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Fig 3 Component Layout

The document describes a single-side printed circuit board (PCB) layout and component layout for a water-level controller and motor protector. The controller uses three sensors - sensor A, sensor B, and sensor C - to monitor the water level in a tank. It controls a motor to automatically fill the tank when the water is below sensor A, and shuts off the motor when the water reaches sensor C. If the motor runs for 10 minutes without reaching sensor B, it enters a dry-run protection mode and stops for 5 minutes to cool down before restarting.

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Fig 3 Component Layout

The document describes a single-side printed circuit board (PCB) layout and component layout for a water-level controller and motor protector. The controller uses three sensors - sensor A, sensor B, and sensor C - to monitor the water level in a tank. It controls a motor to automatically fill the tank when the water is below sensor A, and shuts off the motor when the water reaches sensor C. If the motor runs for 10 minutes without reaching sensor B, it enters a dry-run protection mode and stops for 5 minutes to cool down before restarting.

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size, single-side PCB for

the water-level controllercum-motor protector (Fig.


1) is shown in Fig. 2 and
its component layout in
Fig. 3.

Operation

Fig. 2: Actual-size, single-side PCB layout of water-level controller-cum-motor protector

Fig. 3: Component layout for the PCB

Microcontroller-Based Projects

When water in the tank is


below sensor A, the motor
will switch on to fill water
in the tank. The LCD
module will show motor
on. The controller is programmed for a 10-minute
time interval to check the
dry-run condition of the
motor. If water reaches
sensor B within 10 minutes, the microcontroller
comes out of the dry-run
condition and allows the
motor to keep pushing
water in the tank.
The motor will remain
on until water reaches
sensor C. Then it will
stop automatically and
the microcontroller will
go into the standby mode.
The LCD module will
show tank full followed
by standby mode after a
few seconds. The standby
mode message is displayed
until water in the tank
goes below sensor A.
In case water does not
reach sensor B within 10
minutes, the microcontroller will go into the dryrunning mode and stop
the motor for 5 minutes,
allowing it to cool down.
The LCD module will
show dry-sump1.
After five minutes, the
microcontroller will again
switch on the motor for
10 minutes and check the

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