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Experimenting with Waterproof Connectors: Runner Up Prize

charlieo21 — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 14:08:46 GMT

I got my runner up prize. (read more)

Announcing the Winners of 'Experimenting with Waterproof Connectors' Challenge

rscasny — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 13:16:26 GMT

The Experimenting with Waterproof Connectors Design Challenge, sponsored by Amphenol, and featuring a custom connector KIT and a waterproof enclosure provided By Hammond Manufacturing has officially concluded. We had 7 participants, including the Gra...(read more)

E.W.C Blog 7 - Final!

me_Cris — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 16:25:48 GMT

Hello everyone! From previous blogs: 1. The kit is here 2. Demo. 3. Using DHT22 4. Using the moisture sensor 5. Stress it 6. Additions From today's blog: - Intro - Block diagram - Electronic diagram - Software part - Connectors usage - Conclusi...(read more)

Experimenting with Waterproof Connector - Weather Station: Final Blog

charlieo21 — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:09:15 GMT

Introduction This is the last blog of this series of Experimenting with Waterproof Connector - Weather station. I decided to build a weather station because exposing this device to different weathers would put the connectors and enclosure on stress. ...(read more)

Experimenting with Waterproof Connectors #6 Running the RovingEye

fyaocn — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 09:04:00 GMT

RovingEye Show Table of Contents 1 The Idea of Roving Eye 2 Waterproof Connectors define how robust the eye is. 3 OpenVINO and Objective Detection 4 Roving the Eye 5 The Waterproof USB Camera and Upgrade 6 Running the Roving Eye 7 Summary ...(read more)

Monitoring station for Underground Cold Storage (Final results blog)

JWx — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 15:13:17 GMT

Table of Contents Introduction Humidity and its influence on electronic circuits The challenge Experiment setup Overview Enclosures Connectors. Immersion test Silica gel Sensor construction Monitoring station Experiment results Summary Reference...(read more)

Panda Enclosure - Final Summary Blog

ralphjy — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 13:55:03 GMT

Panda Enclosure Introduction This challenge caught my interest because I live in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, USA) and we get lots of rain during the year, so outdoor projects need to be weather-resistant. In general IP65 is sufficient for my...(read more)

Subsurface Camera Using Amphenol Waterproof Connectors and a Watertight Hammond Manufacturing Enclosure

dougw — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 03:05:10 GMT

Intro This blog summarizes the sub-surface camera project that also tests Amphenol waterproof connectors and a watertight Hammond enclosure. The Hammond enclosure features a clear lid, which allows a non-waterproof camera to be kept dry while lo...(read more)

Splash Test - Blog 4

charlieo21 — Wed, 31 May 2023 06:05:22 GMT

Now is time to have some fun. For this test I closed again the enclosure with the Lattepanda inside with a humidity sensor and a battery. I used a profesional splasher machine, aka water flosser. https://youtu.be/jN1WKNRe5ec As you can see in the vid...(read more)

Sensors Integration - Blog 3

charlieo21 — Wed, 31 May 2023 04:57:36 GMT

For this weather station I added the following sensors. Humidity & Temperature (Inside the enclosure and external) I'm using the HS3001 from Renesas. I put one inside the enclosure and other one outside the enclosure. UV Sensor I'm using...(read more)

E.W.C Blog 6 - Additions

me_Cris — Tue, 30 May 2023 17:12:24 GMT

Hello everyone! In this blog I will present what I did more for this challenge. If in the previous blog I added some cables to two plugs, now it's time to fix the LattePanda board in the enclosure. First of all, I need a motherboard on which to m...(read more)

Experimenting with Waterproof Connectors #5 Waterproof test on Connectors

fyaocn — Tue, 30 May 2023 08:40:04 GMT

Waterproof test on Connectors Table of Contents 1 Use of Humidity Indicators 2 Arrage the Humidity Indicator and fix the connectors 3 Putit under water 4 Fix under water just and flushing 5 The final result 1 Use of Humidity Indicators I have ...(read more)

Hammond and Amphenol

dougw — Tue, 30 May 2023 03:15:41 GMT

Intro Now that I have completed the project and experimenting part of this challenge, I wanted to do a quick review of the components we were experimenting with. This is not an examination of the datasheet, it is just my impressions of what it is lik...(read more)

Underwater Camera Test

dougw — Mon, 29 May 2023 04:13:15 GMT

Intro This blog highlights the main objective of this project, which is to experiment with the waterproof characteristics of Amphenol connectors and Hammond Manufacturing enclosures. A camera is built into the box which also features a suite of Amphe...(read more)

Enclosure Waterproof Test - Blog 2

charlieo21 — Sun, 28 May 2023 17:09:33 GMT

For the initial test, I did put all the connector in the enclosure. This test is to check how good is the waterproofness on the Hammond enclosure. I wasn't able to get the threaded inserts for the RJ45 hood, so I decided to use J-B Wel...(read more)