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Project Specification: Water Level Motor Controller
Project Overview
Status: Draft / schematic created.
Analog water-level controller for an LM31-00000F-002PG ratiometric liquid level sensor and PEL00884 brushed DC motor. The circuit measures 0-1 m water depth from the lower half of the 0-2 m sensor range, drives the pump motor as a function of level, and shuts the motor off at full level while lighting a green LED.
Intended Use
Prototype educational/consumer-style water-tank control circuit demonstrating analog sensing, op-amp signal conditioning, and transistor motor drive.
What the Device Should Do
- Accept LM31 sensor output from 0.5 V to 2.5 V for 0-1 m water level.
- Treat about 0.70 V as 10% level, 2.30 V as 90% level, and 2.50 V as 100% full level.
- Drive the PEL00884 brushed DC motor with approximately 0.24 A at 10% and about 0.30 A at 90%.
- Turn the motor off at 100% level and light a green LED.
- Keep the sensor/op-amp 5 V analog rail stable and isolated from motor noise.
Main Features
- LM31 3-wire sensor terminal: +5 V, GND, analog output.
- RC input filter and voltage follower buffer.
- LM324 quad op-amp signal chain.
- BD139 low-side linear current sink with 5 ohm current sense resistor.
- Flyback diode and motor EMI capacitor.
- 2.5 V full-level comparator threshold and green LED indicator.
System Architecture
Diagram
Hardware Subsystems
5 V Analog Rail
Stable 5 V input powers LM31, LM324, reference dividers, and LED. LM31 output is ratiometric, so rail stability directly affects thresholds.
Sensor Input Conditioning
J3 connects the external LM31 sensor. R1 and C1 filter the analog output before U1A buffers it.
Signal Conversion / Current Command
U1B buffers an approximate resistor network command used by the current-source servo. The intended design target is a motor current command that maps sensor voltage to 0.24-0.30 A over the 10-90% operating range.
Output Drive
Q1 BD139 and R2 form a low-side current sink. With R2 = 5 ohm, 0.24-0.30 A corresponds to about 1.2-1.5 V at the emitter sense node.
Full-Level Detection
R5/R6 generate a 2.5 V reference. U1D compares buffered sensor voltage to the reference. At full level the output goes low, sinks LED current, and clamps Q1 base via D2 to shut the motor off.
Interfaces and Connections
| Connector | Purpose | Pins |
|---|---|---|
| J1 | 5 V analog input | 1 = VCC5, 2 = GND |
| J2 | Motor supply input | 1 = VMOTOR, 2 = GND |
| J3 | LM31 sensor | Pin_1 = VCC5, Pin_2 = GND, Pin_3 = LM31_OUT |
| J4 | PEL00884 motor | 1 = VMOTOR, 2 = MOTOR_LOW |
Power and Runtime Expectations
No battery runtime target. External supplies are assumed. The 5 V rail current is low, roughly tens of mA. The motor rail should be sized for at least the PEL00884 stall current of 0.33 A plus margin.
Power Tree and Power Budget
| Rail | Loads | Estimated current |
|---|---|---|
| VCC5 | LM31 sensor, LM324, dividers, LED, BD139 base drive | < 25 mA typical design target |
| VMOTOR | PEL00884 motor via BD139 | 0.02 A no-load, 0.075 A at max efficiency per datasheet, up to 0.33 A stall |
Note: The uploaded project report had an inconsistency: one section says 0.24 A at max efficiency, while the PEL00884 datasheet table shows 0.075 A current and 0.24 W output at max efficiency. The circuit was documented around the project requirement target of 0.24-0.30 A, but this should be reviewed by the instructor/user.
Manufacturing and Assembly Expectations
Schematic-stage prototype. Layout/routing not started. Motor driver dissipation must be checked before final PCB: linear current drive can dissipate significant power in Q1 and R2.
Firmware-Relevant Hardware Requirements
None; this is an analog-only circuit with no MCU.
Physical Design Expectations
Keep sensor input and 5 V references away from the motor connector and switching/noisy motor loop. Place C2 close to U1 supply pins, C4 close to motor supply input, and D1/C5 close to J4.
Important Design Decisions
- Use LM324 quad op-amp because it supports low-cost single-supply analog stages.
- Use BD139 because an op-amp cannot directly supply motor current.
- Use separate analog and motor rails to prevent brushed-motor noise from corrupting the ratiometric sensor measurement.
- Use 6 V VMOTOR recommendation because PEL00884 is a 6 V motor, even though the earlier draft mentioned 9 V.
Assumptions
- External LM31 sensor and PEL00884 motor connect through terminals; exact sensor and motor are not placed as PCB components.
- External regulated 5 V supply is provided.
- External motor supply should be 6 V unless the course explicitly requires a different value.
- Current command scaling is represented with discrete op-amp/resistor stages and should be tuned/simulated before hardware build.
Change Notes
- Project renamed from placeholder to Water Level Motor Controller.
- Schematic populated with the three-stage analog controller requested by the uploaded brief.
- ERC currently has no error/warning matches; DRC airwires remain because PCB layout/routing has not started.
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