2Electrified
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Here is what I am working on.
I have two wireless remotes on the same frequency in the same box - freq is 350MHZ. Each remote controls one clay target machine. When Button A is pushed, machine A is launched. When Button B is pressed, macine B is launched. Now comes the problem. When the Pair button is pushed only one machine goes off. I need both machines to go off at the same time or even delay one machine 1 sec. I don't know why both machines don't go off at the same time - is because they are on the same frequency and when the pair button is pushed, the signal from one of the unit gets blocked?
How can I get around this problem - I tried a 555 delay timer and it didn't like it. It would only trigger one receiver.
The lodge is trying to go cordless. The transmitters are approx. 300 ft from the receivers in the field and the machines themselves are 200 ft across from one another.
Here is how the box is hard wired. Inside a juntion box, there are two relays - one for each machine. 12v is supplied to terminals 85 and 86 for each relay. And on terminals 30 and 87 goes out to the machines A and machine B.
For a test run, I am able to get the wireless remote to work on side - lets called it machine A. I keep the 12v running to pins 85 and 86 and pins 30 and 87 are now connected to the wireless transmitter. The receiver is connected out in the field on machine A. For a test run, when I press button A for machine A - the wireless remote works perfectly. When I go to install the other wireless remote in the same box for machine B I hook it up the same way - it works fine when I press button B - machine B launches. Here is where the problem lies - when I press the pair button - only one machine launches - the other machine does nothing - acting if the signal was cancelled out. They do run on the same frequency - 350MHZ. So then I thought what if I put a 555 timer delay on one remote to delay the signal for 1 second hoping to still trigger both machines off the pair button. That is where I am having probems.
Here is how I am tying in the 555 timer to machine B. On pin 2 of the 555 timer, I have the input signal coming from the handheld control unit. The pin 3 is the output and I have it running to my relay pins 2 and 5. Pin 2 is + and Pin 5 is GND. Then I have wireless remote connected to pins COM and Pin 4 NO on the relay. When I press button B on the handheld control unit the 555 timer runs through it rountine and the relay is held open for 1 second. But when I press pair button, still only one receiver goes off.
Do I need to delay the pulse signal? Do I have this hooked up correctly in the first place?
Would a transistor help out at all or mosfet?
Here is the hardware being used:
The original handheld control unit - that acitivates the machines - normally this unit is hard wired out the field. It has a built in counter - that is why they use it.
350MHZ wireless transmitter and receiver.
Can two signals on the same frequency be sent at the same time from one location or do I nwws to have slight delay on one of the remotes? What would solve this problem? 555 timer delay? 555 pulse delay?
Would I need a NO relay or a NC relay?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I have two wireless remotes on the same frequency in the same box - freq is 350MHZ. Each remote controls one clay target machine. When Button A is pushed, machine A is launched. When Button B is pressed, macine B is launched. Now comes the problem. When the Pair button is pushed only one machine goes off. I need both machines to go off at the same time or even delay one machine 1 sec. I don't know why both machines don't go off at the same time - is because they are on the same frequency and when the pair button is pushed, the signal from one of the unit gets blocked?
How can I get around this problem - I tried a 555 delay timer and it didn't like it. It would only trigger one receiver.
The lodge is trying to go cordless. The transmitters are approx. 300 ft from the receivers in the field and the machines themselves are 200 ft across from one another.
Here is how the box is hard wired. Inside a juntion box, there are two relays - one for each machine. 12v is supplied to terminals 85 and 86 for each relay. And on terminals 30 and 87 goes out to the machines A and machine B.
For a test run, I am able to get the wireless remote to work on side - lets called it machine A. I keep the 12v running to pins 85 and 86 and pins 30 and 87 are now connected to the wireless transmitter. The receiver is connected out in the field on machine A. For a test run, when I press button A for machine A - the wireless remote works perfectly. When I go to install the other wireless remote in the same box for machine B I hook it up the same way - it works fine when I press button B - machine B launches. Here is where the problem lies - when I press the pair button - only one machine launches - the other machine does nothing - acting if the signal was cancelled out. They do run on the same frequency - 350MHZ. So then I thought what if I put a 555 timer delay on one remote to delay the signal for 1 second hoping to still trigger both machines off the pair button. That is where I am having probems.
Here is how I am tying in the 555 timer to machine B. On pin 2 of the 555 timer, I have the input signal coming from the handheld control unit. The pin 3 is the output and I have it running to my relay pins 2 and 5. Pin 2 is + and Pin 5 is GND. Then I have wireless remote connected to pins COM and Pin 4 NO on the relay. When I press button B on the handheld control unit the 555 timer runs through it rountine and the relay is held open for 1 second. But when I press pair button, still only one receiver goes off.
Do I need to delay the pulse signal? Do I have this hooked up correctly in the first place?
Would a transistor help out at all or mosfet?
Here is the hardware being used:
The original handheld control unit - that acitivates the machines - normally this unit is hard wired out the field. It has a built in counter - that is why they use it.
350MHZ wireless transmitter and receiver.
Can two signals on the same frequency be sent at the same time from one location or do I nwws to have slight delay on one of the remotes? What would solve this problem? 555 timer delay? 555 pulse delay?
Would I need a NO relay or a NC relay?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.