I am trying to create a stand alone solar powered tcp/ip network camera.
I plan on putting a panel on a pole with a weather proof box to hold:
a camera
a wireless access point w/ external antenna
charge controller
12v AGM battery
I am planning to use this charge controller:
http://www.cirkits.com/spc3/index.html
Which conveniently outputs 12V nominal at up to 10A for loads separate from the battery charging output.
I have a wireless AP that requires 5V @ 2A and a camera that requires 9V @ 1A (at least that is what their power supplies are rated at for output and that seems like a good top end to assume for draw I think)
I may add in a 3rd device eventually like a wind/temp/humidity monitor if possible (I am not sure I will have enough sun to keep even the camera and AP alive 24 hours a day every day).
I also have two of these small switching voltage regulators from Dimension Engineering:
http://www.dimensionengineering.com/DE-SWADJ3.htm
I am planning on just wiring the output from the 'load' terminals on the charge controller to something and then putting the voltage regulators on that same something and making my own little power cords for the two devices and attaching them to the output of the voltage regulators.
One of the things I don't know how to do is the power break out board that I can put my source to (the charge controller in this case) my voltage regulators on and then connect my home made power cords for the devices to the output of the voltage regulators.
I sort of feel like I want connectors of some sort on a board for both the incoming source and the out going loads.
I don't a great deal about electronics, but I think I need something like perf board? But then I don't know what I use for connectors for the power cords and power source.
Any advice and/or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I plan on putting a panel on a pole with a weather proof box to hold:
a camera
a wireless access point w/ external antenna
charge controller
12v AGM battery
I am planning to use this charge controller:
http://www.cirkits.com/spc3/index.html
Which conveniently outputs 12V nominal at up to 10A for loads separate from the battery charging output.
I have a wireless AP that requires 5V @ 2A and a camera that requires 9V @ 1A (at least that is what their power supplies are rated at for output and that seems like a good top end to assume for draw I think)
I may add in a 3rd device eventually like a wind/temp/humidity monitor if possible (I am not sure I will have enough sun to keep even the camera and AP alive 24 hours a day every day).
I also have two of these small switching voltage regulators from Dimension Engineering:
http://www.dimensionengineering.com/DE-SWADJ3.htm
I am planning on just wiring the output from the 'load' terminals on the charge controller to something and then putting the voltage regulators on that same something and making my own little power cords for the two devices and attaching them to the output of the voltage regulators.
One of the things I don't know how to do is the power break out board that I can put my source to (the charge controller in this case) my voltage regulators on and then connect my home made power cords for the devices to the output of the voltage regulators.
I sort of feel like I want connectors of some sort on a board for both the incoming source and the out going loads.
I don't a great deal about electronics, but I think I need something like perf board? But then I don't know what I use for connectors for the power cords and power source.
Any advice and/or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.