Electronics Kit for Control and Monitoring of a Foucault Pendulum.
 
Downloads for Documentation and Software.        Latest change 2025-11-02

Documents as .PDF

D01_What to do First.
Before there is any chance that it will wor: RTFM.

D02_Options.
The kit supports several options for CenterPass detection, Drive methods etc.
Check which options are relevant for your pendulum.

D03_Functionality_GUI_Pendulum.
Explains the buttons and textboxes on the GUI program.

D04_Functionality_Analyse_Software.   (not yet available)
Program to analyse the logfiles.

D05_Description_Electronic_Circuits.
What do the circuits do.

D06_Arduino_PinUse_Messages.
Overview.

D07_Description_Firmware.
What does the Frmware on the BobControl Board do.

D08_Description_GUI_Software.
Particularly, how we derive the Ellipse Parameters from the measured data.

D09_Description_Analyse_Software.    (not yet available)
Program to analyse the logfiles.

D10_ Assembly_Instructions.
Tips for populating the PCB's and mounting the PMS to your pendulum.

D11_Initial_Tests_Known_Problems.
After you have populated the boards.

D12_PartsList.
For the PCB's.

D13_
Development_Environments.
About Lazarus/FPC, Arduino and Eagle.

D99_Errata.
What can go wrong will go wrong. (E.A.M.Jr)

All_Documents as .ZIP

Schema's and Layout as .PDF

BobControl        Schema    Layout 

Receivers         
Schema    Layout

PMS BasePlate  Schema    Layout

PreAmps           Schema    Layout

All Schemas&Layout as .ZIP

Software    GUI_Pendulum
A Lazarus Project

Firmware   FW_Pendulum
An Arduino Project.