Must say I have not yet done the real test in my 4m PA but I do not yet see why this should not work
My 144PA 500W also uses an Arduino controller with a Nano and an OLED monochrome display. I initially programmed it myself, but later replaced the software with AI-generated code that runs in graphic mode, making it more efficient and compact.
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PA controller: Power, bar, drive power, sequencer, drive level protection, supply V/A, temperature NTC, fan PWM control. The peak/hold feature took me some time to figure out—it seemed not to work, but eventually I realized the wrong variable was being displayed. No matter what I tried, it didn’t help. Then the AI pointed out, “You displayed the wrong variable.” Turns out the AI did that, but blamed me!! took me a lot of time...
scary human behavior!
AI generated a new PA controller software very quick in a few hours I had a working system but it needed tuning character size and more.
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| During testing, a lot of strange things happened. I shorted the 3V2, and the display went out, and I couldn’t get it to work again. The ESP Mini’s very small onboard regulator, the LD3985 to the right of the USB connector, was damaged. The USB 5V goes through a low-drop diode to the low-drop LD3985, rated for max 6V and 180mA. I tested with external 3V3, and the ESP was still okay. To test WiFi, the 3V2 needs to supply 180mA and higher pulses, though normally it takes about 40–50mA. I’ll replace the LD3985 so it can be repaired. Another thing I learned there is a 2nd 3V2 regulator onboard that lets the programm run like blink led once it is loaded and connected with USB power. But to program it power the CH9102 USB /serial and external devices the LD3985 3V2 output is needed For some reason, the ST7789 wouldn’t display anymore; it seemed like the display was damaged, but a newly received ST7789 also didn’t work. That turned out to be bad soldering. I struggled quite a bit to get it to display again. The driver was suspected but turned out to be fine. sketch code is below |
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| Backside the 6206 in the Vcc regulator 6206 the top = middle pin is connected with Vcc the regulator accept 3V3 but also 5V so Vcc can be 5V or even higher without damaging the display that is what I learned now by taking a deeper dive in the hardware since the hardware break down.. After all the damage is only the the super smaal cheap lowdrop regulator , off coarse it needs to come from China since our electronic parts make industrie i.e. Philips was closed down 25 years ago.. Sure it better to let it transport over the planet ... |
//24-5-2026
//in één avond gemaakt met AI copilot en ook nog even tot hier gekeken!
//board: ESP32 Dev Espressif Systems 2.0.18 ! NIET UPDATEN! moest DOWNGRADEN NAAR ESP32 CORE 2.0.14\
//ESP‑X32 toolchain. heeft een fout Omdat de ESP‑X32 toolchain nog geen LEDC‑PWM ondersteunt.
//genereerd 2 com ports de enhanced kiezen voor download
// testopstelling vergeten de 3V2V te isoleren LD3983 3V2 regulator SOT23-5 super klein defect ESPwerkte nog wel met externe 3V2
// Chip ESP32 mini ID test:
//ESP32 Chip model = ESP32-D0WDQ6 Rev 1
//This chip has 2 cores
//Chip ID: 3897936
#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
#include <Adafruit_ST7789.h>
#include <SPI.h>
