Seekat part list

[table width=”700px”]PART,SUPPLIER,PART NO.(link) ,PRICE (as of 9/14), QTY, SUBTOTAL

AD5764 Eval board,  Digikey,  EVAL-AD5764EBZ-ND, $98.75, 2, $197.50

ADUM4160 USB isolator, Digikey, EVAL-ADUM4160EBZ-ND, $66.50, 1, $66.50

D-SUB cable (for power), Digikey, AE9869-ND, $3.00, 1, $3.00

D-SUB/ terminal block bulkhead adaptor, Digikey, 277-2668-ND, $22.07, 1 ,$22.07

Indicator lights – bicolor, Digikey, 558-3001-007F, $2.86, 1, $2.86

3 position .100” terminal block, Digikey, A98334-ND, $1.99, 3, $5.97

2 position .100” terminal block, Digikey, A98333-ND, $1.55, 3, $4.65

Right angle header, Digikey, S1112EC-40-ND, $0.74, 1, $0.74

Straight header, Digikey,S1012EC-40-ND, $0.56, 1, $0.56

Enclosure, Par-metal, 14-19101B, $151.00, 1, $151.00

6” BNC/SMB bulkhead cable, Amazon, (link),$6.00, 8, $48.00

Jumper wire, Amazon, (link), $9.45, 1, $9.45

Arduino UNO, Amazon, (link),$23.11, 1, $23.11

6” USB-A to USB-B cable, Amazon, (link) ,$4.67, 2, $9.34

USB-A to USB-B feedthrough, L-com, ECF504-UAB, $6.25, 1, $6.25

5/15/15 Triple output power supply, Acopian, 51515T6A, $315.00, 1, $315.00

Seekat Arduino shield,OSHPark, link, $23.30, 1/3, $7.76

 

Total, , , , , $873.76

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A significant fraction of the cost comes from the power supply, the enclosure, and the USB isolator. If cost is a more important concern that noise (the differences may be minor) and appearance (the differences may not be minor), almost $500 can be saved by eliminating the USB isolator and finding lower cost alternatives for the enclosure and power supply, such as this very inexpensive switching power supply: Mean Well RT-65C. Noise measurements using Acopian vs. Mean Well power supplies showed a slightly higher 1 kHz peak (~few hundred nV/√Hz) for the cheaper Mean Well power supply but no other differences.