Parts list and suppliers

Required (see alternative section below)

CPU: Ampro's 100Mhz 486 CPU PC/104 core module kit Suggest at least 8M RAM. 16M comfortable.
DISPLAY: Private Eye HUD and PC/104 display driver
DISK: 1.35G 2.5" Toshiba MK1301MAV
CASE: ETI's Half Cube with IO panel
KEYBOARD: HandyKey's one-handed, chording Twiddler with mouse
CARRYING SATCHEL: Ampac model 1020
DC to DC power converter: Datel's UWR-5/3000-D for 4.5-13.2V use which is 1 12V lead battery or 1 7.2V lithium. If planning for more voltage, say several lithiums in series for more battery life, see alternative section.
CLOCK BATTERY: Tadiran TL-5242-W or equivalent 3.6V battery computer clock batteries.
MAIN BATTERY (choose one):
- Lead (heavy, cheap): Panasonic LC-R123R4PU 12V 3.4 Ahr gel cells (2.34 lbs or ~1kg). Basically any 12VDC lead battery is appropriate. For convenience, generally want 3 (one home, one work, one running) Charger: PowerSonic PSC12500A or equivalent. About 10hrs
- Lithium (Very light, expensive): Sony NP-F730 or NP-F930 (50% bigger) Generally want 2 (10 hrs on 730) running at any given time, for a total of 6 for convenience (one set home, one set work, one set running). Charger: Sony BC-V500 Connectors: ITT Pomona 3690 Mini Banana plug male Allied part number 885-4513 or 885-3276 (short or long post) or 885-3690 / 885-3691 for black or red solder type.

Needed for setup

Keyboard with AT (old, larger) style connector or adapter (Twiddler comes with keyboard adapters)

Recommended for setup

PC/104 VGA card and VGA monitor
CD-ROM or floppy drive for software installation
12VDC power supply capable of at least 1A of current

Misc. parts

STRANDED red and black wire. Around 20 gauge.
Standard male and female banana jacks. Pass-throughs useful to have for mobile peripherals.
Black and red duct tape.

Tools

Soldering iron
Solder sucker
Voltmeter
Helping hands
Assorted screwdrivers, wire cutters/strippers, etc.

Recommended peripherals and potentially useful parts

Dlink DE620 parallel port ethernet adapter
Sierra Wireless PocketPlus 110 wireless modem
Toshiba adapter for hooking 2.5" hard drives to desktop computers.

Other PC/104 boards we standardly use

Diamond Systems Crystal-MM sound board. Sound blaster Pro compatible. 44Khz 16bit In/Out. MIDI control.
Adjeco ANDI-FG video digitizer Motorola 56001 DSP on-board that can be used as a parallel processor. 3 selectable svideo inputs. Been having trouble on the 100Mhz CPU boards, but older 50Mhz seems OK.
See also the PC/104 section

Alternatives to above (for the more adventuresome)

CPU
DISK
DC to DC CONVERTER: Datel UWR-5/4000-D12 (9-36V in, 4A)- untested or ST GS-R405/2 (9-40V in, 4A)-tested but obsolete.
DISPLAY
CASE
NETWORK

WARNING: All prices are approximate and are subject to change at the manufacturer's whim. Please, call them to check their prices before budgeting.

American Advantech Corp.
750 East Arques Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Telephone: (408) 245-6678
Fax: (408) 245-8268
Item #PCM-3510
PC 104 Super VGA Module
$200.00

Allied Electronics
lithium battery banana plugs: ITT Pomona 3690 Mini Banana plug male
Allied part number 885-4513 or 885-3276 (short or long)
 Web Page

Ampac
(you'll probably have to go through a local distributer...none in Boston)
17300 redhill ave.
suite 100
irving CA 92614
415 952 8395
fax 1 888 881 8338

Ampro Computers, Inc.
990 Almanor Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Telephone: (408) 522-2100
Fax: (408) 720-1305
                                                                     

Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile
600 Unicorn Park Dr.
Woburn, MA 01801
Telephone: (800) 538-4747
Sierra Distributer
Item #SRA0010002
Sierra Wireless POC Plus


Datel, Inc.
11 Cabot Blvd.
Mansfield, MA 02048
Telephone: (508) 339-3000
Fax: (508) 339-6356
Item #UWR-5/3000-D5
Direct Current to Direct Current (DC to DC) Converter.


