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Christmas Light Controller

Christmas Light Controller

Difficulty
Festive

Summary

This project uses a few handy components on a traditional UNO prototyping board; Build the module as below then place on top of the UNO.

With the open-source nature of this project you would be able to attach sensors to it if you required. This project uses a few handy components on a traditional UNO prototyping board to make setting up a breeze. Simply build the module then place on top of the UNO, you can even set up your own sensors or use the XC4411 Uno with WiFi to make it IoT controlled.

Provides adjustable voltage, between 12 and 40 volts, with two programmable outputs, suitable for most lights. Power by any DC power you have spare, 5-12v.

Requires solid-core wires (WH3032) terminal headers (HM3172) if you prefer (not supplied).

Materials Required

1Duinotech UNO r3 Main BoardXC4410
1L293D Dual Full Bridge Motor Driver ICZK8880
116 Pin Production (Low Cost) IC SocketPI6502
1LM2577 Boost Regulator ICZV1656
1220uH Prewound Ferrite ChokeLF1276
11N5819 Schottky Diode - 40V 1A DO41ZR1020
1Duinotech Arduino Compatible Prototyping ShieldXC4482
1100uF 16VDC Low ESR Electrolytic CapacitorRE6310
1220uF 35VDC Low ESR Electrolytic CapacitorRE6336
1330nF 35VDC Tantalum CapacitorRZ6624
120Kohm Spectrol 25 Turn TrimpotRT4652
12.2k Ohm 0.5 Watt Metal Film Resistors - Pack of 8RR0580

Future Improvements

The complexity of this project lies on building the prototyping shield, but once that has finished you can simply connect that on any arduino-shield compatible device, and still use many of the pins available on the arduino;

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