Here are some pics of the inside of the black box.
Regarding the overview pic, you’ll see the following:
- two RS232 ports on the right side and one RS232 port on the left side. On the right side, one RS232 port is for the hand grip cable, and the 2nd RS232 port on the right side is for another component that I’m not worrying about right now but connects in a similar way to the black box. I’ll refer to the two RS232 ports on the right side as “input RS232”, and the one on the right as “output RS232” (as that port is used to connect to the computer from the black box).
- The furthest board on the bottom right (partially underneath the largest board) has “regulator” on it.
- The two boards on the top are where the wires from the input RS232 connect to. The board on the top left is where the three wires from the input RS232 for the hand grip attaches.
I’ve looked up some of the labels to assist in writing the info below. The large board has the following that I could make out:
- A line driver/receiver with the following label:
ADM232LJN
0033
I40859 - To the left of the above item, it has a longer semiconductor with the writing to the left of that being “Serial Data Converter”
On the top left board (where the wires from the input RS232 attach) it has an Amplifier with the following label: MC33272AP. It also has what appears to be another amplifier with the label: INA126P
In addition to the overview, I’ve attached two other photos. They are:
- The regulator on the far right.
- The top left board (where the wires from the input RS232 hand grip are attached)
I hope this helps visualize the current design. Based on this, if you can make any other suggestions as to what I might need beyond the RS232 shield and the Arduino, that would be great. Again, the plan is to connect the RS232 shield to the Arduino. The RS232 cable from the hand grip will attach to the shield, and the Arduino will be attached to the computer to read the data.
Thanks.
