LC-Meter Kit (Arduino based)

R395.20

LC Meter kit with RS-232 output. You get a plastic bag with hopefully all the components you need to make a rudimentary L/C meter.
Note: Our T&C requires the end-user to comply with all licensing and operating legislation before purchase, including but not limited to ICASA approval.
For more info you can WhatsApp or Telegram or Signal me on 082 573 5580 or 083 974 1345. There may also be more information at LINK>> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tNIrHfLG3frCNIbU5zpUSxukeETT866q?usp=drive_link
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I recently built my own L/C meter to check the low pass filter toroids in my beacon and my QCXmini and it worked so well that I had PC boards made professionally by Bosco (not cheap!) to share with fellow amateurs. I made up kits with all of the components including hard to get reed relays and a pre-programmed Arduino cpu, you just have to add your own case. My cost of the components was R395.20 It also has a RS-232 serial output! All details and circuit diagrams and BOM and 4 videos on building as well as plans for a 3D printed case on GitHub at https://github.com/coreWeaver/LC-Meter Quote from Hackaday: > ” Open Source LC-Meter. All documentation included. This LC Meter Project is open source. All the documentation both hardware and software is provided without any warranty. If you build one I would be glad to get a picture of your finished device. Subscribe to my Youtube channel and post your comments and questions about this project in the comment section of the series. The video series is a full tutorial on how it works, how to build it and how to test it. You can watch it here:   https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkaYf9fE05ZFBNix39xXy-Ew_vBT5_2YM Give this project a thumbs up if you liked it and subscribe, ’cause so much more is yet to come 😉 About this project: This design is based on Neil Hecht’s idea. It uses an oscillator (LM311) to generate a frequency which can be then modified by adding a capacitance or an inductance on the measuring terminals. The frequency is measured by the microcontroller (ATMEGA328p) which then also does all the math in order to extract the value of the added capacitance or inductance. The value is then adjusted in engineering units and displayed on a graphical LCD. I designed the PCB using through-hole-terminal components only. That makes it really easy solder for everyone. There’s room for improvements in the schematic. A second version would probably include these changes: – make use of a rechargeable Li Ion battery – add a usb connector on board     – add charging circuitry for the battery – add UART – USB translation circuitry on board – add a voltage step up to boost the battery voltage to 5V – increase the frequency of the AVR The LC Meter PC application was written in C# and it’s very useful when a lot of measurements have to be done. It includes a catalog function for the measured components and UART logging for debug purposes. The firmware for the microcontroller is written in BASCOM. I shared the source files are too. You can modify and improve on them. You can easily port it the firmware to other languages. There’s a readme file in the firmware’s folder with the FUSES Configuration for the AVR if you decide to use the precompiled firmware. ” < End of quote
Note: Our T&C requires the end-user to comply with all licensing and operating legislation before purchase, including but not limited to ICASA approval.
For more info you can WhatsApp or Telegram or Signal me on 082 573 5580 or 083 974 1345. There may also be more information at LINK>> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tNIrHfLG3frCNIbU5zpUSxukeETT866q?usp=drive_link
The price shown on the website is not fixed. We can only confirm the final charges, up or down, once we know and included all the charges for Freight, Taxes, Customs, VAT and/or Bank Charges.

Additional information

Weight 0.1 kg
Dimensions 9 × 5 × 2 cm

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