MARES IRIS Interface schematic circuit


Posted on Feb 6, 2014

You need a TSOP4156 which can be a tough one to get or expensive to buy. I had plenty of old BPW41 Infrared diodes so I decided to build my own receiver. The power comes from the RS232 port, make sure you have at least 5. 5 Volts or the 4001 will not oscillate well at 3. 6 MHz (Maybe you can get it to work at 5 Volts by adjusting some components.


MARES IRIS Interface schematic circuit
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My Laptop can just manage 5. 5 Volts so I was OK. The logic chips are good old CMOS so no need to regulate to 5 Volts, more money saved. Also I found the RESET circuit of the 4040 "over the top", changing this saves yet one more NOR circuit. This circuit is realy the bare minimum in my opinion when you do not want the TSOP. The above circuit can be optimized for low voltages by changing the 470k resistor to 100k and removing the right 33pF capacitor connected to the 2k2 resistor in the oscillator (which is what I have done). Now it oscillates down to 4 Volts but the frequency is not quite right, which is not important. Adjust the 10K trimmer for 28% of the supply voltage to obtain optimal receive bit timing. My final prototype fits in a mouse. The Software can be found on the MARES website. If like me you are a happy owner of an M2 RGBM then just pretend you have an M1 and happy dive log downloading!




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