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LED Lighting For Model Buildings
Modular, PC controlled on a serial link
This small module has been designed to individually control five LEDs used to illuminate model buildings. The control signal is sent over a single wire from a PC’s RS232 serial port. The design allows for up to 250 modules to be controlled by a single PC, that’s almost enough for a small town!
Gerber file
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PCB
Component list
COMPONENT LIST
Resistors
R1 = 100kOhm
R2–R6 = 1kOhm
R7 = 10kOhm
R8,R9 = 0Ohm
Capacitors
C1,C2 = 100nF
C3 = 100pF
C4 = 100µF 25V (e.g. Rubycon 25YXF100MEFC6.3X11)
Semiconductors
D1 = BAT85
T1 = BC548
IC1 = PIC12F675-I/P (Microchip), programmed, Elektor Store # 130136-41
IC2 = 78L05
Miscellaneous
JP1 = 6-pin pinheader
K1,K2,K3 = 3-pin PCB screw terminal block
PCB # 130136-1 [3]
Resistors
R1 = 100kOhm
R2–R6 = 1kOhm
R7 = 10kOhm
R8,R9 = 0Ohm
Capacitors
C1,C2 = 100nF
C3 = 100pF
C4 = 100µF 25V (e.g. Rubycon 25YXF100MEFC6.3X11)
Semiconductors
D1 = BAT85
T1 = BC548
IC1 = PIC12F675-I/P (Microchip), programmed, Elektor Store # 130136-41
IC2 = 78L05
Miscellaneous
JP1 = 6-pin pinheader
K1,K2,K3 = 3-pin PCB screw terminal block
PCB # 130136-1 [3]
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