Professor Mark Cseles Projects and Hobbies
Professor Mark Cseles Projects and Hobbies
All Projects employ microcontroller-based controls using the PIC series from Microchip.
A heating and cooling thermostat employing technologies spanning fourty years from the unique Nixie tube display, circa 1960’s, to a PIC 18F microcontroller, circa 2006.
An example project using a dsPIC30F2010 Digital Signal Controller chip. The proect was designed as an introduction to the chip’s features rather than as a ‘polished’ application.
A High-Powered Power Backup Inverter
The working prototype of the 2 KVA inverter is complete. Fed from an array of lead-acid cells totalling 600 Ah (at 12 Volts), it easily drives real-world loads such as single-phase motors. The inverter has been tested and found to operate at an efficiency of between 71% and 82% driving a variety of both inductive and resistive loads
An alarm which warns when temperatures fall below or rise above user-settable limits. I use the prototype in my cold cellar to warn when canned goods are about to freeze and another version to control the temperature of the carboy in which I ferment wine. Features a user-friendly two-line LCD display.
CTEC1630 Home Page - a course on embedded controls
PHTN1400 Home Page - a course on laser systems