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Capacitive Liquid Detection
With the help of Arduino
Some time ago Elektor published my siphonic rain gauge with no moving parts, in which the water that passes when a little siphon empties is detected by short-circuiting two electrodes. At the same moment, articles were in preparation showing that capacitive detection would have a decisive impact. Here I investigate if the “approaches” can be joined.
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Bill of Materials
Component List
Resistors (0.25W)
R2 = 10kOhm
R1 = 100kOhm
Capacitors
C1 = 100nF
Semiconductors
IC1 = 74HC4060N
Miscellaneous
K1 = 3-pin pinheader
K2 = 2-way PCB screw terminal, 0.2’’ pitch
S1 = 8-way DIP switch block
PCB # 140130-1 v1.0
Resistors (0.25W)
R2 = 10kOhm
R1 = 100kOhm
Capacitors
C1 = 100nF
Semiconductors
IC1 = 74HC4060N
Miscellaneous
K1 = 3-pin pinheader
K2 = 2-way PCB screw terminal, 0.2’’ pitch
S1 = 8-way DIP switch block
PCB # 140130-1 v1.0

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