REALTIME CONTROL

DIY Anemometer, parts list

Electronic parts
Identifier
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Description
C1, C2 2 100nF, 16 (or higher) V, ( = 100,000pF = 0.1uF, typically marked 104)
C3 1 10nF, 16 (or higher) V, ( = 10,000pF = 0.01uF, typically marked 103)
C4, C5 2 27pF, 16 (or higher) V,  (22 pF or 33 pF  are also suitable)
C6 1 10uF 16V tantalum
D1, D2 2 1N4004, (any of the 1N400x series, where x is 1 thru' 7, are also suitable)
D3 1 1N4148
IRLED  1 3 mm IR LED
Telefunken TSIP4400, Farnell 178-545,
or Vishay TSAL4400, Farnell 315-2832
LED1 - LED 42 42 3 mm red LED
Vishay TLHR4401,Farnell 656-471,
or for a much brighter display for outdoor use
Multicomp L-934 SRC-B Ultra-Red, Farnell 637-130
PB  1 Pushbutton switch, NO contacts
ITT ISOSTAT D6 532-010-001, Farnell 151-145
Display PCB  1 Printed circuit board with printed legend
Sensor PCB  1 Printed circuit board with printed legend
PTRANS  1 3 mm NPN phototransistor
BPW85C, Farnell 657-669
(Do not use a device which has slower switching time or lower sensitivity.)
Q1, Q2 2 BC547B. 
Almost any small signal NPN silicon transistor will suffice for these, but it is very important to check the pinout (which lead is which) of any substitute. Substitution may necessitate installation of the transistors rotated 180 degrees to the outline marked on the PCB. Q1's emitter and collector connection pads are marked on the PCB.  Q2's emitter lead goes to 0V, and collector lead to one end of R10.
R1, R4, R9, R10, R11 5
1K 1/4 watt, (typically marked brown, black, red, [gold])
R5
1
5K6 1/4 watt. (typically marked green, blue, red, [gold])
(Originally specified as 1K. The higher value allows the anemometer serial port to  function correctly with PC serial ports which deliver signal voltages as low as +/- 4V.)
R6, R7, R12 3 470R 1/4 watt, (typically marked yellow, purple, brown, [gold])
R8 1 47R 1/4 watt, (typically marked yellow, purple, black, [gold])
R2, R3, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19 9 180R 1/4 watt, (typically marked brown, grey, brown, [gold])
P1 1 DB9 socket
P2 1 12V power socket, to suit the plug on your power supply
P3 1 Plug to suit P4
P4 1 3.5 mm miniature jack socket, or some other small 2-way socket.
Don't use the same type of connector as P2, because mistakenly plugging
the power supply into the sensor socket will destroy U1 and/or U2.
P5 1 18 pin DIL IC socket with machined pins (for PIC)
U1 1 78L05 voltage regulator, Farnell 701-889
U2 1 PIC microcontroller with REALTIME CONTROL anemometer code installed
X1
1 3.6864 MHz HC49/4H quartz crystal, Farnell 221-557
Z1, Z2, Z3 3 4V7 400 mW zener, (any power rating 250 mW thru' 1 W is suitable, but check that the leads of any device rated more than 400 mW will fit through the holes in the PCB)

Mechanical parts

Description
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Chopper Disk 1
Spider, 0.7 mm 316 SS 1
Bearing housing c/w nuts, brass 1
Shaft, 3.2 mm dia. manganese bronze 1
PTFE main bearing 1
SS nuts for shaft 5
8 mm hardened steel ball for thrust bearing 1
UPVC pipe end caps  for sensor housing(see text)  2
Short length of UPVC pipe to suit caps 1
40 mm table tennis balls 4
UPVC pipe end cap for mounting sensor on mast 1
Enclosure for Display  1
Various  stainless steel screws and nuts, epoxy  adhesive, UPVC adhesive, paint etc

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