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| ====== Accessories ====== | ====== Accessory Boards ====== |
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| | These are additional DIY designs that can be used with the TCB. |
| ===== Tamiya Plug-and-Play Adapters ===== | ===== Tamiya Plug-and-Play Adapters ===== |
| The TCB is pin-compatible with many Tamiya tank accessories, but not //plug-compatible//. Tamiya uses a miniature plug called the Micro-Latch, made by Molex. Although it works well, it is difficult to source and even more difficult for hobbyists and tinkerers to assemble their own cables. The TCB instead uses JST XH-series plugs for the smoker, mechanical recoil, apple, and IR LED connections. Pigtails for these are cheap and abundant on eBay, not to mention widely in use by Chinese tank model manufacturers such as Heng-Long and Taigen. | The TCB is pin-compatible with many Tamiya tank accessories, but not //plug-compatible//. Tamiya uses a miniature plug called the Micro-Latch, made by Molex. Although it works well, it is difficult to source and even more difficult for hobbyists and tinkerers to assemble their own cables. The TCB instead uses JST XH-series plugs for the smoker, mechanical recoil, apple, and IR LED connections. Pigtails for these are cheap and abundant on eBay, not to mention widely in use by Chinese tank model manufacturers such as Heng-Long and Taigen. |
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| =====MOSFET Switch===== | =====MOSFET Switch===== |
| The TCB has two [[wiki:tcb:tcbinstall:io_ports_ab#using_an_i_o_port_as_output|general purpose I/O ports]] that can be set either to input or output. When used as outputs they provide a logic-level (5v) digital signal (on/off). This signal can be attached directly to another microcontroller (such as an Arduino) but it can //**not**// be used to power anything directly because it can only source a very low current (20mA each output). If you want to drive an LED or a relay from these outputs, you will need to implement some kind of transistorized switch. Of course, remember also that the TCB already has [[wiki:tcb:tcbinstall:lights|four light outputs]] for lights, and a special [[wiki:tcb:tcbinstall:special_aux_output|Aux Output]] that can be used to drive a relay directly - so most people will never need to use these alternate outputs. But if you do, the sample circuit below shows a MOSFET driver circuitry with flyback protection that can be plugged into one of these outputs and used to drive an LED or a 5v relay. | The TCB has two [[wiki:tcb:tcbinstall:io_ports_ab#using_an_i_o_port_as_output|general purpose I/O ports]] that can be set either to input or output. When used as outputs they provide a logic-level (5v) digital signal (on/off). This signal can be attached directly to another microcontroller (such as an Arduino), but as each port can only source 40mA on the signal pin, they are inadequate for switching most loads other than possibly one or two standard LEDs. If you want to drive a relay or some other kind of device from these outputs, you will need to implement a transistorized switch. Of course, remember also that the TCB already has [[wiki:tcb:tcbinstall:lights|four light outputs]] for lights, and a special [[wiki:tcb:tcbinstall:special_aux_output|Aux Output]] that can be used to drive a relay directly - so most people will never need to use these alternate outputs. But if you do, the sample circuit below shows a MOSFET driver circuitry with flyback protection that can be plugged into one of these outputs and used to drive an LED or a 5v relay. |
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| * [[http://openpanzer.org/downloads/accessories/mosfetswitch/mosfet_switch_eagle.zip|Eagle Schematic]] (ZIP) | * [[http://openpanzer.org/downloads/accessories/mosfetswitch/mosfet_switch_eagle.zip|Eagle Schematic]] (ZIP) |