Category Archives: AC Circuits

Schematic for AC4X Board

Posted on January 30, 2010 by admin

I finally had a chance to draw up a quick schematic of the AC4X board. This is just the external hookup schematic for interfacing it to a microcontroller such as the Arduino.

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Ir Ranging added to control delays

Posted on January 23, 2010 by admin

I added a couple more lights so you could see the effect better. I still have one output that isn’t being used yet. Also I added a couple of ways to vary the delays in the chase sequence. The first … Continue reading →

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Arduino Duemilanove AC Load Shield

Posted on January 17, 2010 by admin

I have had a ton of these Intel 87C51 boards with 4 and 8 optically isolated triac output daughter boards attached to them. They are new surplus items I picked up several years ago. I recently purchased an Arduino Duemilanove and … Continue reading →

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