Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Arduino quiz contestant lockout system

Arduino quiz contestant lockout system

i had to  design and build a quiz contestant lockout system, so i have chosen to go with the Arduino platform.this unit is only capable of handling two contestants.and its a wired one as well.














in action : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKK8XCV4Xio

lately i have updated the firmware to support desktop application coded with java swing.
this only tested with prototype hardware.

update in action : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IqQbEGjjn8

DIY RGB Mood Lamp With Arduino And Neo-Pixels

DIY RGB Mood Lamp With Arduino And Neo-Pixels

i have made a mood lamp in the past using pic microchip, this time i have chosen Arduino and neo pixel ws2812b chip strips.structure that contain the assembly is similar to last one. one major change in this is the tube, its poly-carbonate tube.













in action : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn1kaLV-WAI


DIY Simple Variac

DIY Simple Variac

I wanted to make a  power guard system for a mains voltage operated equipment. power guard increases efficiency and acts as an insurance against power fluctuation that could damage electrical appliances and electronic devices.in our country its possible to receive high voltages above 220v in mains supply line. some times it goes below the 200v so the equipment plunged in to wall sockets get damaged. as a solution of course there's lot of products available in the market to purchase but i wanted to make a DIY one. to do this you have to have a variac transformer for get low and high voltages between 100v and 300v. variac is a expensive unit. so i thought  of a way, get a transformer winded 220v to 400v AC then add a 220v ac dimmer to the transformer's input side.this way i can control the out put of the transformer.



ac out put of the transformer : 





 i have also added a dc out put channel to get dc volts :


output of the transformer with a load connected :



this project has come to an end with success.it took me long time to think of this simple way to accomplished what i wanted.

in action : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns2auirpFP8






Sunday, June 30, 2019

attiny 13 - 85 Extention Board

attiny 13 - 85 Extention Board



 I have recently desinged and ordered some pcb's from jlc pcb, pcb is for extending attiny13-85 chips out put pins using shiftregisters. after i have recived them i have assembeled them and carried out a test run.things turn out to be great and they worked as expected. beleow are some pictures of the test.in this test i have used attiny85 and arduino code to test run it.






UPS Trnsfomer Based Power Supply

UPS Trnsfomer Based Power Supply


 I needed a powerfull power supply that can power few stuff parallelly at the same time, instead of buying one i decided to buil a one. with the previous working experience i knew a ups transfomer is suitable for this kind of thing.so i have teared up a old ups and got a transfomer.then i hand drawn the PCB for smoothing (rectifiying) circuit.i have used 2x 2200uf caps and "MOSPEC" diode for rectifiying the power comes out from the transfomer.after that i have packed it inside of a plastic box for safty and easy handling. Power comes out from this power supply can handle up to 4A without problem.




 

DIY RGB Mood lamp Build

DIY RGB Mood Lamp Build



This is a project that have been waited long time to be done.recently i have accomplished the project.most of the material used in this project is easly acquirable in the local market.

i have used :

3.5 inches PVC joint sockets
transformer insulation paper
switch
dc jack base
pic12f675 and some electronic components
RGB stripe
some MDF wood and pvc pipe & some gloo gum.

its low cost and nice looking after finishing !