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PC Automation and Robotics for the Hobbyist

• Tutorials in Using a PC for Control and Automation Projects
• Electronics reference data in an easy to view format
  • Resistor Colour Code Table (Easy View)
  • EIA Resistor Series Values Table (E12-E192)
  • Easy View identification of capacitor values using colour or numeric codes
  • Pinouts of PC Connectors
    • VGA Connector Pinout
    • Power Connectors
    • USB Pinout
    • Easy View Printer Port Pinout (LPT1)
    • Easy View Serial Port Connector Pinout
    • Pinout of the joystick, midi connector for the PC
    • Keyboard Connector (easy-view pinout guide)
    • Pinout of the ISA bus connector in easy view format
  • ASCII character set in easy to view table with binary, decimal and hex values
  • Circuit symbols of electronic components in alphabetic easy view table
  • Logic Symbols table in alphabetic easy view format
    • User Manual for the Digi-Bee USB Input Output Adaptor
      • images/digibee_manual.pdf
• Articles on Computer Control and Automation Projects Submitted by Readers
  • How to Make a Computer Controlled Car (step by step)
    • Adaptor board giving 14 high voltage switching outputs from one USB port
      • Programming a USB digital output adaptor using Visual Basic
        • images/VBmini.zip
      • images/Mini Bee Manual.pdf
  • How to Make a Computer Controlled Model Train Set
    • USB Control Boards for the Electronics Enthusiast and PC Hobbyist
      • Adaptor board providing 64 Digital Outputs from one USB Port
        • images/Maxi-Bee Manual.pdf
  • Making a Computer Controlled Greenhouse
    • PC digital inputs and outputs using a simple USB adaptor board
      • How to program a USB peripheral in Visual Basic
        • images/VBdigi.zip
      • Visual Basic Source Code for a USB to Digital Output Adaptor
        • images/VBmaxi.zip
    • Adaptor board converting 16 digital outputs to high voltage switching outputs
      • images/Bee-Driver Data Sheet.pdf
  • PC related jokes and humourous stories
    • Fun Software: Fool your office secretary with this version of word
  • Automatically Digitising a 16mm Cine Film
    • Stepper Motor Control from a USB Port
      • Controlling a stepper motor via a USB port using visual basic
        • images/VBStepper.zip
      • images/autostep_large.gif
      • images/StepperBee manual.pdf
    • Beginners Starter Pack for Stepper Motor Control from a PC
      • images/Stepper_pack_details.pdf
      • images/Stepper_Motor_Spec.pdf
  • Desktop CNC Laser Cutter
• Products for PC based Control and Automation Systems
  • Beginners Products for PC based Control and Automation Systems
    • Control Boards Providing a Wide Range of Input and Output Facilities for the PC
      • Analogue and Digital I/O Using a Simple USB Adaptor Module
        • Writing a Visual Basic Program to Read Analogue Inputs via a simple USB adaptor Module
          • images/VBdigi_plus.zip
        • images/digibee+ manual.pdf
      • Stepper Bee USB adaptor Board for Large Stepper Motor Control from a PC
        • Intelligent MOSFETs Offer Reliable Solutions to Switching Large Currents
        • images/StepperBee+ Manual.pdf
      • Mini Relay Bee: USB to dual relay adaptor
        • images/Mini-RelayBee manual.pdf
      • USB Adaptor Board Providing Relay Outputs
        • images/RelayBee Manual.pdf
    • Starter Packs for PC automation, Robotics and Control Systems
      • Starter pack for DC Motor/Gearbox Control from a PC or Laptop Computer
        • images/Motor Pack Details.pdf
        • images/motor_gearbox.pdf
      • Starter Pack Which Includes Everything for Controlling a Servo from a PC
        • images/Servo Pack Details.pdf
        • images/Servo Specifications.pdf
  • Control boards to make it easy for programmers / engineers to construct PC based control and automation systems
    • Hawk range of USB 2.0 Control Boards Providing Control and Automation Facilities for the PC
      • Motor Hawk USB 2.0 Controller for Bi-polar stepper Motors or twin DC Motors
        • images/hawk_manual.pdf
      • Switching Hawk USB 2.0 Automation and Control Board providing 28 DC switching Outputs
      • Switching Hawk USB 2.0 Automation and Control Board providing 28 DC switching Outputs
  • Accessories for PC Control, Automation and Robotics Projects
    • A Four Phase High Resolution Stepper Motor Providing 200 Steps per Rev
    • High Torque Stepper Motor (5Kgcm)
    • High Torque Stepper Motor (5Kgcm)
    • 2-in-1 Gearbox Assembly with Choice of Two Gear Ratios
    • Standard Servo
    • Easy to Use General Purpose 12v DC Solenoid
    • BeeHive Software for USB Automation and Control
      • images/Beehive-Manual.pdf
      • images/Bee-DLL Reference Manual.pdf
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• Frequently Asked Questions
  • FAQ about Purchasing from our Online Shop
  • FAQ Technical Support
  • MotorBee
  • Using the MiniBee: Frequently Asked Questions
• How-To
  • Beginners guides to robotics and automation using a PC
    • How to Turn a Small Lamp On and Off with a PC
    • How to Control a DC Motor from a PC
