite-epoxy-marine/SAP_0201OIL029V5.html
Cell plan (for now: Particle's Free Plan) Cloud data management $0.00 [INSERT LINK]
Approx. cost per sensor unit ~312 USD

Adafruit wishlist: http://www.adafruit.com/wishlists/589193 Digi-Key wishlist: https://www.digikey.com/en/mylists/list/3G4W9NENB6 Please note: These wishlists may need to be udpated as design changes progress.