Pi Pico 2 Sensor Project

Project started November 13, 2025. I gradually added material as the project progressed. Goal I need a sensor that can detect whether an object is in the desired location or not. Must use 24V input voltage, common in industry. Pass the signal on to either another microcontroller or a robot. The user must be ableContinue reading “Pi Pico 2 Sensor Project”

Photocoupler PC817 circuit

My photocoupler (optocoupler) board design. I added four resistor places to combine them with different input and output voltages. Also added a diode for reverse voltage protection. Does the output side need it? Any other suggestions? Updated version Update version with a two-way communication.

A nine-cornered PCB

This is my new nine-cornered MCB. I plan to add nine gas sensors onto this board. It would be my artificial nose experiment. The flowers are hand drawn and vectorized. It is made by PCBWay. It’s the first time when I ordered matte black coloured boards. And I really like that it makes it feelContinue reading “A nine-cornered PCB”

Lillering

This coat of arms is a circle of flowers (Lillering). Green PCBs and oak wood are a nice combination. There is five shift-register to control LEDs.The Arduino’s original shiftOut() function is quite slow. I had to simplify it to make it work with my configuration without noticeable flickering. Board Arduino Pro mini 16Hz Atmega328 5v.Continue reading “Lillering”