// -------------------- TFT PINS --------------------
#define TFT_CS 5 // was 5 display werkt maar steeds niet
#define TFT_DC 2
#define TFT_RST 4
Adafruit_ST7789 tft = Adafruit_ST7789(TFT_CS, TFT_DC, TFT_RST);
// -------------------- IO PINS --------------------
#define PIN_NTC 13 //ADC 36 pin mist op deze ESP
#define PTT_IN 14
#define RELAY_TX 26
#define PA_ENABLE 27
#define PIN_FWD 32 //ADC
#define PIN_REF 33 //ADC
#define PIN_I_SENSE 34 //ADC input only
#define PIN_V_SENSE 35 //ADC input only
// FAN PWM
#define PIN_FAN_PWM 25 //PWM output
#define FAN_CHANNEL 0
#define FAN_FREQ 25000
#define FAN_RES 8
// -------------------- KALIBRATIE --------------------
float K_FWD = 200.0;
float K_REF = 20.0;
float K_I = 5.0;
float K_V = 20.0;
float SWR_LIMIT = 3.0;
float TEMP_LIMIT = 70.0;
float I_LIMIT = 30.0;
float P_MAX = 500.0;
//float Pf = 0; //globaal gemaakt ivm fout in peak maar de fout was in de display update de verkeerde power waarde
float peakPower = 0;
unsigned long peakHoldTime = 0;
unsigned long peakHoldDuration = 1000; // 500 ms hangtijd helaas werkt het niet
unsigned long lastDecayTime = 0;
bool fault = false;
String faultMsg = "";
// -------------------- HULPFUNCTIES --------------------
float readADCVoltage(int pin) {
int raw = analogRead(pin);
return (raw / 4095.0) * 3.3;
}
float readForwardPowerW() {
return readADCVoltage(PIN_FWD) * K_FWD;
}
float readReflectedPowerW() {
return readADCVoltage(PIN_REF) * K_REF;
}
float calcSWR(float Pf, float Pr) {
if (Pf <= 0.1) return 1.0;
float rho = sqrt(Pr / Pf);
if (rho >= 1.0) rho = 0.999;
return (1 + rho) / (1 - rho);
}
float readCurrentA() {
return readADCVoltage(PIN_I_SENSE) * K_I;
}
float readVoltageV() {
return readADCVoltage(PIN_V_SENSE) * K_V;
}
// ⭐ NTC 50k/50k Beta-formule
float readTempC() {
float V = readADCVoltage(PIN_NTC);
float Rntc = (V * 50000.0) / (3.3 - V);
const float R0 = 50000.0;
const float T0 = 298.15;
const float B = 3950.0;
float invT = (1.0 / T0) + (1.0 / B) * log(Rntc / R0);
float T = 1.0 / invT;
// return T - 273.15;
return 20,12; //voor test zonder NTC
}
void setFanByTemp(float temp) {
int duty = 0;
if (temp < 35) duty = 0;
else if (temp < 45) duty = 80;
else if (temp < 55) duty = 150;
else duty = 255;
ledcWrite(FAN_CHANNEL, duty);
}
void setFanFull() {
ledcWrite(FAN_CHANNEL, 255);
}
// -------------------- DISPLAY --------------------
void drawStaticLayout() {
tft.fillScreen(ST77XX_BLACK);
tft.setTextColor(ST77XX_GREEN);
tft.setTextSize(2);
tft.setCursor(10, 10);
tft.println("PA CONTROLL v1.0");
tft.setTextColor(ST77XX_WHITE);
tft.setTextSize(1);
}
void drawBigPower(float P) {
tft.setTextColor(ST77XX_WHITE, ST77XX_BLACK);
tft.setTextSize(4); // GROTE LETTERS
tft.setCursor(20, 55); // MOOIE POSITIE BOVEN DE BAR
tft.printf("%4.0f W", P);
tft.setTextSize(1); // TERUG NAAR NORMAAL
}
void drawPowerBar(float P) {
// oud int x = 80, y = 100, w = 140, h = 10;
int x = 20; // meer naar links
int y = 90; // lager op het scherm
int w = 200; // veel breder
int h = 20; // hogere bar
tft.drawRect(x, y, w, h, ST77XX_WHITE);
float ratio = P / P_MAX;
if (ratio > 1) ratio = 1;
if (ratio < 0) ratio = 0;
int fill = w * ratio;
uint16_t color = ST77XX_GREEN;
if (P >= 400 && P <= 500)
color = ST77XX_YELLOW;
if (P > 500)
color = ST77XX_RED;
tft.fillRect(x + 1, y + 1, w - 2, h - 2, ST77XX_BLACK);
if (fill > 0) tft.fillRect(x + 1, y + 1, fill - 2, h - 2, color);
}
void updateDisplay(float Pf, float Pr, float swr,
