Details of major components and their mass
Details of the mass in milligrams of each of the major components of MouseLog16C is shown in the table below. Note that the development program is on-going so that whenever lighter components are substituted, this table will be updated and the total weight will drop accordingly.
| Component | mass (mg) | Notes |
| Bare circuit board | 509 | |
| MicroSD socket | 257 | |
| Omnetics connector | 113 | Would drop if Molex board is tooled |
| Antenna socket | 17 | Not needed when using short range antenna |
| Programming socket | 5 | Could be removed |
| Socket components for battery clip | 102 | Add this only if using clip-on battery |
| Total, all major components + PCB | 1003 | |
| All small components and solder | 313 | |
| Total built logger | 1316 | |
| Memory card | 261 | |
| Total logger excl battery unit | 1577 | |
| 60mAh cell | 1030 | Good for 100 minutes |
| Battery mount PCB with components, pins | 280 | Second edition expected to be lighter |
| Total | 2887 |