Process: Components Off the Shelf
Designation: Main Battle Computer
Purpose: High-power portable computing with meso-scale build transparency and hardware hackability.
From High to Low:
- Commercially Available Components
- Performance
- Input/Output Devices
- Battery Life
- Aesthetics
- Mass
P — Preferred
A — Adequate
O — Optional
U — Unranked
Decision made
ntel NUC Skull Canyon NUC6i7KYK kit with 6th gen. Intel Core i7 processor, M.2 SSD Compatible, Dual DDR4 Memory Max 32GB with Intel Iris Pro graphics, Thunderbolt 3, No OS, Windows 10 Compatible, 45W TDP
Price: 649.99 USD
Decision made
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 32GB (2 x 16G) 260-Pin DDR4 SO-DIMM DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000) Laptop Memory Model F4-2133C15D-32GRS32 GiB DDR4
Price: 159.99 USD
Decision made
SAMSUNG 950 PRO M.2 512GB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V5P512BW512 GB m.2 SSD, Samsung NVMe
Price: 317.99 USD
Current choice
Adafruit Qualia 9.7" DisplayPort Monitor - 2048x1536 Resolution
Price: 224.95
Possible alternative
Price: 100-150 USD
P x2 Tenergy 12.8V 7Ah LiFePO4 Rechargeable Battery
P Tenergy 12.8V (4S) LiFePO4 Battery Pack Charger
Price: 320-350 USD
[TBA]
Price: [TBA]
DC-DC converter
Battery Management System (akin to e-bike?)
2 x 120 WHr LiFePo4 motorcylce battery 12 V -> 19 V voltage converter
~14 ga. wire with 5.5 mm/Outer Dimension, 2.5 mm/Inner Dimension barrel plug. Inner contact +19 (+-10%) V DC, shell GND, max current rating 10 A.
[TBA] Buffering capacitors, battery switchover system, simultaneous charge/discharge
Price: [TBA]
P Custom Axiom gull-wing split 44-key mechanical keyboard Current choice: 48 key 40% ortholinear Planck mechanical keyboard
Price: 100-150 USD
[TBA] Adapt Soradin marine headphones for computer stereo audio/microphone port.
Speakers
Price: [TBA]
Pelican 1400/1450
Price: 75-100 USD
Drone case (?)
Least Upper Bound: P 2020 USD