float V, float I, float temp,
bool tx, bool fault, String faultMsg) {
tft.setTextColor(ST77XX_WHITE, ST77XX_BLACK);
drawBigPower(Pf);
// Peak power rechtsboven naast de grote readout
tft.setTextSize(2);
tft.setTextColor(ST77XX_YELLOW, ST77XX_BLACK);
tft.setCursor(150, 75);
//tft.printf("%4.0fW", peakPower);
tft.setTextSize(1);
tft.setTextColor(ST77XX_WHITE, ST77XX_BLACK);
drawPowerBar(Pf);
tft.setTextSize(2); // GROTER FONT
tft.setCursor(0, 130);
tft.printf("%4.1fW %4.2f", Pr, swr);
tft.setCursor(0, 150);
tft.printf("%4.1fA %4.0fV %3.0fC", I, V, temp);
tft.setCursor(10, 185);
if (fault) tft.print("FULL");
else if (temp < 35) tft.print("OFF ");
else if (temp < 45) tft.print("LOW ");
else if (temp < 55) tft.print("MID ");
else tft.print("HIGH");
tft.setCursor(10, 205);
if (fault) {
tft.setTextColor(ST77XX_RED, ST77XX_BLACK);
tft.print(faultMsg);
tft.setTextColor(ST77XX_WHITE, ST77XX_BLACK);
} else tft.print("OK");
tft.setCursor(60, 205);
if (tx) {
tft.setTextColor(ST77XX_YELLOW, ST77XX_RED);
tft.print("TX");
} else {
tft.setTextColor(ST77XX_CYAN, ST77XX_BLACK);
tft.print("RX");
}
tft.setTextColor(ST77XX_WHITE, ST77XX_BLACK);
}
// -------------------- SEQUENCER --------------------
void goTX() {
digitalWrite(RELAY_TX, HIGH);
delay(20);
digitalWrite(PA_ENABLE, HIGH);
}
void goRX() {
digitalWrite(PA_ENABLE, LOW);
delay(20);
digitalWrite(RELAY_TX, LOW);
}
// -------------------- SETUP --------------------
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200);
tft.init(240, 240);
tft.setRotation(0);
drawStaticLayout();
pinMode(PTT_IN, INPUT_PULLUP);
pinMode(RELAY_TX, OUTPUT);
pinMode(PA_ENABLE, OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(RELAY_TX, LOW);
digitalWrite(PA_ENABLE, LOW);
ledcSetup(FAN_CHANNEL, FAN_FREQ, FAN_RES);
ledcAttachPin(PIN_FAN_PWM, FAN_CHANNEL);
ledcWrite(FAN_CHANNEL, 0);
}
// -------------------- LOOP --------------------
void loop() {
bool txState = (digitalRead(PTT_IN) == LOW); // LOW = zenden
static bool inTX = false;
// --- EERST TX-STATUS UPDATEN ---
if (txState && !fault) {
if (!inTX) { goTX(); inTX = true; }
} else {
if (inTX) { goRX(); inTX = false; }
}
if (fault && inTX) {
goRX();
inTX = false;
}
// --- DAN PAS METEN --
float Pf = readForwardPowerW();
// --- PEAK HOLD LOGICA ---
// Nieuwe hogere piek?
if (Pf > peakPower) {
// debug
//Serial.print("Pf = ");
//Serial.print(Pf);
//Serial.print(" peakPower = ");
//Serial.println(peakPower);
// eind debug
peakPower = Pf;
peakHoldTime = millis(); // hangtijd opnieuw starten
}
else {
// Geen nieuwe piek → alleen dan naar hangtijd/decay kijken
if (millis() - peakHoldTime > peakHoldDuration) {
if (millis() - lastDecayTime > 50) { // elke 50 ms één stap
peakPower *= 0.98; // decay
if (peakPower < 0) peakPower = 0;
lastDecayTime = millis();
}
}
}
// --- REST VAN DE METINGEN ---
float Pr = readReflectedPowerW();
float swr = calcSWR(Pf, Pr);
float I = readCurrentA();
float V = readVoltageV();
float temp = readTempC();
fault = false;
faultMsg = "";
if (swr > SWR_LIMIT) { fault = true; faultMsg = "HIGH SWR"; }
if (temp > TEMP_LIMIT) { fault = true; faultMsg = "OVERTEMP"; }
if (I > I_LIMIT) { fault = true; faultMsg = "OVER CUR"; }
if (fault) setFanFull();
else setFanByTemp(temp);
/// peakPower ipv Pf lang gezocht naar fout in piekhold logica
updateDisplay(peakPower, Pr, swr, V, I, temp, txState, fault, faultMsg);
}
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