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DIY SOLDERING STATION WITH ARDUINO

NANO AND 4×20 LCD
Manos

2-3 minutos
This is a more simpler design than the DIY SMD SOLDERING
STATION WITH AVR (MEGA2560 VERSION) due to the
controller core (Arduino NANO instead of MEGA2560), the UI (a
4 rows / 20 characters LCD instead of the TFT)  and the
supporting of only PTC type soldering irons. The power supply
is still separated (external power pack at 24V used).

All the information for the user is presented continuously  and

simultaneously for the actual temperature and desired
temperature by the form of bargraph and numbers. For the
present, only the Celsius scale is supported but I am still
working on updated version with Fahrenheit scale and a very
simple menu function for making the adjustments.

The final view of this simple construction is like the following:

I made all the necessary files for the PCB and a good friend of
mine (Kostas), the order for ten prototypes. The design was a
clear Through Hole project in order to be easily constructed as
kit even from young people. In the near future, I will write a very
easy-to-read guide for assembling and programming.

http://www.pcbway.com/project/share
/Manolena_SMD_Solder_Station_with_Arduino_Nano.html
I thank Kostas for the kind offer of the prototype PCB and also
the spread of this project to other friends. 

The schematic is the following (also in .pdf):

Nano_1.pdf

The PCB is the following:

All relative files (Altium files, Gerber files, BOM, Arduino
libraries, firmware) can be freely used and can be found here:

https://github.com/manolena/DIY-Soldering-Station-
w-Arduino-Nano-4×20-LCD

UPDATE 14 AUG 2016:

The updated version of the soldering station is a new design

with the implementation of an Arduino Micro PRO instead of
Nano. The overall dimensions have been reduced and the code
was re-written to support a small serial I2C OLED display.
To see the relative Altium files (.SchDoc, .PcbDoc, CAM,
gerbers, schematic & component libraries), just right-click and
save as .zip the following file:

PRO MICRO