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Sensor Board User Manual
Table of Contents
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Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 Summary of Features .......................................................................................................................... 3
2.0 Board Modules ........................................................................................................................................ 5
2.1 Temperature Sensor ........................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Switch Sensors .................................................................................................................................... 8
2.3 Emitter-Phototransistor Sensors ...................................................................................................... 10
2.4 Photodiode Sensor ............................................................................................................................ 12
2.5 Comparator ....................................................................................................................................... 14
2.6 PIR Motion Sensor............................................................................................................................. 16
2.7 Generic Inputs ................................................................................................................................... 19
2.8 Resistive Sensors ............................................................................................................................... 21
2.9 Active Filter ....................................................................................................................................... 23
2.10 Signal Conditioning ......................................................................................................................... 25
2.11 Power .............................................................................................................................................. 29
2.12 PIC and A/D Select .......................................................................................................................... 31
3.0 Firmware ............................................................................................................................................... 34
3.1 Bootloader ........................................................................................................................................ 34
3.2 Main Firmware .................................................................................................................................. 34
4.0 PC Software ........................................................................................................................................... 37
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