Optical sensors available for Astro, Turnigy, etc.

[Burtie]

Bump to stop the sale thread timing out....

[comradegerry]

Nice work Burtie, your contributions to the Sphere are legend.

PM Sent.

Gerard

[dumbluck]

Awesome work I will take some. pm sent

[Burtie]

Thanks very much for the appeciation



While testing out boards for some orders recently, I made this short clip showing how the sensors are affected differently by flourescent and incandecent light.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0T_YolNWy8


Burtie

[www.recumbents.com]

I'm working on adapting the burtie board to an Astro 3210, using a MKII-LYEN EDITION-12 FET 3077 MOSFET controller. Battery will be 44V LiPo.

I used a polycarbonate plastic washer that I made as a spacer for the washer that the black and white timing image is mounted to, and glued it all together with JB weld. My motor did not have a balancing blob, or if it did it is gone now, so I didn't need to worry about clearance for that. Hopefully balance will be ok. I used a punch to reduce the ID of the washer rather than using tape to fill the slight gap. I'm working on wiring it all up now. I'll post pictures and stuff when I have something working.

Started a new thread to document the build: viewtopic.php?f=28&t=39035

-Warren.

[Burtie]

Would be great to see your work Warren.

New thread might be best to document your project. These threads in the sale section are a bit temporary and dissappear if not regularly used.




Edit:
Warrens thread is here
viewtopic.php?f=28&t=39035

[wojtek]

im very exciting to get one and try to install on my 4 turn wye 3220 as i was unlucky with HV160 controller

[kevo]

Bertie,
I would like to order two of these when the next batch is available (Astro 3210 10t).

[wojtek]

i have received the sensor board! paid on Friday and got it on Monday!

many thanks for fast shipping much appreciated!

the board is sent with heavy duty envelope and additionally protected with cartoon box inside. Great job!

[MattyCiii]

Burtie,
Are these back in stock? I'd love to order one or more if so.

[Burtie]

I now have just a few more boards made, and tested

Drop me a pm if you want any. The details are in the first post of this thread.

Burtie

[kevo]

Quickly received my optical sensors for Astro 10T 3210. Great job Bertie, many thanks!

[wojtek]

Burtie was kind enough to do me and the ES community a huge favour again - installing the sensors and share the pictures / videos with us!
viewtopic.php?f=28&t=39246

again BIG Thank You, Ian!

[comradegerry]

Burtie

My Astro sensor arrived quickly and well packed, thanks for posting the assembly instructions too.

Huge thank you for making them available here on ES

Gerard

[tom.k.cook]

Hi Burtie,

What is the sensor IC you have used on these?

Thanks!

[neptronix]

Burtie, ever thought of adapting these to the turnigy 50CC rotomax? seems like a good motor..

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__17987__Turnigy_RotoMax_50cc_Size_Brushless_Outrunner_Motor.html

[Burtie]

Hi Burtie,

What is the sensor IC you have used on these?

Thanks!

They are Omron IR reflective transmitter/receivers with a built in amplifier and schmitt trigger.

Burtie, ever thought of adapting these to the turnigy 50CC rotomax? seems like a good motor..

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__17987__Turnigy_RotoMax_50cc_Size_Brushless_Outrunner_Motor.html

No adaptation required, just download the appropriate encoder image (from post #2) for the correct number of magnets, laser print it the correct size.

[whereswally606]

Got mine working on a lyen tester today. but i botched the soldering first time round then had to jumper the traces (very annoyed with myself).

Wierd thing was it was not working till i used a 9v battery as the source. Seems perhaps like the 5v line might not be enough to power this but

i should say ive not tried it with a controller yet. Thanks Burtie for the advice too. using a simple voltmeter was a better diagnostic than the

lyen tester. Found out through using one that id buggered up two of my soldering joints. Partly due to the fact that it didnt work with the lyen tester

on its own output so i desoldered the connector which lifted the trace (knew it would, did it anyway )

[sn0wchyld]

Hey burtie
Put me down for one to suit 80100/85's, whats shipping to aus?

[Burtie]

International shipping is 5GBP

PM sent..

[epack]

thanks for putting this together burtie. I am putting my parts list together for my first build and a rotomax 50 is on my list, so I will be asking more questions soon.