{"id":1241,"date":"2013-01-07T08:40:59","date_gmt":"2013-01-07T16:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/upon2020.com\/blog\/?p=1241"},"modified":"2012-12-30T16:57:18","modified_gmt":"2012-12-31T00:57:18","slug":"my-raspberry-pi-pool-timer-project-bill-of-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upon2020.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/my-raspberry-pi-pool-timer-project-bill-of-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"My Raspberry Pi Pool Timer Project &#8212; Bill of Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Previously I discussed the <a href=\"\/blog\/2012\/12\/my-raspberry-pi-pool-timer-why\/\">the why<\/a> of this project, <a href=\"\/blog\/2012\/12\/my-raspberry-pi-pool-timer-selecting-the-parts\/\">the parts<\/a> I selected to build with, <a href=\"\/blog\/2012\/12\/my-raspberry-pi-pool-timer-setting-up-the-raspberry-pi\/\">setting up the Raspberry Pi<\/a> itself, the <a href=\"\/blog\/2012\/12\/my-raspberry-pi-pool-timer-electronic-assembly\/\">electronic assembly<\/a>, the <a href=\"\/blog\/2013\/01\/my-raspberry-pi-pool-timer-mechanical-assembly\">mechanical assembly<\/a> in the backyard, and the <a href=\"\/blog\/2013\/01\/my-raspberry-pi-pool-timer-software-rasptimer\">Rasptimer software<\/a> I wrote for it.)<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the project bill of materials, not counting things like that I replaced or improved &#8220;while I was it&#8221;, but just the ones core to the project:<\/p>\n<style>\ntable.cost td, table.cost th {\n    padding: 5px;\n    border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\n}\ntable.cost th {\n    text-align: center;\n}\ntable.cost td:nth-child(2) {\n    text-align: left;\n}\ntable.cost td:nth-child(1),\ntable.cost td:nth-child(3),\ntable.cost td:nth-child(4) {\n    text-align: right;\n}<\/style>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse\" class=\"cost\">\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Item and source<\/th>\n<th>Approx. cost<\/th>\n<th>Total<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Raspberry Pi Model B (from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newark.com\/jsp\/search\/productdetail.jsp?SKU=43W5302&#038;CMP=KNC-GPLA\">Newark<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>$35.00<\/td>\n<td>$35.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Wi-Pi USB adaptor (from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newark.com\/element14\/wipi\/module-wifi-usb-for-raspberry-pi\/dp\/07W8938\">Newark<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>$16.48<\/td>\n<td>$16.48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>4 GB SD Card (from Fry&#8217;s)<\/td>\n<td>$7.00<\/td>\n<td>$7.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Deltrol Relay 267F DPDT (from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinecomponents.com\/deltrol-controls-20607-81.html?p=11231769\">onlinecomponents.com<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>$14.16<\/td>\n<td>$28.32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Power supply 5V and 12V (from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparkfun.com\/products\/11296\">Sparkfun<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>$9.95<\/td>\n<td>$9.95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>MOSFET 30N06 (from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparkfun.com\/products\/10213\">Sparkfun<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>$0.95<\/td>\n<td>$1.90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>10K resistors (bought bag of 10 from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparkfun.com\/products\/10466\">Sparkfun<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>$0.95<\/td>\n<td>$0.95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1N4001 diode (from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparkfun.com\/products\/8589\">Sparkfun<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>$0.15<\/td>\n<td>$0.30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Prototyping board (from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparkfun.com\/products\/8811\">Sparkfun<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>$2.95<\/td>\n<td>$2.95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Aluminum enclosure (similar to this from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frys.com\/product\/1927924\">Fry&#8217;s<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>$20.69<\/td>\n<td>$20.69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Plastic enclosure to keep Wi-Pi out of the metal box and protected from weather (similar to this from <a href=\"www.frys.com\/product\/1285951\">Fry&#8217;s<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>$7.99<\/td>\n<td>$7.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Terminal wire connectors (from <a href=\"www.lowes.com\/pd_135862-12704-770311_4294722554__\">Lowe&#8217;s<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>$2.06<\/td>\n<td>$2.06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>micro-USB chord (from Fry&#8217;s)<\/td>\n<td>$1.99<\/td>\n<td>$1.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>USB extension chord (from Fry&#8217;s)<\/td>\n<td>$3.29<\/td>\n<td>$3.29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Custom front panel for control box (from <a href=\"http:\/\/ampmetals.com\/\">Advantage Metal Products<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>$20.00<\/td>\n<td>$20.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: left\">Various little odds and ends, like a few feet of 16-gage stranded wire, soldering material, screws, bolts, nuts<\/td>\n<td>$5.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">Total:<\/td>\n<td>$163.87<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Not a bad price. I note that Leslie&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lesliespool.com\/Home\/Pumps-and-Motors\/timers\/56725.html\">sells mechanical timers<\/a> for pump control at $77.99 each. If I had used those, I also would have had to pay for the custom faceplate, and the total would have been $175.98, which is slightly more. But with none of the <a href=\"\/blog\/2012\/12\/my-raspberry-pi-pool-timer-why\/\">goals that I set out<\/a> for the project, like remote control, or adaptive scheduling.<\/p>\n<p>Now all that&#8217;s left to do is to create a video showing the system in action&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Previously I discussed the the why of this project, the parts I selected to build with, setting up the Raspberry Pi itself, the electronic assembly, the mechanical assembly in the backyard, and the Rasptimer software I wrote for it.) 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