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DIY Pick and Place
The idea have been stuck in my head for some time now, to make my own pick and place machine that should be able to assemble PCB boards. I want to do this project for its complexity which means a great challenge, and I like that. A pick and place has many interesting systems...
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KTH Segway
While I worked on my own segway I got a request from my University (KTH) to create a vehicle that the students should be able to test their control system theories on. So I created an improved version based on my own segway. My motto for this project was the same as for my own...
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Modular Data Acquisition System
I made a system for signal data acquisition that had to be modular and also work standalone without a connected PC. It should be powered by battery or usb and communication should be done by Bluetooth or USB. The memory had to be absurdly large or else I had to implement a...
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Soldering Station V2
I had an idea for a new Soldering Station , or rather wanted to ditched my old homemade soldering station when I got my hands on the new or “newer” type of soldering pen. Function list for the version 2 solder station. TFT LCD with touch functionality. 2 solder pen...
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Irrigation System
By request for an irrigation system based on “Ebb and Flood irrigation technique” I made a system that should be able to handle a very large area and variation in complexity as well as irrigation types. The system is modular and is based on a main unit and multiple...
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Irrigation System
By request for an irrigation system based on “Ebb and Flood irrigation technique” I made a system that should be able to handle a very large area and variation in complexity as well as irrigation types. The system is modular and is based on a main unit and multiple modules that are used for sensors and system control. My idea was to make the system stand alone so there should be no need for a computer running the garden/greenhouse, but I still wanted a good and easy way to configure and log the system. So with that in mind I built a system that is stand alone, but configured with a PC program trough radio/USB.
This is what I came up with:
KTH Segway
While I worked on my own segway I got a request from my University (KTH) to create a vehicle that the students should be able to test their control system theories on. 
So I created an improved version based on my own segway.
Modular Data Acquisition System
I made a system for signal data acquisition that had to be modular and also work standalone without a connected PC. It should be powered by battery or usb and communication should be done by Bluetooth or USB. The memory had to be absurdly large or else I had to implement a trigger and sample profile that should be able to handle various situations. The later was the better solution. I did the PCB HW and firmware plus demo PC software that held all the functions/classes needed for another guy that did the final PC software, mechanic parts and HW installation.
Solder Station V2 Board delivered
Finally the board has arrived, usually seeedstudio makes the board within a few days, this time is was more then a week before the boards was in production and the shipment was delayed.
The fact that I ordered red board which is less used then the standard green one, may be the reason for the production delay.
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Solder Station V2 Housing Cad
Some time ago I could not even imagine I was able to make such neat things as a custom housing like this, so I am really glad know the right person that enables me to create more then just the electronic part of a project.
This enables me to create the whole project in a professional way instead of just the electronics.
Solder Station V2 Pcb Cad done
Going from idea to schematic and board layout makes the project feel more realistic.
Will be even better when the housing cad part is done.
I have sent the pcb gerber files to seeedstudio
which is great, nice price and have always been fast.
Usually i prefer to use DHL, but for this project time is not critical so it will be fine with normal china mail.
Fast and Cheap from Seedstudio
A few boards that i ordered from Seeedstudio, great result what i can see!!
And CHEAP , 65$ for 4 design a 5x5cm boards and one 10×5 cm and shipment !!
It says you should get 10 of every board, but i got 12 of each, so total 60 boards for 65 bucks inc shipment. THAT IS CHEAP 🙂
Angle reference module
Finally i made a angle estimation module to check the angle error and response time.
This makes it much easier to make the final adjustments.
My little Red one
Now I’ve finally been able to test my new CNC machine
So far I have only been able to run the simple test files.
But now I have to sit down and learn more about CAD / CAM to create my own solutions.
