BasicBus Transceiver 
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This project is a transceiver for my "BasicBus" microcontroller projects.

BasicBus is a simple serial bus protocol, something like what USB is for computers, but designed to work well with the microcontroller chips I'm using. This project combines a power supply (battery and wall-wart), status LEDs that show activity on the bus, and an RS232 interface to a PC for debugging.

Raw parts (some leads soldered onto switches)
Raw parts (some leads soldered onto switches)(Timothy Weber)
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Perf board cut to size
Perf board cut to size(Timothy Weber)
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Hole cut in box for DB9 connector
Hole cut in box for DB9 connector(Timothy Weber)
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DB9 holes cut in both box parts
DB9 holes cut in both box parts(Timothy Weber)
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DB9 fitting into box
DB9 fitting into box(Timothy Weber)
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Perf board holes cut, starting to solder wires
Perf board holes cut, starting to solder wires(Timothy Weber)
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More wires
More wires(Timothy Weber)
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Yet more wires
Yet more wires(Timothy Weber)
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All wires in
All wires in(Timothy Weber)
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Most of the components mounted
Most of the components mounted(Timothy Weber)
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Holes cut in box for coax connector
Holes cut in box for coax connector(Timothy Weber)
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Coax connector in box
Coax connector in box(Timothy Weber)
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All leads soldered to switches
All leads soldered to switches(Timothy Weber)
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4PDT switch and RJ11 jack added
4PDT switch and RJ11 jack added(Timothy Weber)
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Same from below
Same from below(Timothy Weber)
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All switches, coax, and amber LED added
All switches, coax, and amber LED added(Timothy Weber)
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Red and green LEDs added
Red and green LEDs added(Timothy Weber)
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Same from below 2
Same from below 2(Timothy Weber)
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After design rework
After design rework(Timothy Weber)
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Same from below 3
Same from below 3(Timothy Weber)
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Power regulator parts
Power regulator parts(Timothy Weber)
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Bolt trimmed, heatsink drilled, ready to assemble
Bolt trimmed, heatsink drilled, ready to assemble(Timothy Weber)
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Power regulator assembly
Power regulator assembly(Timothy Weber)
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The board is complete.
The board is complete.(Timothy Weber)
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In action as a transceiver, for a PC running the TinyTerm board through its paces.
In action as a transceiver, for a PC running the TinyTerm board through its paces.(Timothy Weber)
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In the box, except for activity LEDs
In the box, except for activity LEDs(Timothy Weber)
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In the box, powering my clock project
In the box, powering my clock project(Timothy Weber)
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Finished, front view
Finished, front view(Timothy Weber)
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Finished, top angle
Finished, top angle(Timothy Weber)
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