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Reference Design

Mini-Z Solid State Relay Design Board Features

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Controls up to 8 optically isolated solid state relays to drive your devices

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USB serial communications: no more serial cables required

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Operated by battery or external power

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Compatible with the Parallax Basic STAMP programming boards, the BasicMicro

ATOM Pro and Zilog’s series of Mini-Z modules

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Each pin is accessible to add functionality through breadboards and cables to addi-

tional boards

Potential Applications

The Mini-Z Solid State Relay Design Board can be used to develop a number of applica-

tions; the brief list below offers a few ideas.

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12/24Volt fans

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12/24Volt HVAC control; build your own multistage furnace thermostat

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Control 12/24Volt architectural lighting

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Animated control system: up to 8 individual props

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Audio device control

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Pneumatic controls

Port to SSR Channel Mapping

Each channel on the Mini-Z Solid State Relay Design Board maps to a port on the Mini-Z

Modules, as shown in Table 1.

Table 1. Port to SSR Channel Map

SSR

Channel

Port

CH1

P9

CH2

P8

CH3

P16

CH4

P17

CH5

P19

CH6

P18

CH7

P5

CH8

P4