New PCBs for the infrared sensors arrived as well as infrared sensors. These sensors were significantly less expensive but the quality may be less. Hopefully, using four together will make up for the difference in quality with a difference in quantity. Two of the boards were populated and their assembly was easier than the previous PCB revision but no less functional.
Once the boards were assembled, each board took less than ten minutes, they were plugged into the LED string for power and the signal wire was run to the controller PCB. Each board tested well and reliable data was received from an infrared remote which was sent over the USB.
All the assembled boards were chained together, including the single sensor at the front of the tagger. Each signal wire was simply run to the same screw terminal. Somewhere it was suggested that an OR gate should be used to running these signal in parallel but this seemed unncessary.
Downloads:
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Completed projects from year 1
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Completed projects from year 3
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2017-07-05 (W)
Two Rev2 boards populated and two bare PCBs
Once the boards were assembled, each board took less than ten minutes, they were plugged into the LED string for power and the signal wire was run to the controller PCB. Each board tested well and reliable data was received from an infrared remote which was sent over the USB.
Sensor board inline with LEDs
All the assembled boards were chained together, including the single sensor at the front of the tagger. Each signal wire was simply run to the same screw terminal. Somewhere it was suggested that an OR gate should be used to running these signal in parallel but this seemed unncessary.
Three chained sensor boards
Downloads:
- Arduino firmware
- OpenSCAD code
- STL printable models
- STL printable pipe dividers
- Python Last-Man-Standing program
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com/ and 24hourengineer.com
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information in this blog, or linked by this blog, are not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
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2017-07-05 (W)
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