Small Hydro info to download

The Carson Electronics PLL Small Hydro Controller is 100% OPEN SOURCE. Click below to download:

Versions of the Main Schematic (JPEGs):
1. Black & White - fast download
2. Black & White - high quality
3. Color - fast download
4. Color - high quality

Versions of the Load Management Decoder Schematic (JPEGs):
1. Black & White - fast download
2. Black & White - high quality
3. Color - fast download
4. Color - high quality

Some Physical Construction Details

Controller Firmware (AS11 Assembly Code)

An Extensive Explanation of the Firmware (Text)

Firmware Installation System (AS11 & QuickBASIC) ***UPDATED SEPT.30, 2010***

Some assorted Circuit Board info

Circuit Board Manufacturing Data
-Send this zip file to any board
manufacturer and get a quote back
from them on making up some boards
for the controller and the load
management decoder. Includes all the
info a manufacturer needs to produce
the boards for the system! Take a look
at the README file in the zip to see
what you are sending them.

OTHER DOWNLOADS

Some of the items below will download as files, and some will just appear in your browser window where you can right click on them and save them if you wish. The DOS programs below also run under Windows just fine. The programs come with extensive documentation which is a bit of a small hydro course in itself.

Circuit diagram of a digital water control governor you can build (GIF image)

Drawing of a water control actuator you can build for use with the above(GIF image)

Technical manual for the homebuilt water control governor(Text file)

A short course in small hydro (Text file)

A program for calculating characteristics of a hydro site (MS-DOS)andthe short course(latest update: December 2008. Viewing and printing in Calculation program is now easier under XP or Vista. ZIP file)

The PC interface software for our small hydro controllers (MS-DOS)(ZIP file)