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Table 2 Equipment list and costs

From: Continuous monitoring of Hawaiian volcanoes with thermal cameras

Item

Manufacturer

Quantity

Total cost $USD

Camera box

Mikron M7500L camera

Lumasense-Mikron

1

15,600-16,900

Germanium IR window (3” diam., 8 mm thick)

Novatech

1

1500

PVC window frame (custom made)

AcTron Machine Co.

1

100

Aluminum mounting plates (custom made set)

AcTron Machine Co.

1

560

Surveyor’s tripod

Dutch Hill

1

325

Dessicant

1

3

Long ethernet cable

1

50

Miscellaneous electrical components

  

15

Power supply

12 volt car batteries (group 27 105 Ah)

AC Delco

4

360

80 W solar panels

Sharp

2

860

Charge controllers (10 amp)

Morningstar

2

100

Power relay

ControlByWeb

1

150

Telemetry

Wifi radio (CM9 radio card)

Avila

1

400

Antenna (24 dB parabolic magnesium)

Commscope

1

180

Network switch (model NS 205)

ICP DAS

1

100

12 volt car batteries (group 27 105 Ah)

AC Delco

4

360

80 W solar panels

Sharp

2

860

Charge controllers (10 amp)

Morningstar

2

100

Software

Mikrospec RT-Multi and SDK

Lumasense-Mikron

8000

Matlab with image processing toolbox:

Mathworks

5000

PTFB software

Lighthouse

30

Total cost for one camera setup (excluding software):

21,623-22,923