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Coming Soon - All-In-One Power Bar Board
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(12-28-2015, 11:51 AM)rott Wrote: The board with NO ICSP header and the w5100 shield plugs in to is a mega. And the other board WITH the ICSP header is a mega also? does any thing more plug in to that? with running mega's on a main board like that can you use a memory chip

You're all confused haha... The footprint with no ICSP is for the mega, just like the power bar board you have. The footprint with the ICSP is for the Due that controls the ethernet and other equipment. That's why the ICSP header because the w5100 goes on the Due. It's exactly what you have + the expansion hub.

(12-28-2015, 11:55 AM)Steve S Wrote: Nice work Rob! I will DEFINITELY use it on my 2ND GEN Robo-Tank! As we have discussed in PM, my goal is to utilize a cabinet design that also houses my LED power supply (Mean Well) and LDDs (on a PCB) to create a clean one box solution for controller AND power for lights. Are those the (16 pairs) outputs for the LEDs in the upper left of the top photo? Looks like I'll be able to keep all PS wiring internal to the case. Regarding the SPARE RJ-45. If you use it to control the 8 ch on the relay for remote power, HOW WOULD YOU PASS GROUND?  I have successfully placed an 8 channel relay into an existing case on a Mr DJ PSC108 power strip. I plan on using a DB9 D-sub connector to pass BOTH 8 ch relay signals AND the 5v to power the relays. I am waiting on parts, but I am hoping that I can use a standard straight thru SHIELDED serial cable. The ninth pin will pass 5v+ and the shield will pass ground through the connector.   The power strip is still uses own AC cable to energize the outlets.

Thanks Steve, looking forward to seeing it in action. Yeah the header at the top left is for the LED's, 8 of them can now be any signal type. Passing the ground to the relay would be for you to figure out, haha, I wish 10 pin was standard. That pesky ground wire is always an issue. The DB9 is probably best as you mention and since they have the ones that mount to the box and not the board it can be added easily. I suppose the RJ45 would work if you had the power supply outside the power bar box which the ground could come from but yeah either way it would be an extra wire. There was room so I thought it may as well be there.
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RE: Coming Soon - All-In-One Power Bar Board - by Rob F - 12-28-2015, 03:11 PM

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