Re:ZSWatch – The Open Source Zephyr Based Smartwatch
by bloggie on Saturday January 14, 2023 @10:53PM
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nrf52 - $7
Display - $5
Accel - $3
Pulse ox - $12
Haptic driver - $1
Haptic motor - $1
spi flash - $2
Battery charger - $5
Battery LVC - $2
Battery - $3
Buttons - $3
Passives and such - $10
PCB - $25
Total - $79
Prices from octopart and some quick guessing, shipping not included. PCB would be the first to come down in price with even a small quantity, $25 is probably an underestimation with qty=1. Passives and friends can also go up quickly depending on design. There is also an SMT antenna present that could cost a few bucks.
Re:ZSWatch – The Open Source Zephyr Based Smartwatch
by _Microft on Saturday January 14, 2023 @11:14PM
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JLCPCB should still have special offers for 4-layer PCBs up to 50mm tall and wide. It might be that you can get five boards made for less than 10€/$. I’ll check later.
Edit: yes, $2 for five pieces of 6-layer, 1.2mm thickness PCBs with ENIG surface finish. Unbelievable, isn’t it? 4-layer, 0.8mm, are possible for a few dollars more if thickness matters a lot (only leadfree HASL, though).
I would expect the display (at $5 +s/h) would dominate the cost, but the processor and ram could, too, if it's like building a PC