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Don't buy crap power supplies!
03/21/2017 at 19:13 • 0 commentsI changed my 12V Supply to a higher quality one, now everything works as expected.
I think the problem was, in sleep mode the circuit draws so little current, that the supply can't hold a steady voltage.
The only small problem left is, at low brightness you can see the individual brightness levels.
In the future I may add 10/12? bit software-PWM to get smoother dimming of the LEDs. -
Control box
02/14/2017 at 15:25 • 0 commentsI haven't fixed the power supply issue yet, but I finished the control box.
The box features a momentary button, a green LED (with resistor) and a toggle switch, which switches the 230V for the 12V supply.
Next week, when I am back in my apartment, I hopefully will figure out what causes the power supply issues.
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Power supply issue?
02/07/2017 at 18:56 • 0 commentsEverything works as expected if I power the circuit via the ISP programmer (Arduino UNO) or my bench power supply.
But if I use the 3,3V regulator from the PIR-module, the circuit behaves strange. I also tried a L78L33AC regulator powered from the 12V rail, resulting in the same strange behaviour.
My circuit consumes less than 10mA, which both regulators should be capable of.
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Code, Schematic
02/07/2017 at 18:10 • 0 comments