Low Cost Solar Lighting Controller

Materials

• 1-1K ¼ Watt Resistor
• 4-2,2K ¼ Watt Resistor
• 2-4,7K ¼ Watt Resistor
• 5- 10K ¼ Watt Resistor
• 1- 3,3K ¼ Watt Resistor
• 1-50K Trimming Potentiometer
• 3-100nF (0,1uF) Capacitors
• 2-22nF 25V Capacitors
• 2-MBR1660 Schottky Barrier Rectifier
• 4- Green LED Diodes
• 2-BC547 Transistors
• 2-IFR5305 MOSFET
• 1-PIC12F675 Microcontroller
• 1-7805 Voltage Regulator
• 1- 8 Pin Base
• 1- Aluminum Heatsink
• 5- Insulation Composite TO-220 with M3 Screw Insulation Cap TO-220
• 3- Terminal Wire Connectors
• 3-20mm PCB Fuse Holders
• 3-20mm 5 Amp Fuses
• 1- PCB Board (4.3” x 4.3”) or 2 830 Points Protoboard
• 5”- of Solid Core Wire (Red) for PCB Board or 4mts of Solid Core Wire for Protoboard (Black and Red, 4mts p/color)
• Couche Paper (1 or 2 sheets).

Tools:

• 1- Electric Wire Cutter
• 1- Electrical Pliers
• 1- Soldering Iron
• 1- Soldering Flux
• 1- Soldering Tin
• 1- Solder Sucker
• 1- PCB Drill
• 2- Screwdrivers (Plus and Plane)
• 1- Iron
• 1- Used Cloth
• 1- Plastic Recipient (for PCB Board)
• 1- Ferric chloride Acid for PCB
• Stainless Steel Scouring Pad
• Some Water

Software and Hardware:

• PICkit 2
• MikroC (Only if you want to modify some code)
• Microcontroller Programmer

The very first step you need to do it’s look at the circuit diagram, this is the way you will connect your components to function properly. If you are using just a protoboard with some wires just peel some strings and connect. But if you are using a PCB Board go to the next step. I put some datasheets from the less common components to make it easy for you.