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05/05/10 13:36
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#175705 - OK, then
Responding to: ???'s previous message
NOT APPLICABLE TO THOSE THAT MAKE A FEW!!!!
NOT APPLICABLE TO AMATEURS !!!!
NOT APPLICABLE TO HOBBYISTS !!!!
NOT APPLICABLE TO THE QUALITY CONSCIOUS !!!!

a cheap lamp dimmer where one in 1000 may fail every year
then a capacitor will be enough surge protection.
Then resistor sense (no opto etc0 will be fine

going to be produced in thousands
NOTgoing to be approved by whatever electric code your country has
you STILL have to make something that does not cause fire or electrocution of the customer (your safety is your problem).

So, In the above case I would make something that, if it fails, will either turn the lamp off (no trigger) or turn the lamp fully on (shorting) and will, in no case cause fire. This brings us back to copying the NXP appnote and INSIDE THE BOX adding a small, cheap, switching power supply (maybe just a resistor, a capacitor and a zener)

Yes, this will make cheap SAFE crap, but, as you say a cheap lamp dimmer where one in 1000 may fail every year that sounds about right.

DO ONE THING
put a 1:1 mains isolating transformer between the mains and the testbench to float the ground, that whay you need to touch two, not one, points to get electrocuted. it does not make it safe, but it makes it safer.

Erik


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External Interrupt on both Falling edge & rising edge            01/01/70 00:00      
   ABORT!, ABORT!, ABORT!            01/01/70 00:00      
      Better circuits exists            01/01/70 00:00      
      one more            01/01/70 00:00      
   DANGER!! Don't Try This At Home!            01/01/70 00:00      
      Its not just Atmel            01/01/70 00:00      
   interrupts on both edges            01/01/70 00:00      
      Thank you All            01/01/70 00:00      
         Read about external Gate for Timer            01/01/70 00:00      
            gate for timer            01/01/70 00:00      
               Jan, will you Shhhhh!!!            01/01/70 00:00      
               Great Idea !            01/01/70 00:00      
                  But i've used up INT0 and INT1 pins            01/01/70 00:00      
                     int0 is gate for timer0            01/01/70 00:00      
                     T1(T0) pin is not use here            01/01/70 00:00      
                        so only one Ext.int pin will do            01/01/70 00:00      
                           i think so            01/01/70 00:00      
                              I haven't tried it yet            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 is a Zener that costly?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 so try something safely            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    That the most exhaustive reply i got so far !            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       You are wellcome            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          Here's what i have done            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             simulation is partial            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                I'll try writing a sample code            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   Dimmer            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      its a dimmer for commercial sale            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                         Dimmer            01/01/70 00:00      
   Its in my Profile            01/01/70 00:00      
      is 8051/2 I/O similar to Zilog Z8            01/01/70 00:00      
         Cease and Desist            01/01/70 00:00      
         It's DANGEROUS - It's not about the IOs!!            01/01/70 00:00      
         Either you are NOT listening...or you don't want to listen            01/01/70 00:00      
            It's worse than that!            01/01/70 00:00      
               Its like openning Pandora's box            01/01/70 00:00      
                  chip A != chip B != chip C            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Consider these points...            01/01/70 00:00      
                     not a newbie to electronics            01/01/70 00:00      
                        What results do you really get from an experiment?            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Reply to Arun Kumar V            01/01/70 00:00      
                  what if the result is death?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     very positive opinion            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Thanks for the pointer            01/01/70 00:00      
   A generic approach to dual edge detection            01/01/70 00:00      
      Here is the method I have been using...            01/01/70 00:00      
      Oh Noes!!!!!!            01/01/70 00:00      
      4 -> 10 nsec Pulse Does Not Work for MCU            01/01/70 00:00      
         No additional logic gates            01/01/70 00:00      
         Modifying design            01/01/70 00:00      
            Yeah But...            01/01/70 00:00      
               If you say so            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Poppycock            01/01/70 00:00      
   Why you should not do this...            01/01/70 00:00      
      Galvanic isolation            01/01/70 00:00      
         Can't we use single AC optocoupler            01/01/70 00:00      
            not 1,8V            01/01/70 00:00      
            can be wrong circuit below            01/01/70 00:00      
               Critical again...            01/01/70 00:00      
                  varistor?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Yes, but...            01/01/70 00:00      
            You can do a lot of things...            01/01/70 00:00      
               25V is too coarse            01/01/70 00:00      
                  use tha appnote I gave you the link to            01/01/70 00:00      
                  25V is not bad            01/01/70 00:00      
                     You still don't know what my product is?            01/01/70 00:00      
                        sorry            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Its O.K - this thread has crossed 65 replies            01/01/70 00:00      
                              npn            01/01/70 00:00      
                        no, I do not know what your product is            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Answers            01/01/70 00:00      
                              OK, then            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 No headphones            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Then take a better opto!            01/01/70 00:00      
                     he wants to build a Yogo, not a Mercedes            01/01/70 00:00      
                        which makes the lamp flicker when the fridge turns-off            01/01/70 00:00      
                           it (probably) does that anyhow            01/01/70 00:00      
                              No body wants to buy a Mercedez            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 What do you expect??            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    What is there to be ashamed of ?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       Thread began with ....            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          Dead Horse is Alive and Kicking            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             obviously a comparator is a better solution            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                Oh My God...you having sleepless nights???            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             Then share it with us...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             to Arun PLEASE get ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 what did you expect            01/01/70 00:00      

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