BOM questions

[548swimmer]

1) an example would be Ann Arbor District.
2) The BOM is a list of materials used on the robot. Include only those parts.
3) Only if they're on the robot. (you don't include minibot stiff here.)
4) Break the robot up into chunks such as arm, grabber, chassis/drivetrain.
5) List them as what they are, electrical connectors.

Hope this helps, and good luck!

[Jimmy Nichols]

Clarification on number 5, Miscellaneous hardware (Electrical connectors, nuts, bolts, screws, etc.) are only listed on the BOM if their cost was $1.00 or more.

[HansJ]

Do we have to include wire on the BOM?

Thanks,
Hans

[O'Sancheski]

Originally Posted by HansJ

Do we have to include wire on the BOM?

Thanks,
Hans

Yes. You have to include all the wire you use. If it is from the KOP, just set the values as $0. But if you bought extra wire from say Home Depot, then you have to list how many feet you used and how much it cost per foot.

[HansJ]

Got it, thanks!

[UrizenII]

Sorry to resurrect a "dead" thread, but I do have one question that I want to ask just to make certain that I am filling out the BOM correctly.

I know that parts from this year's KOP are listed as cost $0.00 on the BOM (the template even has a separate section for 2011 KOP items). However, let's say that there are two of a given part in the KOP, but the team needs four, so they go and buy two parts identical to those in the KOP (even from the same vendor; for example, the CIMple Box shaft plates from AndyMark). Do the two additional purchased parts need to be listed on the BOM along with their cost in the Non-KOP section? In other words, does the cost count against the team's budget in terms of dollar amounts on the BOM? I'm positive that the answer is yes but, like I said, I just want to make sure.