PCB Boards for MySensors
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It's progressing.. Social login finalized and design of most parts. Hope to get some more time during x-mas vaccation to get gerber to svg functionality in place together with github integration...
I would like to have some kind of "donate-to-hardware-creator" functionality... anyone here who knows paypal apis and in-and-out? (maybe i'll just contact them directly for the options available).
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Not keen on soldering SMD, I designed my own PCB.
The PCB has a flexible design (use jumpers):
- use with battery
- use with 5 volt (and LE33 for NRF24L01+)
- use with voltage stabilazitaion to 3.3V (LE33) for ATMEGA328P and NRF24l01+
I am programming it with an ISP.
Use a 8 MHz setup: select Lilypad/328p in the Arduino IDE and first burn the bootloader.
Then I set fuses with mit usbtinyisp to not reset the eeprom with the upload of a sketch (no new node id)
./avrdude -C /Applications/Arduino.app/Contents/Java/hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf -c usbtiny -p m328p -U hfuse:w:0xD2:man enable low voltage usage with battery:
./avrdude -C /Applications/Arduino.app/Contents/Java/hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf -c usbtiny -p m328p -U efuse:w:0x07:m -
Are thses PCB board available as stock board?
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Only the sensebender is available as official board (described in the thread "Minimal design thoughts")
Some of the other boards are supplied with manufacturing details, so you can order your own pcb's and populate the boards yourself.
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May you want to add my Boards?
XAmbi mini kid pro (tested with NRF24L01+ & mysensors)
https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/ezK4aEQd
http://forum.mysensors.org/topic/1593/xambi-kid-mini-pro-prototype/6XAmbi kid mainboard (RFM12B)
https://github.com/xpix/XAmbi/tree/master/Xambi_kids/xambikid_mainboardXAmbi kid sensorboard
https://github.com/xpix/XAmbi/tree/master/Xambi_kids/xambikid_sensorboard -
I am trying to find a new sensor board design and I came across this one on OSH Park. Only thing is I don't who's board design or what documentation goes with it. Anyone have any ideas which one it is? Could it be Mean Penguin version?
https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/uXIff7XO -
@smokey1300
This is a board that I designed. I didnt think anyone would actually stumble on it. :-)
I'm not sure about any mean penguins, but here is some extra documentation.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WtImjSbQPctq8rUAT6k1CyUgJHuo2WDs6bO2HfEr8NI/edit?usp=sharingLet me know if you want more info. I have built 3 sensors with these boards with no issues.
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@smokey1300
This is a board that I designed. I didnt think anyone would actually stumble on it. :-)
I'm not sure about any mean penguins, but here is some extra documentation.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WtImjSbQPctq8rUAT6k1CyUgJHuo2WDs6bO2HfEr8NI/edit?usp=sharingLet me know if you want more info. I have built 3 sensors with these boards with no issues.
@Cory Thanks for the docs - I was looking at your board as well because it's the closest thing to what I think I need and the extra docs help a lot. What software did you use to do the design? I'm thinking about using your design as a baseline with some small changes like:
- slightly larger board with corner holes for easier mounting
- support for the ATSHA204 message signing chip
I've never done a PCB design before but it looks like a fun project...
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Thanks for the reply Cory. I like the design only thing is I have a hard time soldering SMT components. I might order them and tough it out anyways. I appreciate the documentation as it helps a lot. Do you have the schematic too?
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I did the design in Eagle after watching some youtube videos. OSHPark has a design rules file and can accept the eagle file type without exporting.
This board was my very first (second rev to fix some issues). Here is a link to the files if you want to modify it.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1btbQ_slGM4YzZQTGZHZ19NWEk/view?usp=sharing
Personally I think it would be better to start from scratch in order to get the learning.My goal was to get the board as small as possible (to reduce cost). I have a smaller one with the radio inside the arduino footprint, but I haven't tested it or shared it yet.
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I did the design in Eagle after watching some youtube videos. OSHPark has a design rules file and can accept the eagle file type without exporting.
This board was my very first (second rev to fix some issues). Here is a link to the files if you want to modify it.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1btbQ_slGM4YzZQTGZHZ19NWEk/view?usp=sharing
Personally I think it would be better to start from scratch in order to get the learning.My goal was to get the board as small as possible (to reduce cost). I have a smaller one with the radio inside the arduino footprint, but I haven't tested it or shared it yet.
@Cory Great I'll check it out. Do you power any with 3v battery? If so how long does it last? Thanks again.
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@smokey1300
This is a board that I designed. I didnt think anyone would actually stumble on it. :-)
I'm not sure about any mean penguins, but here is some extra documentation.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WtImjSbQPctq8rUAT6k1CyUgJHuo2WDs6bO2HfEr8NI/edit?usp=sharingLet me know if you want more info. I have built 3 sensors with these boards with no issues.
@Cory What size SMD components are used for the caps and resistors?
Just ordered 9 boards to test with and ordered a lot of SMD components but then realised they do them in different sizes, SMD is very new to me. Most of what i've ordered are 603.
Great looking boards from OSH Park, seem great quality.
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Below you will find a link to a board I made and now use with the MySensors library and EasyIOT.
https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/qnkNIMZx
This is a version with the small nRF24L01+. I'm now working on a version using the longer board version (with SMA antenna).
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Below you will find a link to a board I made and now use with the MySensors library and EasyIOT.
https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/qnkNIMZx
This is a version with the small nRF24L01+. I'm now working on a version using the longer board version (with SMA antenna).
@GertSanders I've now used three of these boards with Domoticz (running on a Synology NAS). Next test is running Domoticz on Raspberry Pi 2 with these sensors.
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@GertSanders
Nice design! :+1:I think I will purchase this one instead of my design next time I need some mysensor nodes...
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FYI for anyone looking to get PCB's made, here is a price comparison site that shows you various manufacturers and what they'll charge you for different sized boards. Prices are crazy cheap these days...
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@hek Since the OP has not been online the past 5 months, is it possible for someone else to take over editing this post of PCB's for MySensors ? I think you were making a site to collect open source hardware, is that a possible avenue to publish design compatible with MySensors ?
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Yes, the idea was to have a openhardware.io as a place for publishing open hardware accompanying the mysensors site/forum.
The emryo is still on my computer but I got stuck trying to visualize gerbers in 3d and doing SSO integration with the mysensors forum. Then some other projects came in the way... and summer.
I've picked up the gerber viewer ideas again last week.. This time I will probably do it as a NodeBB forum plugin to get integration more seamless with the community. Where you can drop gerber files directly in post or link them from your github repository.
I would also need some new mechanism and/or layout to make the open hardware- and sensor projects easier to find here on the forum.Would've been nice to do a couple of weeks fulltime on this project to get there quickly.. But still have to take care of my dayjob :sweat:
Meanwhile I suggest you post your project in a separate thread and reply here with a link until I sort things out in my mind and plugins. :)
