Sending the first UCMOD microcontroller module and the latest revision of the Isolated RS485 Building Block Board off for manufacture.
Designing a Modular ATtiny Microcontroller Board
Starting the design of a compact ATtiny1614-based microcontroller module with a standardised 20-pin connector for use across a range of carrier boards.
Completing Rev A Testing of the Isolated RS485 Board
Completing communications testing of the Rev A Isolated RS485 Building Block Board and planning a revised eFuse-based input protection circuit for Rev B.
Testing the Isolated RS485 Building Block Board
Initial testing of the Rev A Isolated RS485 Building Block Board, including its isolated power supply, reverse-polarity protection, overvoltage protection and RS485 driver outputs.
Isolated RS485 Building Block Board
Designing an isolated RS485 building block board with isolated power, input protection, configurable termination and biasing, and separate logic-side and bus-side grounds.
Planning a New Weather Station Revision
Planning a new revision of the workshop weather station project, with ideas for ESP32-C3 integration, USB-to-serial, RS485, micro SD logging, exposed SPI and I2C buses, and a small online dashboard demo.
Adding a PC RS485 Monitor to the EC11 Test Setup
Adding a third RS485 node to an EC11 rotary encoder test setup so that the RS485 traffic can be monitored from a PC using a USB serial adapter.
Improving the EC11 Encoder and RS485 Test Setup
Improving the transmitter and receiver software for an EC11 rotary encoder test setup using RS485, a Digital IO Expander board, Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W boards, and an SH1106 OLED display.
Decoding an EC11 Rotary Encoder over RS485
Decoding an EC11 rotary encoder through a Digital IO Expander board, sending direction updates over RS485, and displaying the result on a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W receiver with an OLED display.
Some Integration Testing
Integration testing the USB-C power input board, RS485 breakout boards, Digital IO Expander board, Raspberry Pi Pico 2W boards, and an EC11 rotary encoder over a 20 m Cat 6 RS485 link.