Channel-Chopper
A Fire button for any estim device. Perfect for BDSM play
Quick Disclaimer
I am neither an electrical engineer or a software developer. I made this for fun. There are probably many many flaws in this. But that being said, it works and works well for what I want. I don't mind constructive critiscm at all (actually I'll be greatful for it) but please be nice with it. It sucks when you put lots of effort into something and people just hammer it for its flaws :)
What is it
this is a inline controller to turn on and off estim signals. You attach it between the estim unit and the bipolar electrode. it has 4 buttons on it which when depressed allow the estim signals to passthrough to the electrodes. It also works via serial comunication so you can link it up to other equipment if you wish.
You said 4 Channels, Why 5 inputs/Outputs?
channel 5 in the channel chopper is actually controlled by channel 4. the idea behind this is if you have 2 bipolar nipple clamps. One on each nipple. If you press the channel 4 button they will both fire at the same time
BOM
11 - 3.5mm Panel Mount Stereo Jacks
10 - MOC 3023
1 - Arduino Pro Micro (it has to be micro not mini for this PCB)
14 - 220Ω Resistors
4 - 5mm LEDS
4 - Buttons/swtiches
Serial Format
This is done through the USB cable. Basic serial comunication at 9600. The format is as follows
shock¬"channel"¬"state"
There are 4 channels and the states are either 1 for on or 0 for off. So if we wanted to turn channel 2 on we would send
shock¬2¬1
and if we wanted to turn channel 2 off it would be
shock¬2¬0
why is there another serial connection linked to a 3.5mm jack
this hasn't been implemented in software yet, but I put this there in case I wanted to setup software serial to control the box from another arduino. or maybe use this box to trigger other devices. The tip is connected to pin A1 and the ring to A0
Thankyou's
I need to say thanks to both Georgexx and Onwrikbaar as they showed me the light with the MOC3023's
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