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Climate Logger
Recording temperature and humidity
This electronic alternative to mechanical temperature and humidity recorders is a very compact standalone unit which draws very little current. The Dallas DS1616 device used comes already equipped with a temperature sensor, and besides a humidity sensor we can add a range of other sensing devices. The collected data can be transferred to a PC or notebook over an RS-232 port for analysis by user-friendly Windows software. The system can also be connected to a microcontroller board. The climate logger operates completely autonomously while it is carrying out a ‘mission’ (measurement sequence), and can run on battery power for a long period in this mode. The device can, for example, be left in the refrigerator or in the wine cupboard to continuously record the temperature and humidity. The Windows-based software running on a PC is used not only after a mission to download and analyse the stored data, but also before a mission to configure the data logger. With the aid of the software, both the sample rate and the selection of which channels are to be recorded can be configured.
Materials
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PCB
Component list
Resistors:
R1,R7,R14,R15,R18 = 10kOhm
R2,R21 = 100kOhm
R3 = 47kOhm
R4 = 220Ohm
R5 = 68kOhm
R6,R11,R13 = 10MOhm
R8 = 470kOhm
R9,R12 = 1MOhm
R10 = 150 kOhm
R16,R17,R19,R20 = 1kOhm
P1 = 250kOhm preset (vertical mounting)
P2 = 2MOhm preset (vertical mounting)
Capacitors:
C1,C2,C3 = see text
C4,C5,C8,C10,C11 = 100nF
C6 = 22µ F 16V radial
C7 = 330nF
C9 = 10µ F 16V radial
Semiconductors:
D1 = LM385-2.5
D2= LED, red, 3mm, low-current
D3 = LED green, 3mm, low-current
D4,D5 = 1N4148
T1,T2 = BC547
IC1 = TS556
IC2 = 78L05
IC3 = MCP6041-I/P (Microchip) (Farnell # 396-8790)
IC4 = DS1616
Miscellaneous:
JP1 = pushbutton, 1 make contact
K1 = 3-way pinheader
Humidity sensor type HS1101 (www.humirel.com), available from Unitronic (www.unitronic.de)
K2-K6 = 4-way pinheader
BT1 = 3V Lithium cell
X1 = 32.768 kHz quartz crystal
BT2 = 2 UM-5 (AM-5) or AA batteries (depending on available enclosure)
9-way sub-D socket (female), angled pins, chassis mount
ABS enclosure with battery compartment (OKW size # 3 for AA cells, e.g. RS Components # 583-218)
PCB, order code 030076-1
Disk, Windows software, order code 030076-11 or Free Download
R1,R7,R14,R15,R18 = 10kOhm
R2,R21 = 100kOhm
R3 = 47kOhm
R4 = 220Ohm
R5 = 68kOhm
R6,R11,R13 = 10MOhm
R8 = 470kOhm
R9,R12 = 1MOhm
R10 = 150 kOhm
R16,R17,R19,R20 = 1kOhm
P1 = 250kOhm preset (vertical mounting)
P2 = 2MOhm preset (vertical mounting)
Capacitors:
C1,C2,C3 = see text
C4,C5,C8,C10,C11 = 100nF
C6 = 22µ F 16V radial
C7 = 330nF
C9 = 10µ F 16V radial
Semiconductors:
D1 = LM385-2.5
D2= LED, red, 3mm, low-current
D3 = LED green, 3mm, low-current
D4,D5 = 1N4148
T1,T2 = BC547
IC1 = TS556
IC2 = 78L05
IC3 = MCP6041-I/P (Microchip) (Farnell # 396-8790)
IC4 = DS1616
Miscellaneous:
JP1 = pushbutton, 1 make contact
K1 = 3-way pinheader
Humidity sensor type HS1101 (www.humirel.com), available from Unitronic (www.unitronic.de)
K2-K6 = 4-way pinheader
BT1 = 3V Lithium cell
X1 = 32.768 kHz quartz crystal
BT2 = 2 UM-5 (AM-5) or AA batteries (depending on available enclosure)
9-way sub-D socket (female), angled pins, chassis mount
ABS enclosure with battery compartment (OKW size # 3 for AA cells, e.g. RS Components # 583-218)
PCB, order code 030076-1
Disk, Windows software, order code 030076-11 or Free Download
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