I've started to build a schematic of piezoelectric controller. I made schematic and layout. In my current version we use LM324N and it's quite old. We may switch to OPA4205 for better results. But for this version lets stay with the tested LM324N.
Made schematic/board of power supply board
Luckily I've noticed that the power pins are switched between those two boards.
While fixing it, I've noticed that I use sime through hole components while most of the board are SMD (surface mounted device). The reason for that was to use the same components I've used in breadboard. Then the question rised do I have those components in SMD format?
Fortunately the answer is yes. I didn't buy those components I just got them while buying SMD resistors.
So I got diodes 1n4007 and lm339 comparator. Plus, I got 78L05 voltage regulator. Let's use those to make simple and cheap solution.
The new power board
Made input board
Started to create bare PCB boards using CNC, it took me at least ten attempts to get it right and learn all the tricks failing on each possible step.
Luckily a pack of ten PCBs costs only six dollars. After few minor but important adjustments I got the desired result
Suitable for 0.5mm pitch ICs.
One good thing about making your own PCBs is how fast you can fix things once they go south.
Here I made a mistake by moving the Arduino relatively to power output.(Although I don't remember doing it)
It took me few minutes to create a new one with the correction.
Now we can start populating those PCBs with components
Slowly but surely, started adding components
Rectifier bridge works!
Added more components capacitors and L78L05 voltage regulator just to find that I used wrong layout much bigger with opposite pinout layout. Tried to reverse and make changes on the fly with Dremel. Ended up with bricked PCB. This should be the 'easy' one.
Luckily I can print PCB at home.
Ta-da!
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