iMX6 Module Total Cost Prototype Development

Some people asked, how much it cost us to build the modules.

Here is a summary of our expenses to build 5 prototypes of the iMX6 Rex module

Component cost to build 5 boards (payed 1038.44 USD) ……….. 1038 USD

PCB Manufacturing (20pcs minimum, payed 2421.60 GBP) …… 3896 USD

Assembling 5 boards (payed 645 EUR) …………………………… 866 USD

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Payed to build 5 iMX6 modules total: 5800 USD (this doesn’t include development cost, see below)

The time spent by developing the module total: 438 hours (we will publish a detailed timesheet soon)

Now you can add your own hourly rate and calculate how much the total development of the module cost.

For example, if the hourly rate of your own engineer is $30, then the total cost of the first prototype development would be: 438 (hours) * 30 (rate) + 5800 (expenses) = 18940 USD, but … this is how much it is just to build the very first prototype. Now you need to add software, testing, baseboard, … and no mistakes

If you contract the design, then you may easily pay $80 per hour and your cost would be 438 * 80 + 5800 = 40840 USD

*Notes: Used exchange rate

1 EUR to USD = 1.3429

1 GPB to EUR = 1.1982