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Bill of Materials — interactive checklist

Every purchase in the series, in one list. Check items off as you order — state persists in your browser (nothing leaves your device). The full "Notes / traps" for each part live in the chapter BoM tables: Doc 3, Doc 4, Doc 5.

Prices verified July 2026

All prices in the series were verified in July 2026 — re-check live prices when ordering. This is the docs' own pre-purchase-recheck rule (see Doc 7's risk register).

0/30 items
Doc 3 · Gimbal (~$185–290)
PartQtyEst.WhereWhy
2$60–120Amazon, RobotShop, dingsmotionusa.comThe smart pan/tilt actuators — select the -C (CAN) variant, ask for the mating cable
1$9–15Amazon, Adafruit, DigiKeySame chip as the fixture — everything learned transfers
2 (1+spare)$8AmazonThe CAN line driver — turns chip signals into the differential wire pair
few$1any resistor kitCAN bus termination
1$45–60Amazon (any 30 V/5 A unit)Powers the whole bench — the adjustable current limit is smoke insurance
1$20AmazonNon-negotiable — polarity check before every first power-up
1 kit$10AmazonSignals only — power never routes through it
1you own oneCharge-only cables are a classic trap
1 box$10AmazonConfirm sizes against the motor drawing
1$20–25AmazonLets your laptop eavesdrop on the bus — turns "nothing happens" into evidence
$20Amazon / local makerspaceFor stage 7's three frame parts — a makerspace or print service works
1$10hardware storeClamps the bare motor before its first move
1Real LED head comes from Doc 4

Doc 4 · LED bench (~$170–240)
PartQtyEst.WhereWhy
2$30 / ~$10 clonesAdafruit, AmazonThe PWM expanders — bridge the A0 jumper on board #2 (address 0x41)
4 (+1 spare)$10Adafruit #970, AmazonLets 3.3 V dimmer signals switch the 24 V tape channels
1$25–40AmazonFor the tape-pad wires and the address jumper
1$17.50sparkfun.comThe spotlight's 3-channel constant-current driver, PWM-dimmable
1$486BuyRite, LBC Lighting7 short zones ≈ 3.3 ft used — one spool covers everything with spare. Budget bench substitute: BTF 24 V CCT FCOB (~$30, 2-channel, no 1800 K)
1$15–25 (optics $3 ea)LEDSupplyThe spotlight payload — optics snap-swap in seconds, which is the beam-width experiment
1$8AmazonThe star cooks itself bare in under a minute — never run unmounted
1 pack$15Amazon, Home Depot24 V power distribution — high current stays off the breadboard
1$7AmazonCheap insurance on the 24 V rail
1$7.95pololu.com/product/2858Fixed 5 V, nothing to mis-adjust
$20AmazonSignal wiring on the breadboard; the heavier gauge carries the 24 V runs

Doc 5 · Per-room perception (~$120–320)
PartQtyEst.WhereWhy
1/room$80amcrest.comThe room's eyes — wide fixed lens, standard RTSP, one PoE cable, internet-isolated
opt.$185empiretech01.comNight matters — IR cameras output grayscale, degrading RGB-trained models
1/home$150–400AmazonCameras on their own VLAN with no internet route — privacy by construction
1~$10print it (calib.io generator)Registers each camera to the room scan — rigid and flat matters
1free–$App StoreOne-time room scan, ~1–3 cm accuracy — use Space Mode (LiDAR)
0–1$359 / $579store.orbbec.com, shop.luxonis.comBuy only after Tier-0 tracking measurably misses, not before
Already ownedRTX 6000 Blackwell box (runs all perception), the Doc 3/4 bench rig, Home Assistant + MQTT