The PCBs has arrived! I spent an hour assuming 2 control boards and 7 remote sensors. I needed 2 controller boards so at some point I can test chaining to increase the number of sensors from 3 zones-> 15 sensors to 6 zones 30 sensors. I am happy to see that so for with some basic firmware, the ESP8266 and MCP can talk to each other and trigger the correct high/low response. I have begun the process of programming the logic and advanced firmware that will be controlled by the end-user to control the dust collector!
Staging the headers and and connectors:
The controller fully populated:
The first test of the controller:
Test Zone 1, sensor 1, 4 and 5 (I kept flipping switches to verify it was working on all 5 sensors per zone). While I forgot to take a screenshot of it working; I am happy it is working as designed
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