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Project maintained by Solexious, contact via IRC or at charlesyarnold@gmail.com | Project maintained by Solexious, contact via IRC or at charlesyarnold@gmail.com | ||
== Project Brief == | == Project Brief == | ||
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This project is to make a continuity tester for multi-core cable, specifically 15amp mains cable with socapex connectors. | This project is to make a continuity tester for multi-core cable, specifically 15amp mains cable with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Socapex_19pin.jpg socapex] connectors. | ||
==== Overview ==== | ==== Overview ==== | ||
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This means for a 19pin socapex cable a lot of checking needs to be done. | This means for a 19pin socapex cable a lot of checking needs to be done. | ||
Proprietary multi-core cable testers cost in the £220~ price point. This project is to make one, improve it and make it available in kit/assembled form at a more affordable cost. | |||
I have chosen to use shift registers to get information into an | I have chosen to use shift registers to get information into an Arduino, then output the resulting checks to a display. | ||
== ToDo: == | == ToDo: == | ||
* Finish scematic | * <strike>Finish scematic</strike> | ||
* Add continuity output display | * <strike>Add continuity output display</strike> | ||
* Add power supply | * <strike>Add power supply</strike> | ||
* Breadboard | * <strike>Create board file</strike> | ||
* | * <strike>Breadboard</strike> | ||
* Make prototype | |||
== Images of schematics/boards == | == Images of schematics/boards == | ||
[[File:SocaTesterMiniBrd.jpg|400px]] | |||
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[[File:SocaTesterMiniSch.jpg|400px]] | |||
== Images of the prototype == | == Images of the prototype == | ||
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Eagle Schematic: | Eagle Schematic: | ||
[http://tormentedtechnologies.com/docs/ | [http://tormentedtechnologies.com/docs/openSocaTesterMini.sch] | ||
Eagle Board File: | |||
[http://tormentedtechnologies.com/docs/openSocaTesterMini.brd] | |||
== Project Licence == | == Project Licence == | ||
CC-BY-SA | ====Schematic and Board==== | ||
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | CC-BY-SA http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | ||
====Code==== | |||
GPL V3 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html | |||
[[Category:Projects]] | |||
Latest revision as of 23:16, 28 May 2013
Project maintained by Solexious, contact via IRC or at charlesyarnold@gmail.com
Project Brief
Summary
This project is to make a continuity tester for multi-core cable, specifically 15amp mains cable with socapex connectors.
Overview
Currently there are testers for this kind of cable, automating a boring and time consuming job. To check a cable by hand, a multimeter, set to continuity, has it's positive lead attached to pin one. The negative is then touched to pin one of the opposite end of the cable, checking there is continuity, then to each other pin in turn to check the cable isn't shorted to any other pins. Then rinse and repeat for each pin.
This means for a 19pin socapex cable a lot of checking needs to be done.
Proprietary multi-core cable testers cost in the £220~ price point. This project is to make one, improve it and make it available in kit/assembled form at a more affordable cost.
I have chosen to use shift registers to get information into an Arduino, then output the resulting checks to a display.
ToDo:
*Finish scematic*Add continuity output display*Add power supply*Create board file*Breadboard* Make prototype
Images of schematics/boards
Images of the prototype
Coming Soon
Downloads
Eagle Schematic: [1]
Eagle Board File: [2]
Project Licence
Schematic and Board
CC-BY-SA http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