    • How to Measure an Analogue Voltage Using a Window XP Computer
      • images/wasp_screen_large.jpg
    • How to Control a Servo Motor Using a PC Running Windows XP
    • How to Control a Stepper Motor Using a PC
  • Intermediate Level How-to articles on PC Control and Automation Projects
    • 4 Zone Temperature Control System Using a PC
      • images/AD22100.pdf
  • Advanced
    • How to Make a Control System for a Sun Tracking Solar Panel
      • images/hive_control.jpg
      • images/hive_wasp.jpg
      • images/hive_stepper.jpg
• Control Master Distributed Control System for the PC
  • Non Isolated Master Controller for Distributed Control from a PC
  • Isolated Master Controller for Distributed Control from a PC
  • Digital I/O Slave Module providing Digital Inputs and High Voltage Switching Outputs up to 1Km from the PC
  • Analogue I/O Slave Module providing Analogue Inputs and High Voltage Switching Outputs up to 1Km from the PC
  • Relay Slave Module providing Digital Inputs and 6Amp Changeover Relay Outputs up to 1Km from the PC
  • Motor Slave Module Providing Twin Motor Speed and Direction Control up to 1Km from the PC
  • Control Master Software Supplied free with Every Board Purchased
    • images/VBmaster.zip
  • Easy to Use Distributed Control System for the PC
  • images/Control Master Manual.pdf
• The Basics of PC Control and Automation
  • Basic Electronics
    • Components
      • Beginners Guide to Resistors
        • Resistor Types
      • Capacitors for beginners
      • Beginners guide to Diodes
      • What is a Transistor and how does it Operate
      • Thyristor principles and operation
      • Understanding Operational Amplifiers (or Op Amps)
      • What is an inductor and what do they look like
      • What is a transformer and how does it operate
      • Relays: principles of operation and application choices
    • What is a circuit diagram and how does it relate to real electronic components
    • Digital Electronics: Basic concepts and principles
      • Digital Logic principles and overview
    • Opto Isolation
    • Beginners Guide to Analogue to Digital Conversion
      • Types and techniques of analogue to digital conversion
      • Characteristics of analogue to digital converters
    • Power Supplies: Choice considerations for your electronic projects
      • Battery Types: Comparison of battery types in common use
      • Overview of Linear Power Supplies: How they work and characteristics
  • How to Solder
  • Getting Started with basic PC input output
  • What is a PC
  • What is a Program
  • Number Systems in computing and control
    • The Decimal Number System Explained
    • The Binary Number System Explained
    • The Octal Number System Explained
    • The Hexadecimal Number System Explained
    • Gray Code Explained
  • PC Interfaces: Principles and Overview
    • Overview of the Printer (Parallel) Port Interface for the PC
    • PC Serial Interface (principles and operation)
    • The USB Interface: Overview and general principles
  • The Control Shop for low cost automation and robotics boards for the PC hobbyist
  • DC Motor and Servo Control Using a Single USB Port on a PC
    • Writing Visual Basic Programs for USB Motor and Servo Control
      • images/VBmotor.zip
    • images/Motor-Bee Manual.pdf
    • images/L293D motor driver.pdf
• Control Theory
  • Control theory for the amateur pc enthusiast
  • Feedback Control theory for PC automation in the home
  • Proportional control theory for PC robotics
  • Derivative Control theory for the PC Hobbyist
  • Integral control theory for computer hobbyist
  • PID Control: A simplified overview of three term control theory
  • The use of control theory in real world applications
    • An overview of the application of robotics with examples
    • What is DCC Digital Command Control for Model Train Sets
• Sensors used in PC control and automation systems
  • Limit Switch
  • Principles of inductive, capacitive and optical proximity sensors
    • Inductive Proximity sensors: Principles of operation
    • Principles of operation of capacitive proximity sensors
    • Principles of optical proximity sensors
  • Temperature sensor technology and principles
    • What is a thermistor and how do they measure temperature
    • Analogue signal processor with control software for the PC enthusiast
      • How to use Visual Basic to read analogue inputs from a USB port adaptor
        • images/VBwasp.zip
      • images/Wasp Manual.pdf
  • Technology and Principles of Operation of Flow Sensors
    • WASP Manual
  • Motion Sensors
    • Incremental Encoders: How they work and what are their benefits
    • String Encoders: How they work and what are their benefits
    • Accelerometers: Principles of operation and applications
      • Piezoelectric Effect
• Principles of computer controlled actuators as control system outputs
  • Principles technology and operation of solenoids
  • Principles of operation of actuator valves
  • Principles of operation of DC electric motors
  • Principles of operation of two phase stepper motors
  • Principles and overview of Servo Control for the hobbyist
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