Wireless Recycled Reef Controller

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My interface design 2 the one currently listed has been flakey. I'm going back to version 1 without the diode. I will update the pictures as soon as I get the chance. Simplest way to describe it is exactly the same, but jumper instead of the diode.

So you want pins 4,5,6 of the DS2480b? to be all tied together, then go to your +5 source.

An preassembled version premade board will be coming out soon. It will have all the nice protection features.



Inspired from Paul of OWFS's idea
http://owfs.sourceforge.net/WRT54G.html
His Schematic is very wrong. Do not copy it.

Bill of Materials:
  • 1 Schmartboard for Prototyping - The DS2480b? is a surface mount IC. I figured a prototype board would make it easier since it was my first surface mount solder job. Turned out to be a piece of cake with this board. The alternative would be to use a SOIC? adapter on then put that to a traditional prototype board, but at $5 for the Schmartboard, it wasn't worth the hassle.
    http://www.web-tronics.com/so456pi2x2gr.html
  • 1 DS2480b? - This is one I would Sample from Maxim, or you can buy online
    http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/2923
  • 1 1N5817 Schottky Diode
    http://store.yahoo.com/webtronics/1n5817.html
  • 6 Pins from a Header Strip
    You should have some left over from the TTL to RS232 board
  • A couple of Cotton Swabs - ie Q-Tips? "
  • Liquid Soldering Flux - Makes for easier surface mount soldering. If you have some paste that should work as well. Flux in the solder is never enough to do a good job on surface mounts.
    http://www.web-tronics.com/835-100ml.html
  • Some rubbing alcohol

    Preparation:
    Prepare you board by cleaning the contacts for the DS2480b? with a cotton swap and some alcohol.

    Next take a new cotton swap and apply some flux to contacts, too much is better than too little.

    At this point the flux is sticky. Place the DS2480b? on the contacts, carefully line up everything. Take your soldering iron and tack down one of the pins. Using the tip of the soldering iron, heat up both the contact pad and the pin of the DS2480b? at the same time. It should take about a couple of seconds, anything more than 30 seconds is too long. Once heated you can put the solder to the pin and pad. If done right, capillary action will draw the solder under the pin and on to the pad.

    Make sure everything is still lined up and finish soldering the remaining pins.



    The 1-Wire Pins typically go to a RJ11? Phone Jack, you can just jumper the pins to a wall jack to route the jack outside of the router. Most people usually build their 1 wire networks with X for 1 jacks that they split off the Phone Jack box.



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