Custom PCB - LED Infrared Control

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novice_man

Joined Dec 1, 2018
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Hello guys ! i hope somebody can help me to finalize my project. I wanted to make a Led that is controlled with a small IR sensor since the offer is quite big i started to look on internet but i wanted to be able to put that sensor in the cabinet profile and i came across on a specific design. I have never made a pcb or something like that but im just asking:
Can somebody tell me what pieces are in this design and how can i achieve doing that on my own?

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KeithWalker

Joined Jul 10, 2017
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Hello guys ! i hope somebody can help me to finalize my project. I wanted to make a Led that is controlled with a small IR sensor since the offer is quite big i started to look on internet but i wanted to be able to put that sensor in the cabinet profile and i came across on a specific design. I have never made a pcb or something like that but im just asking:
Can somebody tell me what pieces are in this design and how can i achieve doing that on my own?

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The description of what you are trying to achieve is very vague. The illustration does not help because there is nothing stating what it does.
If you can be more specific we can probably point you in the direction of a solution.
 

KeithWalker

Joined Jul 10, 2017
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The description of what you are trying to achieve is very vague. The illustration does not help because there is nothing stating what it does.
If you can be more specific we can probably point you in the direction of a solution.
I did an intennet search of your illustration and found the source:
https://www.led-konzept.de/CCT-LED-Profil-Dimmer
That is a very ambitious project for a beginner. I have 75 years of experience in designing and building all kinds of original complex electronic circuits. In this case, I would rather purchase the existing product than try to re-invent it myself. If you really want to design your own, be prepared to invest an awful lot of time in technical self education,
 

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novice_man

Joined Dec 1, 2018
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The description of what you are trying to achieve is very vague. The illustration does not help because there is nothing stating what it does.
If you can be more specific we can probably point you in the direction of a solution.
The product specification are:

Technische Daten CCT LED Profil-Dimmer
geeignet für CCT LED Streifen (12V - 24V)
Dimmart PWM (Pulsweitenmodulation)
Funktionen Schalten, Dimmen, Farbtemperatur
Helligkeitsregelung 0% -100%
Eingangspannung 8V - 28V DC
Ausgangsspannung 8V - 28V DC
Strom max. 5A
Leistung max.: 60W (12V), 120W (24V)
Maße (L x B x H) 40 x 10 x 3mm



i want to be able to make myself some of those. It is just a project and as i seen that are so many product to make yourself with a little bit of help and passion !!! i just wanted to try this piece here as a start
 

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novice_man

Joined Dec 1, 2018
3
I did an intennet search of your illustration and found the source:
https://www.led-konzept.de/CCT-LED-Profil-Dimmer
That is a very ambitious project for a beginner. I have 75 years of experience in designing and building all kinds of original complex electronic circuits. In this case, I would rather purchase the existing product than try to re-invent it myself. If you really want to design your own, be prepared to invest an awful lot of time in technical self education,


Are tutorials on how to make an entire PCB from RaspiPi or designs that are over my knowledge, I thought this is not so complicated but since i dont know the Parts then..... Now i learn Eagle and I'm taking Soldering classes.
I don't want to purchase them because I need 24 of those in my Project and everything that I do must be handmade.

The Project that i am referring to is a miniRobo on a LED environment that's hand-gesture controlled if you want that the arm goes up then a led goes on and so he'll know the direction.
i'm at the beginning and hope that what i am trying to do offend nobody.
 

MisterBill2

Joined Jan 23, 2018
27,513
Interesting post so far. Unfortunately it starts out wrong. You are not wishing to produce an LED at all. The quest is to produce an LED driver system that provides dimming, which is very different indeed. The clue was the photo.
There are lots of LED driver designs in the public domain, and a lot more engineering level articles on the design of those drivers, including all manner of discussions on how they function. I am not an expert on LED drivers and their design, but I have read about them and so the main push has been toward greater efficiency.
 

KeithWalker

Joined Jul 10, 2017
3,607
Are tutorials on how to make an entire PCB from RaspiPi or designs that are over my knowledge, I thought this is not so complicated but since i dont know the Parts then..... Now i learn Eagle and I'm taking Soldering classes.
I don't want to purchase them because I need 24 of those in my Project and everything that I do must be handmade.

The Project that i am referring to is a miniRobo on a LED environment that's hand-gesture controlled if you want that the arm goes up then a led goes on and so he'll know the direction.
i'm at the beginning and hope that what i am trying to do offend nobody.
I wish you luck If you really are intent on going ahead. You will certainly not offend anyone. I suggest that you use an Arduino which is a well established and well supported single-board microcontroller. There are lots of good simple projects and tutorials for it published in detail on the internet. Start with some of the basic sensor and servo control projects to get to know how it works and how to program it. Once you have a good understanding of the basics, you can concentrate on the specific functions you will need for your project. You really don't need to know how to make printed circuits or design electronic circuits using basic components. Use the inexpensive input and output modules that are available online to design your system.
If you want to be successful, as I mentioned in my first response: "Be prepared to invest an awful lot of time in technical self education".
 
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MisterBill2

Joined Jan 23, 2018
27,513
If you choose to use an arduino you may get a system that functions but you won't learn much about circuits, only about hooking up modules and a language used by nobody else, since that group calls everything by different names than everybody else, which I don't see any decent reason to do. But it seemed to me that you stated a desire to make the controller small, and that the PCB in the photo was bigger than you desired. Those requirements point towards creating your own board. Board design is an art all it's own, but if you can get one of those free PCB design programs and learn to use it you should be successful.
 
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