Solder Station Plus
temperature control and DVM in one unit
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Extra info / Update
Suitable for use with 12 V / 30 W (max.) soldering irons.
Temperature control using PWM.
Power supplied from a low-cost 12 V /3.33 A mains adapter.
Two DC voltage measurement inputs.
Measurement ranges: 0 to 10 V (channel 1), 0 to 40 V (channel 2)
Displays supply voltage.
Microcontroller PIC18F4520 with flash memory
LC display 2 lines of 24 characters (with HD44780 controller)
Software calibration of measurement channels.
Components
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Component list
R1,R7,R10 = 1kOhm
R2 = SIL array 4x10kOhm (5 pins)
R3,R4,R8 = 1MOhm
R5 = 100kOhm
R6 = 10kOhm
R9 = 2.2kOhm
P1 = 10kOhm multiturn preset, vertical, top adjustment, e.g. Bourns type 3266X-1-103LF
Capacitors
C1,C2 = 100µF 35V radial
C3,C4,C5 = 100nF
Semiconductors
D1,D2 = zener diode 5.1V 0.5W
T1 = FDD8445 (Fairchild, N-channel MOSFET, 40V, 5A, 8.7mOhm)
IC1 = 7805
IC2 = PIC18F4520-I/P, programmed, Elektor Shop # 090022-41
Miscellaneous
S1–S4 = pushbutton, single contact, e.g. Multimec 3FTL6 with cap 1D09
K1 = 14-way IDC connector for flatcable
LCD module, 2x24 characters (5.55mm height), 118x36x14 mm, e.g. Powertip PC2402LRS-AWA-B-Q (Farnell # 1671511) with connector and flatcable.
40-way DIL socket (for IC2)
X1 = 4MHz ceramic resonator, 3-pin
1 M3x5 screw with nut (for mounting IC1)
2 M3x20 screw with nuts (for LCD mounting)
2 plastic spacers, 15mm length (for LCD mounting)
12V / 30W soldering iron simple version without temperature sensor
PCB no. 090022-1 [1]
Main Features
Suitable for use with 12 V / 30 W (max.) soldering irons.
Temperature control using PWM.
Power supplied from a low-cost 12 V /3.33 A mains adapter.
Two DC voltage measurement inputs.
Measurement ranges: 0 to 10 V (channel 1), 0 to 40 V (channel 2)
Displays supply voltage.
Microcontroller PIC18F4520 with flash memory
LC display 2 lines of 24 characters (with HD44780 controller)
Software calibration of measurement channels.
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