Diamond System Corp.
450 San Antonio Rd.
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Telephone: (800) 36-PC104
or local (415) 813-1100
Item #GXD-702078
Crystal-MM Sound Blaster Card
$250


Digi-Key Corp.
701 Brooks Ave. South
Thief River Falls, MN 56701-0677
Telephone: (800) 344-4539
Item #P172 (LC-R123R4PU)
12V 3.4AH Sealed Lead Acid Battey
$50.00


Enclosure Technologies, Inc.
256 Airport Industrial Dr.
Ypsilanti, MI 48198
Telephone: (734) 481-2200  
Fax: (734) 481-0557
Item # 5504-00R
Half-Cube with I/O Panel, 5504, R. A.
$100


HandyKey
141 Mount Sinai Ave.
Mount Sinai, NY 11766
Telephone: (516) 474-4405
Fax: (516) 474-3760
Twiddler
$200


Jabra Corp.
9191 Town Center Dr. Number 330
San Diego, CA 92122
Telephone: (800) 327-2230
$49.95


Megafix, Inc.
1933 O'Toole Ave., Building A-107
San Jose, CA 95131
(408) 955 9433
Item #MK1301MAV
1.35 Gig, 2.5" Toshiba Hard Drive
$265.00


Thomas Blackadar
Personal Electronic Devices, Inc.
212 Worcester St.
Wellesley Ma. 02181
781-237-6667
PED is selling (at cost) a kit for using the Reflection-Tech P5 display on wearables.


Phoenix Group, Inc.
204 Terminal Dr.
Plainview, New York 11803
Telephone: (516) 951-2700
Fax: (516) 349-1926
HUD 1 Private Eye With PC104 card (Item #300054-2 rev.A (PC/104 HUD PWA modified))
$1,200
HUD 1 Private Eye alone
$750
Make sure they sell you the 720x280 Private Eye and not any of the
"improved" displays.


Radio Shack
A Division of Tandy
1-800-

Standard Electronics
215 John Glenn Dr.
Buffalo, NY 14228
1-800-333-1519
BCV-500 Sony lithium battery charger $125
NP-F730 Sony 40Whr lithium battery $110
Alternative source is .Tweeter Etc. 


Toshiba Direct
2130 Townline Rd.
Peoria, IL 61615
Telephone: (800) 678-4373
HD002KU2.5 install kit for 2.5" Hard Drive
less than $20


Trilogic, Inc.
301 Ballardvale St., Suite 3
Wilmington, MA 01887-1062
Telephone: (978) 658-3800
Ampro Distributer for Northeastern US, ask for Lori Hanning (lori@trilogic.com)


 Item #CM2-4DI-Q-71: CoreModule 4DXi, 100MHz, 4MB Ram, $744
 Item #RAM-CMM-Q-03: 12MB RAM Module (for total of 16M), $370
 Item #CM2-4DI-K-00: Core Module Quick Start kit, $225.  The Kit
includes one cable set, manual, software, and mounting hardware.
 Item #CBL-CMI-Q-01: CoreModule 4DXi Cable Set (for bulk
purchases), $143


Tweeter
102 Mt. Auburn St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Telephone: (617) 492-4411
Item #NPF730 SNY
Lithium Ion Battery Pack for Sony camcorder
$140.00
Item #BCV500 SNY
Sony portable charger for Lithium Batteries
$160.00


Zytronix
1208 Apollo Way, #504
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Telephone: (408) 749-1326
Fax: (408) 749-1329
Ajeco Distributer
Item #GGR626254
ANDI-FG Frame Grabber
$1700


 WARNING:  All prices are approximate and are subject to change at the
manufacturer's whim.  Please, call them to check their prices before
budgeting.  

 Copyright 1997, Thad Starner and MIT 
 Warrantee (or lack thereof) 




Last modified: Mon Jul  6 17:16:14 EDT 1998