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Finished I²C to PWM converter and TriGUIDE mini
The last nights were a bit shorter for me, since the PCBs I ordered at bilex-lp.com arrived. They look really good and seem to be of high quality (I ordered a different "solder resist" colour, well, I like bright colors, but anyway... ). So I had the opportunity to do my very first SMD solderings. This really seems to be comfortable... I will completely switch to SMD I think. The I²C to PWM converters work! Here are the features: Weight under 1 g Works with (most likely many) standard ESCs (currently tested: HK SS 18-20A, ...) I²C address selectable via solder jumpers (4 standard mikrokopter addresses dec 82, 84, 86, 88) Refresh rate selectable via solder jumpers (417 Hz, 292 Hz, 155 Hz, 49 Hz) Pulse width (I²C 0-255): 990µS - 2010µS Pulse width at startup (3 s): 920µS Motor off when no I²C connection longer than 256ms Motor off when microcontroller crashes (veeeery unlikely) Powered by the BEC of the ESC, or by an external 5V source (prepared as well) Very eas...
Like all your other videos, this is yet another very impressive demonstration.
ReplyDeleteDo you use ordinary IR LEDs or are they some special IR LED with wide viewing angles?
Do you use IR-pass filter infront of your web camera?
Thank you.
Roberto
Hi Roberto,
ReplyDeletethese are ordinary high power IR leds (100mA). Each of the markers consists of 5 of these LEDs. I sanded the heads of the LEDs, so that they emit light with a wider opening angle.
My IR-filter consits of a negative photographic film (black, therefore no transmission of visible light, but quite good transmission of IR light).
Dear William,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the explanations.
In a ground based IR tracking experiment, I have also used similar approach; I cut/scratched grid like pattern on the IR LEDs surface.
"LED lenses" on the following link (http://www.cutter.com.au/categories.php?cat=Optics+for+Power+LEDS)may be interesting for you. I did not use those lenses and I don't know if they are transparent in IR wavelength.
Thx
Roberto