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The bill of materials below is the authoritative v2 design target for the Convergent Shoreline Node. Wiring, firmware, and calibration references are in preparation; their repositories are not yet published.

Bill of materials · v2

Convergent Shoreline Node

First-unit target $715; settling near $675 at quantity ten and up. Prices are engineering estimates, not quotes.

ComponentFunctionUSD
RAK4631-C + RAK19007nRF52840 + SX1262 core + base board35
915 MHz antennaLoRaWAN uplink8
OSRAM LH CP7P 617 nm LEDphycocyanin excitation4
OSRAM LD CQ7P 470 nm LEDchlorophyll-a excitation4
Semrock FF01-655/40-25emission bandpass filter55
Semrock FF01-685/40-25emission bandpass filter55
VEMD5060X01 photodiode ×2fluorescence detection4
Atlas EZO-pHlab-grade pH149
Atlas EZO-EClab-grade conductivity149
DFRobot SEN0189turbidity25
DS18B20water temperature2
Sensirion SPS30particulate matter35
Bosch BME688VOC / meteorology8
OPA2328 TIA ×2transimpedance amplifier4
MCP3561 24-bit ADCfluorescence digitization4
DS3231 RTCtimekeeping4
Si2302 MOSFET ×6sensor power gating3
Passives (LCSC)resistors, caps, connectors12
TI BQ24650MPPT solar charge controller4
6V / 5W solar panelharvesting14
EVE LF18650 LiFePO4 ×2cold-tolerant storage14
Polycase WC-24FIP68 enclosure22
McMaster 9224T12copper anti-fouling mesh8
M16 cable glands ×5watertight entry15
Stainless hardwaremounting18
JLCPCB PCBcustom carrier board12
Hand assemblylabour, per unit80
Subsystem split

Where the cost lives

Hydrochemistry · $351

The Atlas EZO probes dominate. They are also the easiest line to cut for configurations that don't need lab-grade pH/EC.

Optical · $122

The Semrock bandpass filters are the cost driver and the part most responsible for valid fluorescence readings.

Build & labour · $92

Hand assembly plus PCB. The line that falls fastest with volume and a panelized board.

In preparation

Documentation not yet published

Wiring

Pin-out and harness diagrams for the carrier board. Drafting in progress.

Firmware

Duty-cycle state machine, LoRaWAN join, store-and-forward, TF Lite Micro inference. Repository unpublished.

Calibration

Rhodamine fluorescence, NIST conductivity and pH, and particulate challenge procedures. Being written.