Dimmer with a Micro
For incandescent and halogen lamps up to 300 watts
Dimmers come in many varieties — you’d think. Still, the author did not find what he wanted. So it was back to the drawing board to design a dimmer circuit with the exact personal requirements. The result is a project that’s easy to add to the existing electrical installation as well as simple to operated using existing light switches. The design is for 230 V, 50 Hz AC power lines and our US and Canadian readers are expressly invited to rework it to 110/115 VAC, 60 Hz.
Materials
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Extra info / Update
Features
- Dimmer function using phase angle control
- Simple to set (can also be permanently set)
- Suitable for two-way switch circuits (staircase circuit)
- very low profile construction (20 mm)
- transformerless
Component list
Resistors
R1,R2 = 470? 1W
R3, R13 = 15k?
R4 = 10k?
R5 = 1k?
R6,R8 = 15k? 1W
R7 = 220k?
R9,R10 = 820?
R11,R12 = 470?
Capacitors
C1,C2 = 220nF 250V, polypropylene, X2 class
C3,C4 = 220µF 35V, radial, lead pitch 3.5mm
C5,C6,C7 = 100nF, ceramic, lead pitch 5mm
Semiconductors
B1 = W06M, bridge rectifier, 1.5A, 600Vpiv, (e.g. Farnell # 1621776)
D1 = 16V 0.5W zener diode
D2,D3 = 6.2V 0.5W zener diode
D4 = LED, low-current, green, 3mm
IC1 = 78L05 (TO-92 case)
IC2 = PIC12F629A (Microchip), DIL8 case, programmed, Elektor Shop # 090315-41
IC3 = SFH620A-3 optocoupler (e.g. Farnell # 1469594)
IC4,IC5 = MOC3022 optocoupler (e.g. Farnell # 1021366)
TRI1 = BTA08-600BRG, triac, 8A, 600V, TO-220AB case (e.g. Farnell # 1057269)
Miscellaneous
F1 = 1.6 A (slow blow) subminiature, (e.g. DigiKey # 507-1178-ND)
K1 = AK110/6wp, 6-way terminal block, lead pitch 7.5mm
K2 = 3-pin SIL header lead pitch 2.54mm, with jumper
L1 = 2.2mH suppressor coil, (e.g. DigiKey # M8383-ND or Conrad Electronics # 534358-89)
2 pcs DIL6 IC socket
PCB # 090315-1
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