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joshuab Manipulating welder output... 08-25-2013, 07:10 PM
everlastsupport You could throw a cap in the... 08-25-2013, 07:21 PM
joshuab Arduino uses an AVR... 08-25-2013, 08:19 PM
joshuab PS: Mike, is there any reason... 08-25-2013, 08:25 PM
everlastsupport Only pre-wrapped little... 08-25-2013, 09:03 PM
joshuab There are a couple of... 08-25-2013, 09:28 PM
joshuab BTW, I realize that it's... 08-25-2013, 09:34 PM
sportbike When you are ready to start... 08-27-2013, 03:45 PM
sportbike How fast is the PWM output... 08-26-2013, 02:04 AM
sportbike Use this calculator to... 08-26-2013, 02:07 AM
sportbike You could make up a pulse... 08-26-2013, 02:12 AM
joshuab That's exactly the direction... 08-26-2013, 03:15 AM
joshuab Yup. This is exactly where... 08-26-2013, 03:18 AM
joshuab A small update. The bugs seem... 08-26-2013, 05:13 AM
sportbike According to this link:... 08-26-2013, 02:17 AM
joshuab And it may be as high as 32... 08-26-2013, 03:10 AM
sportbike The circuit in the link in... 09-10-2013, 08:03 PM
sportbike 32kHz should allow for a... 08-26-2013, 11:29 AM
Rambozo One thing you need to take... 08-26-2013, 02:29 PM
joshuab You're 100% right on this. I... 08-26-2013, 03:02 PM
everlastsupport Like a Faraday cage. 08-27-2013, 04:43 PM
joshuab Another small update.... 09-05-2013, 08:55 PM
everlastsupport How complex is the board? ... 09-05-2013, 09:33 PM
sportbike That's too much work....I'd... 09-05-2013, 11:19 PM
joshuab I don't know much on this... 09-06-2013, 12:28 AM
Jason I like the pictures of that... 09-06-2013, 01:30 AM
everlastsupport Unless you know someone that... 09-06-2013, 10:09 AM
joshuab It's not that complicated,... 09-05-2013, 11:01 PM
everlastsupport When you feel it's done let... 09-06-2013, 10:06 AM
joshuab Oh, well, in that case! LOL.... 09-06-2013, 05:55 PM
everlastsupport The main thing is get the... 09-07-2013, 12:05 PM
joshuab Exactly. The challenge is... 09-19-2013, 11:57 PM
Rambozo You could use a DAC but I... 09-20-2013, 01:58 AM
joshuab Sorry to say, the forum ate... 09-20-2013, 03:08 AM
Rambozo That circuit will still be... 09-20-2013, 04:07 AM
joshuab Sorry to say it's the 22k... 09-20-2013, 06:58 AM
Rambozo Well with a little code and... 09-20-2013, 08:45 AM
joshuab You're right. It's just not... 09-20-2013, 05:01 PM
joshuab While I'm waiting for parts... 09-21-2013, 04:34 PM
joshuab Using DipTrace. I tried... 09-30-2013, 01:14 PM
Rambozo DipTrace is way better than... 09-30-2013, 03:30 PM
joshuab My very-brief impression of... 09-30-2013, 03:55 PM
Rambozo Autorouters are mostly bogus,... 09-30-2013, 04:10 PM
Ron66 Also I know it's a little... 10-02-2013, 01:58 AM
joshuab Yup. I'm using opto-isolators... 10-02-2013, 02:26 AM
joshuab ... and thanks for the tip on... 10-02-2013, 03:22 AM
joshuab Okay! The changes to the... 10-02-2013, 03:38 AM
Rambozo You could switch to pin... 10-02-2013, 03:51 AM
joshuab You know, the reason I didn't... 10-02-2013, 04:15 AM
Rambozo Digikey and Mouser have tons... 10-02-2013, 04:34 AM
joshuab Let's take the discussion a... 10-02-2013, 04:38 AM
Rambozo The noise may turn out to be... 10-02-2013, 04:56 AM
joshuab Well, yes, exactly! I tested... 10-02-2013, 05:09 AM
everlastsupport Any wires going to you... 10-02-2013, 10:22 AM
joshuab I can't tell if you're saying... 10-02-2013, 02:43 PM
Ron66 PCB Express usually runs a... 10-02-2013, 02:50 PM
everlastsupport Exact number of turns. You... 10-02-2013, 03:07 PM
joshuab Going to be a bit of a lull... 10-04-2013, 07:14 PM
joshuab I had a four-hour flight... 10-07-2013, 02:57 AM
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    I had a four-hour flight today, so I spent some time playing around with DipTrace trying to figure out how to integrate the Boarduino PCB into my PCB. Finally, I figured it out. First, I opened the Boarduino schematic and pasted my schematic into it, then hooked up my components to the Boarduino schematic's pins in the appropriate ways. Next, I opened the Boarduino PCB file. The key step was to select and "lock" the Boarduino PCB before doing a back-annotation to the schematic. Before, when I back-annotated to the schematic, it would erase all of the Boarduino PCB's nice, professionally-designed routing. With the Boarduino locked, all of its routing remained, and my parts were added to the board with rat-lines, so I could finish routing them. This is a good step if I ever get to a point where I want to produce the boards on a larger scale. For one thing, it wastes none of my valuable PCB space. For another thing, I can order the components of a Boarduino from Mouser (qty. 1) for about $7, whereas they cost $18 from Adafruit. $5 of that $18 is the Boarduino PCB itself, which I'll no longer need.

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    Keeping the Boarduino layout is very desirable, as it includes a nice, regulated power supply, ICSP header for programming, and and all the other support miscellaneous that are needed.
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