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        <description>Temperature sensing devices

ADT7410 Digital I2C Temperature Sensor

±0.5°C Accurate, 16-Bit Digital I2C Temperature Sensor
PinWire Colour1SCLYellow2SDABlue3A0Gnd4A1Gnd5INTn/c6CTn/c8VddRed7GndBlack
Need 0.1uF Cap between pins 7 &amp; 8



From Analog Devices, [ADT7410 Datasheet]

Thermopile sensor</description>
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        <title>Barometric Pressure sensor</title>
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        <description>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</description>
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        <title>ACS712 Current Sensor</title>
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        <description>ACS712 Current Sensor

[ACS712 Datasheet]
ADC Resolution -05B  -20A -30A 20  0.026 mA0.048 mA0.072 mA 19 0.052 mA0.095 mA0.144 mA180.103 mA0.191 mA0.289 mA170.206 mA0.381 mA0.578 mA160.412 mA0.763 mA1.156 mA150.825 mA1.526 mA2.312 mA141.65 mA3.052 mA4.624 mA133.299 mA</description>
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        <title>Intersil Light Sensor</title>
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[ISL29001] - Datasheet

	*  Need a 100kΩ 1% Resistor</description>
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        <title>C.H.I.P Computer</title>
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Headless Setup

	*  Connect CHIP to your Linux computer via USB
	*  Run minicom -D /dev/ttyACM0 to connect to CHIP via a serial console
	*  Login to chip, username: root, password: chip
	*  Run nmtui, a console based wireless configuration tool</description>
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        <title>7-segment display module</title>
        <link>https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/7segdisplay?rev=1415918236&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>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.</description>
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        <title>SD GPS Track Logger</title>
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Why? This is why:Bicycling Trips

ICSP Connector

Need a PIC18 chip with more memory, I&#039;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&#039;ll need to check it on a digital oscilloscope. 



Correct clock rate (less than 400KHz).</description>
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        <description>Notes

APC Environmental card

AP9512TH
IC1LM35Temperature SensorIC2LM358NDual OpampIC3LM78LVreg, 5VBP1[TDK CHS-UGR]Humidity Sensor
AP9612
IC1ADC08348-Bit Serial I/O A/D Converter with Multiplexer OptionIC2MM74HC14NHex inverting Schmitt triggerIC5P87C521 Controller
PCF8574 - 8-Bit I/O Expander for I2C-Bus</description>
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        <title>MBED</title>
        <link>https://www.photonicsguy.ca/electronics/mbed?rev=1415904614&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>MBED



Ethernet

Magjack - [lU1S516LF Datasheet]

[Pinout]
PinmbedP1RD+P2RD-P3VccP4n/cP5n/cP6VccP7TD+P8TD-
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First Project - Halloween Window Setup

Light Sensor

Possible IC to use: IVC102</description>
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        <title>VFD Display board</title>
        <link>https://www.photonicsguy.ca/electronics/vfd?rev=1496595754&amp;do=diff</link>
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HP Laserjet control demo

[M66004 Datasheet]</description>
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        <title>Module box</title>
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        <description>Hotshoe on the Olympus M10 has a flash trigger of only 2ms.
Wireless trigger doesn&#039;t respond reliably.

Adding a 0.1uF(104) cap extends the pulse to approx. 7ms.
&lt;http://www.e-ele.net/DataSheet/HT75XX-1.pdf&gt;

Godox flash possibly contains CC2500</description>
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        <title>Magtek Card reader</title>
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        <description>Magtek Card reader

MAGTEK 21045002 MagStripe card reader.

[Datasheet]

Single Track, only reads Track 2

2.7 to 5.5VDC

When no card is present all pins are high.

When a card is present pin 5 goes low and remains that way for 140ms after the entire card has been read.</description>
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        <title>Light Sensor</title>
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        <description>Light Sensor

Datasheet</description>
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        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>Optical Mouse</title>
        <link>https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/opticalmouse?rev=1415904614&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>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.</description>
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        <title>Optrex IM50240 Display</title>
        <link>https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/optrexdisplay?rev=1415904614&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Optrex IM50240 Display

Hitachi HD44100H Chipset


PinFunctionNotes1DL12CL13CL24M500KHz @ 50% duty cycle5n/c6VCC7IC GND &amp; VEE8“Clear” Button9“Secure” Button10Ground</description>
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        <title>Relay board</title>
        <link>https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/relayboard?rev=1415904614&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Relay board



SPDT JW1FEN relays from an old UPS.

Matches closest to Digikey Part# 255-1114-ND

[JW Relay datasheet]

[Schematic]

[Board layout]

&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;BR CLEAR=“ALL”&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;

OptoRelay Board


G4PB16 - G4 16-channel I/O Module Rack

	*  G4 ODC5 - G4 DC Output 5-60 VDC, 5 VDC Logic
	*  G4 OAC5 - G4 AC Output 12-140 VAC, 5 VDC Logic</description>
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        <dc:date>2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>Tire Pressure Sensor</title>
        <link>https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/tirepressuresensor?rev=1415904614&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>Tire Pressure Sensor

The pressure is determined by the formula, &lt;m&gt;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</description>
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        <dc:date>2014-11-13T18:50:14+00:00</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)</dc:creator>
        <title>USB Serial Adapter</title>
        <link>https://www.photonicsguy.ca/projects/electronics/usbserial?rev=1415904614&amp;do=diff</link>
        <description>USB Serial Adapter

FTDI FT232RL

Digikey Part# 604-00043-ND



Prolific USB Serial Adapter

Drivers: &lt;http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?ID=31&gt;, [Local copy]

3.3V Logic
WireFunctionYellowDCDBrownGroundOrangeRX (To ComputerPurpleRTSRedTX (From computer)BlueCTSGreenRI??GreyDTR


Reference

	*  [PL-2303 Datasheet]
	*  [PL-2303 Product guide]</description>
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