Metering – Instrument Projects

Minimum Mass Waveform Capture and Display using AT90S2313 microcontroller

A 128 x 64 graphic LCD is in the clear plastic box at the top. It is connected to the waveform capture and control unit in the green pencil box below the display.  Downloads AVR Studio 3.5  ASSEMBLY SOURCE for the waveform capture controller. AVR Studio 3.5  ASSEMBLY SOURCE for the control panel and LED […]

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A Field Strength Meter Using A Biased Schottky Detector using microcontroller

Downloads Download the Download FreePC files in and the detector board layout png file in zipped forma: schottkydedtector080309 Find updates at www.projects.cappels.org Starting to do a little work at 330 MHz, I decided that my existing field strength meters were not adequate for for my needs. The 330 MHz project came to a stop, and

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Precision Audio Frequency Peak Detecting Probe using microcontroller

This is a handy companion for a digital voltmeter. Its allowed me to do a lot of things I used to use my oscilloscope for, and in addition it measures voltages to much greater precision.Using an LM324 quad op amp, this peak detector provides 2% measurement accuracy on square waves from 5 Hz to 20

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A Microcontroller Based Digital Lock-In Milliohmmeter using ATtiny2313 microcontroller

A milliohmmeter is just the tool for checking trace resistance on a printed circuit board, tracking down shorted traces, and measuring the contact resistance of a switch or connector. Its the kind of tool that would come in real handy occasionally, but not often enough to justify shelling out hundreds of dollars. Wanting one anyway,

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A Pretty Good Wattmeter For Bench Use using microcontroller

A Pretty Good Wattmeter For Bench Use using microcontroller

Briefly, • AC True Watts using two quadrant multiplier • Optimized for 120 VAC (can be changed) • 15 watt full scale (can be changed) • Uses DVM floating on AC Neutral as display • Requires moderately high level of analog circuit skill • Very inexpensive Find updates at:  www.projects.cappels.org Introduction I am doing some

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RS-232 Freq. Meter/Pulse Generator Based on Atmel ATtiny2313 using microcontroller

Simplicity in circuitry was the design direction. Zero mass (firmware only with no physical components) would the ultimate achievement. This instrument doesn’t have any front panel controls because the user interacts via an RS-232 terminal program at 9600 baud. I needed a frequency meter for my experiments in Nondu, Thailand, where I really don’t have

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Preamp and 330 MHz Prescaler for A Little More Serious Frequency Meter using microcontroller

Preamp and 330 + MHz Prescaler for A Little More Serious Frequency Meter using microcontroller

Overview After finishing Little More Serious Frequency Meter I had planned to make a suitable preamp and prescaler for it, and set about to gather ideas and parts. I was inspired by one fellow who had built the meter and the 2 line X16 character LCD display to show the output, succeeded in designing a

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