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Bluetooth Remote Control
from your PDA or mobile phone
Bluetooth is a huge commercial success but so far hobbyists and lab workers have been barred from access to ready-made modules for this wonderful new medium. The reason is simple: manufacturers like to treat their products as black boxes and are only interested in their 100-k/day production lines in the Far East or China. We oppose this attitude by publishing this article, written using the motto: Bluetooth modules for everyone! A tracking robot does the trick.Flick through any electronics magazine – professional or hobbyist – and you will see a wide range of single-board computers and microcontroller boards. For many applications, they make product development so much simpler than it used to be, say, 5 or 10 years ago. Attach a few auxiliary components and a control panel, write the computer program, and you’re finished.
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PCB
Component list
Resistors:
R1 = 2kOhm 2
Capacitors:
C1,C2 = 100nF
C3 = 47µF 40V radial
C4 = 1µF 25V radial
Semiconductors:
D1 = LED, red, low current
IC1 = Basic Stamp (BS2, BS2sx, BS2e or BS2p) (Parallax Inc, Milford Instruments)
IC2 = LM2940T-5.0
Miscellaneous:
K1 = 2-way PCB terminal block, lead pitch 5mm
K2 = 9-way sub- D socket (female) angled pins, PCB mount
K7,K8 = 17-way SIL connector (header or socket)
K9 = 10-way SIL socket
S1 = pushbutton, 1 make contact, PCB mount, e.g., D6R
R1 = 2kOhm 2
Capacitors:
C1,C2 = 100nF
C3 = 47µF 40V radial
C4 = 1µF 25V radial
Semiconductors:
D1 = LED, red, low current
IC1 = Basic Stamp (BS2, BS2sx, BS2e or BS2p) (Parallax Inc, Milford Instruments)
IC2 = LM2940T-5.0
Miscellaneous:
K1 = 2-way PCB terminal block, lead pitch 5mm
K2 = 9-way sub- D socket (female) angled pins, PCB mount
K7,K8 = 17-way SIL connector (header or socket)
K9 = 10-way SIL socket
S1 = pushbutton, 1 make contact, PCB mount, e.g., D6R
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