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[[Image:MeekPE_v1-00_pinout.png|left|600px|MeekPE v1.00 Pinout]]
[[Image:MeekPE_v1-00_pinout.png|left|600px|MeekPE v1.00 Pinout]]
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|+'''RECEIVER'''
!''Pin #''!!width="100"|''Name''!!''Type''!!width="500"|''Description''!!width="100"|''Suggested Color''
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|1||GND||PWR||Common ground||style="background:black; color:white"|Black
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|2|| +5V||PWR||5V to R/C receiver supply (optional)||style="background:Red; color:white"|Red or Orange
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|3 to 9||SERVO||IN||From R/C receiver servo output (see connection instructions)||style="background:Yellow; color:black"|Yellow
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|10||LAST SERVO||IN||From R/C receiver servo output. Last channel to be encoded ||style="background:White; color:Black"|White
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|+'''AUTOPILOT'''
!''Pin #''!!width="100"|''Name''!!''Type''!!width="500"|''Description''!!width="100"|''Suggested Color''
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|1||GND||PWR||Common ground||style="background:black; color:white"|Black
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|2|| +5V||PWR||5V rail from autopilot (see note)||style="background:Red; color:white"|Red or Orange
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|3||PPM||OUT||PPM output||style="background:Blue; color:white"|Blue
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== Schematic ==
== Schematic ==

Revision as of 06:34, 19 August 2010

(PRELIMINARY)
MeekPE is a MCUless PPM Encoder.
This small board encode the PPM signal from the R/C receiver servo outputs without using any microcontroller.
Any type of R/C receiver is directly usable without any hardware modification.

MeekPE v1.00 3D top view

Hardware Revision History

Version # Release Date Release Notes
v1.00 in progress... 0603/TSSOP PCB design
v0.10 (current) 08/2007 0805/SOIC Single layer test PCB design
v0.00 07/2010 Ugly Prototype

Features

  • no MCU => no software
  • up to 8 servo encoding inputs
  • 25.4 x 15.6mm (1.0 x 0.6")
  • ..g (..oz)

Architecture

Prototypes

Pinout

MeekPE v1.00 Pinout


RECEIVER
Pin # Name Type Description Suggested Color
1 GND PWR Common ground Black
2 +5V PWR 5V to R/C receiver supply (optional) Red or Orange
3 to 9 SERVO IN From R/C receiver servo output (see connection instructions) Yellow
10 LAST SERVO IN From R/C receiver servo output. Last channel to be encoded White


AUTOPILOT
Pin # Name Type Description Suggested Color
1 GND PWR Common ground Black
2 +5V PWR 5V rail from autopilot (see note) Red or Orange
3 PPM OUT PPM output Blue

Schematic

MeekPE v1.00 Schematic


PCB

Gerber & Drill Files

Assembly

Components Layout

Bill Of Material

Downloads

Source files

Gerber & Drill files

Assembly files