Costing a FastLED Display Locally

Here’s an approximate cost breakdown if I were to head into some local electronics stores to purchase components for my portable displays:

• Arduino Nano microcontroller – $45
• USB power bank (with 18650 battery) – $18
• Addressable LED’s – $35 per meter
• Mini USB cable (6ft) $12.60
• AC charger for micro USB – $10
• JST connector male/female – $2.25

Miscellaneous items include zip tie, solder, a few sizes of heat shrink tubing.

Then there’s my labour at a minimum of $40/hr and it takes about 45 minutes to build one.

Oh, did I mention all the time I spent learning/developing the coding and techniques?