Original Assembled Radiation Detector DIY Kit ver. 3.00
Compatible with Arduino UNO and iPad Geiger Bot
Electronic kit to drive Geiger tube (tube not included)
pcb color: green or blue
Original, high
quality and power efficient 3-rd edition of our Nuclear Radiation DIY
Detector Kit. The kit is a classic type detector with several expandable
options. Arduino compatible. Can drive STS-5, SBM20, J305 or LND-712
Geiger tubes on the PCB. Has voltage compatibility with many popular GM Tubes
that requires anode voltage 400-500V. The kit has several improvements in
compare to previously sold second editions.
The board has visual and sound indication of the radiation and can be used as detector of dangerous radiation levels or radioactive materials in your environment. Excellent cheap solution for Arduino COSM monitoring station. Good kit for MCU software developers who just want to drive Geiger Tube for their own software. Include PDF manual with instruction and Arduino code example. The kit is compatible with our Windows data logging software "Radiation Logger" via Arduino SPI.
Now it also support direct connection to Apple iPhone or iPad for Geiger Bot application. The board has special 3.5mm TRRS audio jack that supports 4-pole cable connection to iPad or iPhone. Please note, the iPad TRRS 3.5mm jack pinout is different from audio headphones (headphones are not supported).
Geiger Tube is not included and should to be purchased
separately! You also need to supply your own batteries and cables.
This eBay lot for one (1) assembled soldered calibrated board of radiation
detector without GM Tube. The kit you'll receive may have minor difference from
the photo but will have same full functionality.
Have any question or need help to download PDF manual? You are welcome to contact me!
Technical specifications:
Benefits of original third
edition:
Arduino MCU Communication:
The PCB has 3 pins for
communication with MCU: INT, GND, 5V. You can power up the kit from 5V Arduino
board directly. Or, if you use batteries for Geiger Kit, you have to connect
only 2 pins to Arduino: INT and GND. The kit is compatible with our "Radiation Logger" software, you can connect it via Arduino SPI to the computer.
There are many different application
you can use this kit, especially if you are software developer. The board send
10uS high-low-high interrupts to Arduino. We offer simple sketch as an example
in user manual, please modify it for your needs.
Actually it’s possible to use
this kit with any other microcontroller, not only Arduino boards because it has
the same principles, but if you are beginner it will be easy to start with
Arduino. More techincal details can be found in PDF manual!
Geiger Bot Compatibility:
The board is fully compatible
with iPhone / iPad Geiger Bot application. Kit comes with installed TRRS socket
and you can use 4-strip Apple audio cable to connect the device to Geiger Bot.
Because audio output has fixed 1ms pulse duration, we recommend to use Geiger
Bot for monitoring background and testing low radiactive sources only. For high
speed count please use a microcontroller with INT connection.
To set up right connection
settings, please navigate Geiger Counter -> Custom GM Tubes -> I/O
Settings. The following settings can be used for Arduino Geiger Kit third
edition:
Auto-Adjust: OFF; RMS Window: 1; Delay Window: 18; VolumeThreshold: 10000; Sample Rate: 22050; Disable Measurement Mode: OFF; Hysteresis Filter: 0; Input Polarity: Negative Only; Wavelet Filter: OFF; Input Gain Control: 0.50; Ultrafast Rates: OFF.
Selecting Power Source for the
Kit:
The Geiger kit has flexible options
for powering. Since the board consumes very tiny current at background, all
available options are good for your implementation with the final project. The
default option is to power the kit with 4x Ni-MH batteries to get 4.5-5.5
supply voltage range. For this method step-up is not required, JMP3 need to be
installed. However, if your enclosure is small, you can use 5V step-up module
and then even one 1.5V AAA battery can be used for powering. The PCB allows
installation of Pololu NCP1402 step-up module when JMP3 need to be removed.
NCP1402 step-up is recommended, but you can wire any other modules to the board
when using 3 wire connection: Vin, Gnd, Vout.
Others hobby Arduino
compatible DIY Geiger Kits from the market build with high voltage electrical
circuit based on 555 timer IC. Even 555 HV converters are easy-to-build for
beginners, it has several drawbacks: huge power consumptions, high voltage
drops under load and no limiting of high voltage spikes. These were the reasons
to refuse using 555 timer and redesign our electrical circuit for better
specifications. Our RH kit is power efficient board with amazing
connectivity and expanded options.
Our kit includes only high quality electronic
components and professionally tested PCB board with installed SMD parts. The product build with original electronic components supplied by DigiKey
and others reputable sources, we do not use Chinese outlet components.
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Technical issues and support: If you purchase this item you are agree that you have skills and tools to perform required DIY soldering (or de-soldering) and you know how to connect additional external components or modules. All project components should be installed and soldered in proper polarity with proper connectors. Any hardware/software modifications are not covered with warranty. If you have doubt it always better to ask for technical support before doing something. Please download and read carefully PDF user manual and product purchase terms.
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resolve this problem in best way.
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