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This wiki documents the hardware and software used in the current Sonic Kayaks setup.
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Complete setup on a Raspberry Pi image. [email contact@thentrythis.org for a link] Burn this to an sdcard (16Mb or more) see documentation here on how to do this on various operating systems. You can also install the system via this Git repo on a clean Raspbian OS. -
USB stick files unzip this in the root of your USB stick. This is used to store all the sensor and GPS data (inside sonickayak/logs/) as well as the samples and pure data audio scripts - these are stored here so they are easier to tweak than if they were on the sdcard.
- Crimp tool [£30]
- Soldering iron and solder [£20-£150]
- Heat gun (if possible, use soldering iron carefully if not) [£30]
- Liquid electrical tape [£13.00]
- Sewing machine [£200]
- Wire cutters/stripper [£20]
- Strip board track cutting tool (or small drill bit) [£5]
- Heavy duty knife for trimming the strip board [£2]
- Multimeter for testing [£30]
- Clear nail varnish [£2]
- Misc drills for waterproof glands and wood frame [£5]
- Jigsaw for wood frame [£30]
Tools for writing sdcards and setting up the software:
- Linux laptop or something you can run SSH on to run commands and edit files on the Raspberry Pi, and write sdcards with.
- USB cable for programming the Arduino
| Item | Part | Notes | Quantity | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mini-PV crimp connectors | Common | 100 | £10.00 | |
| Mini-PV connector shells | Common | 10 each of 4X1 and 3X1 sizes required | 20 | £2.00 |
| Heat shrink 2.4mm | Common | 1.2m | £1.50 | |
| Heat shrink 6.4mm | Common | 1.2m | £2.43 | |
| Sensor cable | Common | 4 Core, 26 AWG, 0.14 mm² | 50m | £15.29 |
| Strip board | Interface | 1 | £1.27 | |
| Indicator LED | Interface | 1 | £0.11 | |
| Resistors | Interface | 10KΩ,4.7KΩ, 2X100Ω - price is for 230 piece resistor kit | 1 | £2.37 |
| 15 way header socket | Interface | 2 | £0.68 | |
| 3/4 way header pins | Interface | Price for 36 way strip | 1 | £0.32 |
| Thin insulated single core wire | Interface | 1m | £0.26 | |
| Arduino Nano | Interface | 1 | £4.28 | |
| DX Waterproof DS18B20 temperature sensor | Thermometer Sensor | 1 | £3.00 | |
| White Clear Lens 3mm LED 3000mcd 20mA | Turbidity Sensor | 1 | £0.35 | |
| Light Dependent Resistor (LDR) | Turbidity Sensor | 8k-24k 1M dark resistance. 5mm diameter | 1 | £0.34 |
| Plasticine | Turbidity Sensor | 1 | £3.50 | |
| PVA mould release agent | Turbidity Sensor | £3.47 | ||
| Resin | Turbidity Sensor | 1 | £16.97 | |
| Tubular nylon webbing | Turbidity Sensor | 2.5cm wide | 3m | £1.95 |
| Nylon webbing (not tubular) | Turbidity Sensor | 2.5cm wide | 32cm | £0.72 |
| Velcro (both fluffy and hooked sides) | Turbidity Sensor | 2.5cm wide | 2m long | £3.32 |
| Wood dowel | Turbidity Sensor | 9mm diameter | 185cm long | £2.88 |
| Polyester thread | Turbidity Sensor | Recycled | 1 | £1.95 |
| Black Sugru | Turbidity Sensor | Pack of 3 | £7.99 | |
| Silicone sealant | Turbidity Sensor | Transparent | 1 tube | £10.00 |
| Small cable ties | Turbidity Sensor | If you're using plumbing pipe instead of the 3D printed tube | 100 | included elsewhere |
| Turbidity tube | Turbidity Sensor | Plumbing pipe version | 1 | £2.00 |
| Turbidity tube | Turbidity Sensor | Custom 3D printed version with end caps (Shapeways) | 1 | £212.00 |
| Air Particulate "nostrils" housing | Air Particulate Sensor | Custom 3D printed housing (Shapeways) | 1 | £91.54 |
| PMS7003 sensor | Air Particulate Sensor | 1 | £24.26 | |
| Adapter for air sensor | Air Particulate Sensor | 1 | £2.02 | |
| Ultimate Ears Megaboom 3 bluetooth speaker | Speaker | 1 | £140.00 | |
| DolphinEar DE-PRO balanced hydrophone | Hydrophone | 1 | £280.00 | |
| Tascam iXZ Pre-amp | Hydrophone | 1 | £49.99 | |
| USB sound card | Hydrophone | 1 | £10.99 | |
| Small cable ties | Hydrophone | 100 | £0.76 | |
| Small fishing weight | Hydrophone | 1 | £0.55 | |
| Ply | Housing | 3mm thick, ~A4 sheet | 1 | £3.95 |
| Bopla Bocube | Housing | 271 x 170 x 90mm | 1 | £47.54 |
| Index Marine DR1 gland | Housing | 1 | £36.35 | |
| Index Marine DG20 gland | Housing | 1 | £39.91 | |
| M4x16 nuts, bolts, washers | Housing | 7 | £26.10 (max) | |
| Eye plates | Housing | 6mm | 2 | £2.98 |
| Ublox NEO-M8N GPS ?? | GPS | 1 | £34.99 | |
| Nylon webbing | Straps | 25mm wide, 2m | 1 | £2.00 |
| Metal D-rings | Straps | 25mm | 6 | £5.10 |
| Carbine hooks | Straps | 40-60mm | 6 | £15.00 |
| Tension locks | Straps | 25mm | 3 | £2.25 |
| Raspberry Pi | Common | Model 3B (newer models are too energy intensive | 1 | £32.00 |
| SDCard | Common | 16Gb | 1 | £7.00 |
| USB stick | Common | 32Gb (for storing sensor data) | 1 | £4.97 |
| USB battery | Common | Anker "Astro E1" 5200mAh | 1 | £13.99 |