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  • SteveNielsen
    Retired Tech
    • Jun 2012
    • 2327
    • USA

    #41
    Re: ESR meter upgrades

    Good to know. Thank you. I am happy with the project.

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    • stj
      Great Sage 齊天大聖
      • Dec 2009
      • 30911
      • Albion

      #42
      Re: ESR meter upgrades

      i'm wondering if an adapter could be made for testing optocouplers.
      after one gave me some agrivation yesterday!

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      • stj
        Great Sage 齊天大聖
        • Dec 2009
        • 30911
        • Albion

        #43
        Re: ESR meter upgrades

        update
        Attached Files
        Last edited by stj; 01-25-2016, 11:48 AM.

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        • SteveNielsen
          Retired Tech
          • Jun 2012
          • 2327
          • USA

          #44
          Re: ESR meter upgrades

          Originally posted by stj
          i'm wondering if an adapter could be made for testing optocouplers.
          after one gave me some agrivation yesterday!
          That oughta be doable but I think you'd need a 4th test lead configured so you can flash the led side with two leads and check the conductivity of the phototrans side with two in order to preserve isolation. If you weren't concerned about complete isolation I think you could do a basic test with three leads using one common for both sides of the coupler.

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          • SteveNielsen
            Retired Tech
            • Jun 2012
            • 2327
            • USA

            #45
            Re: ESR meter upgrades

            Originally posted by stj
            update
            Do you have the makefiles for these updates?

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            • stj
              Great Sage 齊天大聖
              • Dec 2009
              • 30911
              • Albion

              #46
              Re: ESR meter upgrades

              obviously, i had to make them up.

              it's not just the makefile,
              the source is here:
              https://www.mikrocontroller.net/svnb...ster/Software/

              the files i'm changing are:
              the makefile,
              Transistortester.h < to change the version string,
              function_menu.c < to make the rotary encoder work better in the menu.

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              • SteveNielsen
                Retired Tech
                • Jun 2012
                • 2327
                • USA

                #47
                Re: ESR meter upgrades

                Well, I figured you did but what I mean is I want to know more about what you've changed because I'm more curious than can be satisfied with "something vague" as a change description.

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                • stj
                  Great Sage 齊天大聖
                  • Dec 2009
                  • 30911
                  • Albion

                  #48
                  Re: ESR meter upgrades

                  update
                  this one fixes a bug wih BJT transistors.
                  put the makefile in now
                  Attached Files

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                  • stj
                    Great Sage 齊天大聖
                    • Dec 2009
                    • 30911
                    • Albion

                    #49
                    Re: ESR meter upgrades

                    Originally posted by SteveNielsen
                    Well, I figured you did but what I mean is I want to know more about what you've changed because I'm more curious than can be satisfied with "something vague" as a change description.
                    on the makefile i had to change the lcd contrast, the battery sense voltdrop, the rotary & serial settings.
                    maybe the pullup resistors - cant remember - you can diff it now.

                    on the menu code, i just commented-out all the code that tried to interpret the button duration to do menu up/down so it just does "select" now.
                    **which is why i say not to use this on a unit without the rotary encoder - you wont be able to navigate the menu!

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                    • SteveNielsen
                      Retired Tech
                      • Jun 2012
                      • 2327
                      • USA

                      #50
                      Re: ESR meter upgrades

                      Very cool, thanks much. I haven't updated since I got mine going, been dealing with other non-tech matters lately. I really appreciate the time and energy you put into this project. I know you dig doing it anyway but you've certainly got my gratitude. Thanks buddy

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                      • stj
                        Great Sage 齊天大聖
                        • Dec 2009
                        • 30911
                        • Albion

                        #51
                        Re: ESR meter upgrades

                        wow!
                        read this:
                        https://github.com/svn2github/transi...32dbf07841d6a8

                        time to upgrade the crystal from 8 to 16Mhz

                        and fresh from the compiler
                        8 and 16MHz versions
                        Attached Files
                        Last edited by stj; 02-03-2016, 06:41 AM.

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                        • SteveNielsen
                          Retired Tech
                          • Jun 2012
                          • 2327
                          • USA

                          #52
                          Re: ESR meter upgrades

                          Trippy. This project goes on and on... cool. Any particular spec on the 16MHz xtal or will any do that fits?

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                          • stj
                            Great Sage 齊天大聖
                            • Dec 2009
                            • 30911
                            • Albion

                            #53
                            Re: ESR meter upgrades

                            same size as the original

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                            • stj
                              Great Sage 齊天大聖
                              • Dec 2009
                              • 30911
                              • Albion

                              #54
                              Re: ESR meter upgrades

                              new update.
                              cleaning up the new crystal tester function.
                              Last edited by Per Hansson; 02-10-2016, 07:29 AM. Reason: Removed rev632 due to post below

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                              • stj
                                Great Sage 齊天大聖
                                • Dec 2009
                                • 30911
                                • Albion

                                #55
                                Re: ESR meter upgrades

                                dont download 632 - i made a slip wih the menu code!

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                                • SteveNielsen
                                  Retired Tech
                                  • Jun 2012
                                  • 2327
                                  • USA

                                  #56
                                  Re: ESR meter upgrades

                                  Is there any advantage to using a 16MHz over the 8MHz other than for crystal/resonator testing?

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                                  • stj
                                    Great Sage 齊天大聖
                                    • Dec 2009
                                    • 30911
                                    • Albion

                                    #57
                                    Re: ESR meter upgrades

                                    probably not, although it may increase the range of the frequency generator function.
                                    it will also flatten the battery a little faster.

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                                    • stj
                                      Great Sage 齊天大聖
                                      • Dec 2009
                                      • 30911
                                      • Albion

                                      #58
                                      Re: ESR meter upgrades

                                      another update.
                                      Attached Files

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                                      • stj
                                        Great Sage 齊天大聖
                                        • Dec 2009
                                        • 30911
                                        • Albion

                                        #59
                                        Re: ESR meter upgrades

                                        quick warning, dont upgrade to a 16MHz crystal if you didnt already.
                                        i'm looking into if the atmel can be run as nature intended - at 20MHz

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                                        • SteveNielsen
                                          Retired Tech
                                          • Jun 2012
                                          • 2327
                                          • USA

                                          #60
                                          Re: ESR meter upgrades

                                          Ok. I'm not going for the xtal upgrade yet and I'm at SVN630 for now. I haven't had any need to test xtals or resonators but it'd be fun anyway I suppose.

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