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Table 1 List of main parts used to build ScintPi 2.0 and 3.0 and approximate costs

From: ScintPi 2.0 and 3.0: low-cost GNSS-based monitors of ionospheric scintillation and total electron content

Part

Approximate cost (US$)

ScintPi 2.0

ScintPi 3.0

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B + 

35.00

35.00

64 GB micro-SD card

15.00

15.00

Raspberry Pi power supply

8.00

8.00

Raspberry Pi case

11.00

11.00

Micro USB cable (Receiver to Raspberry Pi)

10.00

10.00

u-blox SparkFun GPS Breakout—NEO-M9N

65.00

 

u-blox SparkFun GPS Breakout—ZED-F9P

 

275.00

GNSS Antenna*

155.00

155.00

Coaxial cable and connectors (Antenna to Receiver)

55.00

55.00

Approximate total cost of parts

354.00

564.00

  1. Note that the price of GNSS antennas can vary significantly, from only a few 10 s to 1000 s of US$. The price listed here is for a GNSS antenna made by Abracon LLC (model AEAGMK148060-S1575), which we successfully used in our installs of ScintPi 2.0 and 3.0