https://www.photonicsguy.ca/ 2026-04-06T22:36:44+00:00 https://www.photonicsguy.ca/ https://www.photonicsguy.ca/_media/wiki/dokuwiki.svg text/html 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/opticalmouse?rev=1415904614&do=diff Optical Mouse With this project I intend to use an optical mouse sensor chip for detecting movement on a translation stage. Interfacing the chip with a PIC microcontroller. The mouse shown contains the ADNS-2051 sensor. I removed the microcontroller and rewired the cord for power and the I2C bus. text/html 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/tirepressuresensor/code?rev=1415904614&do=diff Tire Pressure Sensor Code Return to Tire Pressure Sensor Project. ;############################################################################### ;# TITLE "Pressure Sense" ;# ;# Program : Pressure sensor using an MPX5700DP sensor and LCD display ;# Version :1.0 ;# Revision Date : ;# Author : Jeff Brown ;# ;# ;# ;############################################################################### ; radix hex #define RA0_… text/html 2016-03-09T00:46:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/sumppump?rev=1457484383&do=diff Sump pump Monitor My parents have a cistern and a sump pump which would be useful to have some sort of water level monitoring. In the past, we would check the cistern level with a pressure gauge calibrated in inches of water. There was a rubber squeeze bulb which which would pressurize a plastic line which fed into the cistern, and the resulting level would be shown on the gauge. text/html 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/dgpsbeaconrx?rev=1415904614&do=diff DGPS-11 Beacon Receiver Si-tex DGPS-11 Beacon Receiver module mounted in a weatherproof housing. Wire Function Red+3A fused 10.8 to 31.2VDC OrangeRS-232C In WhiteRS-232C Out Black- Negative BlueTTL Out GreenData Ground BrownShield GroundHow can I tell if my WAAS GPS is giving me a corrected fix? Look for a "D" in your Latitude/Longitude readout. text/html 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/sdgpslogger?rev=1415904614&do=diff SD GPS Track Logger Why? This is why:Bicycling Trips ICSP Connector Need a PIC18 chip with more memory, I'm using the PIC18F4685 with 96Kbytes of program memory. Microchip Mass Storage Class Firmware [Still not working] Still not working. Might be software or hardware, I'll need to check it on a digital oscilloscope. Correct clock rate (less than 400KHz). text/html 2014-11-13T22:37:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/7segdisplay?rev=1415918236&do=diff 7-segment display module [Working Display] Arduino library available on Github This was one of my first doublesided and surfacemount boards. I made this board using Eagle for layout and then I used BatchPCB to manufacture the board. The board operates correctly, however, if I were to revise it, I would use a larger SMT resistor than the 0402 size. The board will be controlled via I2C from a PIC microcontroller, initially for the pressure sensor and later for other projects. text/html 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/ioboard?rev=1415904614&do=diff IO Board 16 Bit Digital input, 16 Bit Digital Output. Outputs 16 Relays Inputs [HP3700] 16 socketed Optoisolators, rated for 5 to 240 Volts, AC or DC. Pinout Relay boardSignal NamePin#PinSignal NameGndGround B1 #A1 -I/O CH CKI/O channel check; active low=parity error text/html 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/x10?rev=1415904614&do=diff X10 Interfacing X10 Mini Timer power supply The LCD display seems to die after a few years (on three units I've used) so I figured out the pinout. 4N35's are used internally for opto-isolation, The power is from a transformer internally, with a rectifier and a capacitor. text/html 2014-11-13T22:12:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/dualpressuresensor?rev=1415916744&do=diff Barometric Pressure sensor Dual pressure sensor board [PIC18F1320 Datasheet] RX on pin 3 TX on pin 2 Power ON 98.97 kPa, 742.3 Torr ; 0814,0521 98.97 kPa, 742.3 Torr ; 0814,0521 98.97 kPa, 742.3 Torr ; 0814,0521 Reference Barometer - MPXAZ4115A text/html 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/gps?rev=1415904614&do=diff GPS Haicom HI-406BT 19200bps, 8N1 Serial Data PinWireDescription Blue3Vpk-pk serial data Orange3.3V Green3.3V Red0V Referenced to Ground Haicom website * [HI-406BT Manual] GPS Receiver Modules * Lowrance LGC-12S - [Owner's manual] * Earthmate Hyperformance GPS Receiver - Rockwell binary output only text/html 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/serialconverter?rev=1415904614&do=diff Serial Converter MAX233CPP * Uses no external caps Cable Pinout Pin Wire Colour Description 1 N/C 2 Black RD (Data to PC) 3 Brown TD (Data from PC) 4 N/C 5 Red Ground 6 Orange DSR 7 Yellow RTS 8 Green CTS 9 N/C S Shield text/html 2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/tirepressuresensor?rev=1415904614&do=diff Tire Pressure Sensor The pressure is determined by the formula, <m>P=0.145* Parts Part# Description Source Cost MPX5700DP-ND0-101.5PSI Pressure sensorDigikey$16 2 Ft 1/4ID hoseHome Hardware$1.50 2 crimp style hose clampsHome Hardware$1.60