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My Homemade Sensors

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BG1 Complete Board

Back View - BG1 Complete Board

 

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BG1 Complete Board: These are pics. of the latest full feature PIR sensor designed by Brian Gennings, and brought to production by Brian and myself. This board includes a 0' to 90' sensitivity adjust through a single turn potentiometer. The board uses both "through hole" and surface mount electronic components. The finished board is completely contained and features all controls onboard. Power is provided through the onboard battery holder. The finished board is 1 7/8" wide by 2 7/8" long. The IR sensor of the BG1 Complete Board can be rotated and mounted either vertical or horizontal, so the finished board can be mounted vertical or horizontal. This feature allows the board to be installed either above / below the camera or left / right of the camera depending on which enclosure is used. Other improvements include a new PIC chip that contains programming for the 8 most popular trail camera setups. The idle power draw of the BG1 Complete Board is a remarkable low 40 uA, making it the most power efficient complete board to date, and the most power efficient DIP switch control complete board available. The list of user functions includes: day / night / both selectable settings, day / night calibration of the onboard photocell, single / double / movie selectable settings and eight selectable delay settings. Other features of the programmed PIC chip of the BG1 Complete Board includes, automatic walk test mode after warm up, automatic reset of walk test mode, automatic switch to normal operating mode from walk test mode, LED sequenced event counter, alternate HH1 Counter hookup via onboard terminal block and a camera connector strain relief hole. The base circuit of the BG1 Complete Board has been field tested for years and has proven itself as one of the finest circuit designs for it's application.    

HH1 Kit: These are pics. of my fourth attempt at a personally constructed PIR sensor; featuring Brian's PIC timer circuitry, Jon5ja's day, night, both circuitry, and the MS20 circuitry w/ low power mod. component alterations, all incorporated into 1 pc board. This board includes sensitivity adjust through a single turn potentiometer. The sensitivity adjust modifications are credited to Jon5ja and Archilochus. This board uses "through hole" components exclusively. The finished board is completely contained and features all controls onboard. Power is also provided through the onboard battery holder. The finished board is 1 7/8" wide by 3 1/8" long. The main goal for the HH1 Kit was to create a smaller version of the HH1 Complete Board so the finished HH1 Kit would fit in the smaller enclosures used with the new digital cameras. The IR sensor of the HH1 Kit can be rotated and mounted either vertical or horizontal, so the finished board can be mounted vertical or horizontal. This feature allows the board to be installed either above / below the camera or left / right of the camera depending on which enclosure is used. The LCD counter was removed from the HH1 Complete Board and is now located on a sub board that connects directly to the HH1 Kit via a three wire terminal. This new counter board is called the HH1 Counter and features it's own circuit along with a reset push button switch.

HH1 Complete Board: These are pics. of my third attempt at a personally constructed PIR sensor; featuring Brian's PIC timer circuitry, Jon5ja's day, night, both circuitry, and the MS20 circuitry w/ low power mod. component alterations, all incorporated into 1 pc board. This board includes sensitivity adjust through a single turn potentiometer. The sensitivity adjust modifications are credited to Jon5ja and Archilochus. This board uses "through hole" components and is assembled quicker with the use of a solder pot. The finished board is completely contained and features all controls onboard. Power is also provided through the onboard battery holder.  The finished board is 1 7/16" wide by 4 1/8" long.

X10 Reverse Mounted Sensor: These are pics. of the X10 sensor modified to be reverse mounted into a trail camera enclosure. Reverse mounted implies that the sensor would look out the back of the enclosure therefore the back or reverse side of the completed sensor would be seen when the enclosure is opened. The sensor utilizes the X10 DIP opto board mounted on the back of the X10 sensor's enclosure so all sensor controls of the sensitivity and power are accessible. The X10's onboard push button control switches have to be relocated to the remote switch box seen in the pics. The remote switch box would mount to the side of the trail camera enclosure with the switches towards the outside of the enclosure.

Perpendicular PIR (Attempt #2)Pictures: These are pics. of my second attempt at a personally constructed PIR trigger, featuring a perpendicular IR sensor along with a CdS cell and LED indicator. The base circuitry is from the MS20. This board would connect to the Switch Timer, which includes Brian's PIC timer circuitry and Jon5ja's day, night, both circuitry. Most components were converted to SMT, instead of "through hole", to save space. This board includes sensitivity adjust through a single turn potentiometer. The sensitivity adjust modifications are credit of Jon5ja and Archilochus. (This PIR  is also a byproduct of the inability to say "no")   

Personal PIR (Attempt #1) Pictures: These are pics. of my attempt at a personally constructed PIR sensor; featuring Brian's PIC timer circuitry, Jon5ja's day, night, both circuitry, and the MS20 circuitry w/ low power mod. component alterations, all incorporated into 1 pcb board. The enclosure was the starting point and the pc board designed around it. Most components were converted to SMT, instead of "through hole", to save space. (This PIR is a direct byproduct of my inability to say "no" compounded with the burning desire to see if the PIR worked)

Fieldpix CB-1 Mounting Plate: These are pics. of my attempt to create a protective plate for the Fieldpix CB-1 trail camera sensor. The plate includes a second pcb board that features the delay controls and camera controls located for easier access. I also added the LCD counter w/ reset switch to the protective plate. The standoffs hold the CB-1 sensor at the proper distance to the fresnel lens and allow easy mounting of the completed unit. The LED and TEST / CAM switch are remotely located and attach to the second pcb board via terminal connections. 

 

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Revised 11/26/04