http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/projects-preview/35878

New author. Respected professor--excited to have him on board.

 

The only thing that caught my attention is that in some of the screencap graphics the text is very small and fuzzy, and not easily readable (article displayed full screen width on 1440 x 900 MacBook Air). Also, some typos which I assume will be fixed.

Otherwise, looks good.

 

Some minor details:

Next.Note:The TX

Needs some space.

The analog voltmeter VI can be obtained here: LINX_analog_ vi.

I guess the file will end up in a "Download Code" button?

It consists of a 10K-ohm potentiometer's wiper arm wired to the "A0" (analog pin 0) of the Arduino Uno, The other two remaining pins of the 10K-ohm potentiometer are wired to +5V and GND(ground) of the Arduino Uno.

Should the , (comma) be replaced with a . (period)?

The Arduino-Potentiometer Circuit.
Would the design be more "smooth" if R1 was moved a bit up, so the connection would go in a straight line to the microcontroller?

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An or a? This confuse me sometimes.

The small voltmeter(product number #460) purchased from Adafruit provides a quick method of monitoring the varying voltage signals creatd by the slide dimmer control.

Is it missing a space between the voltmeter and (product number...? I see that in other places in the article, it is a space in front of the parenthesis.

I noticed also a 7-segment display on his protoboard and video, but it is not listed in the parts list. A minor detail.

I second the above comment on the images, and it is missing a link in the "Installing the LINX add-on package" paragraph. The sentence above the image:

The LINX add-on software package can be obtained from the following url website page: .

Good informative article!

 

Some more minor details:

An or a? This confuse me sometimes.

It should be 'a'.

The small voltmeter(product number #460) purchased from Adafruit provides a quick method of monitoring the varying voltage signals creatd by the slide dimmer control.

Is it missing a space between the voltmeter and (product number...? I see that in other places in the article, it is a space in front of the parenthesis.

Also, 'creatd' is missing an 'e'.

 

I believe I've caught all the grammar/punctuation issues here. Waiting to hear back from the author about the Linx analog vi thing.

 

Sorry about the small grammar errors. Next time I slow down and read with a critical eye. Thanks for the review and comments. Also, the mini digital voltmeter (3.2-30V range) can be purchased from Adafruit (Product Number: #460).

 

Hmmm... I think we're now mired in Deep Voltmeter Confusion, here!!

The "7-segment display" which nerdegutta noted in the photos and the video is actually the "small voltmeter" mentioned in the text of the article right above the first of the two photographs. As Don noted, it's a 3-digit digital panel meter from Adafruit (https://www.adafruit.com/product/460).

But that Adafruit DPM is not listed in the Parts List; instead there are two other items, neither of which appears anywhere in the project. Under "digital voltmeter" in the Parts List there is a MuRata DMR-20 digital panel meter from Digi-Key, and under "7-segment display" there is (from Adafruit, via Mouser) a 4-digit 7-segment bare display (NOT a voltmeter) with a serial I2C interface.

Obviously, neither of those two entries in the Parts List is correct. They should be deleted and replaced with a single entry pointing to the part actually used in the project, which is the 3-digit digital panel meter from Adafruit (https://www.adafruit.com/product/460) Don mentioned in the text.

 

Hmmm... I think we're now mired in Deep Voltmeter Confusion, here!!

The "7-segment display" which nerdegutta noted in the photos and the video is actually the "small voltmeter" mentioned in the text of the article right above the first of the two photographs. As Don noted, it's a 3-digit digital panel meter from Adafruit (https://www.adafruit.com/product/460).

But that Adafruit DPM is not listed in the Parts List; instead there are two other items, neither of which appears anywhere in the project. Under "digital voltmeter" in the Parts List there is a MuRata DMR-20 digital panel meter from Digi-Key, and under "7-segment display" there is (from Adafruit, via Mouser) a 4-digit 7-segment bare display (NOT a voltmeter) with a serial I2C interface.

Obviously, neither of those two entries in the Parts List is correct. They should be deleted and replaced with a single entry pointing to the part actually used in the project, which is the 3-digit digital panel meter from Adafruit (https://www.adafruit.com/product/460) Don mentioned in the text.

Yeah, my fault again. Basically what happens is that if an author doesn't list a part, I'll find one from Adafruit or Digikey or somewhere and put it in.

 

Yeah, my fault again. Basically what happens is that if an author doesn't list a part, I'll find one from Adafruit or Digikey or somewhere and put it in.

I think it would be better to let the author do that, or at least check with the review team on any substitutions you're thinking of making. Electronic parts and devices are not as interchangeable as you might think.

 

I will review the parts list throughly prior to submitting the article. This task will alleviate part substitutions for tech editors and reviewers.

 

Unstuck, going live.

 

Unstuck, going live.

Awesome. I'll be submitting more project articles to the site!