Components and supplies
Ready made Geiger Counter kit
BUZZER\t-12MM
0.96" OLED color display 96 * 64
micro USB charger board
Arduino Nano R3
Resistor 1k ohm
3.7v 4000mAh Protected Rechargeable 18650 Li-ion Battery
Transistor BC547
Tools and machines
3D Printer (generic)
Apps and platforms
EasyEDA
CURA
ClickCharts
Fritzing
Arduino IDE
Fusion 360
Project description
Code
Geiger_Counter.ino
arduino
ARDUINO Sketch for the Geiger Counter running on an Arduino Nano:
Downloadable files
circuit diagram for the Geiger Counter
This diagram shows the setup of the electronics:
circuit diagram for the Geiger Counter
circuit diagram for the Geiger Counter
This diagram shows the setup of the electronics:
circuit diagram for the Geiger Counter
Documentation
housing for the Geiger Counter
housing made with Fusion 360, consisting of a top and bottom part:
housing for the Geiger Counter
Top part Handheld Geiger counter
3D stl file
Top part Handheld Geiger counter
housing for the Geiger Counter
housing made with Fusion 360, consisting of a top and bottom part:
housing for the Geiger Counter
housing for the OLED display
3D printed housing for the 0,96” OLED display
housing for the OLED display
Top part Handheld Geiger counter
3D stl file
Top part Handheld Geiger counter
housing for the OLED display
3D printed housing for the 0,96” OLED display
housing for the OLED display
Comments
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Anonymous user
2 years ago
Since this is radiation and no one wants it around, it would be interesting to add a geo locator to your project and mark the radioactive points. and also save to a database and publish to a web page for posterity. Congratulations for the project!
Anonymous user
2 years ago
https://www.filipeflop.com/blog/arduino-gps-shield-com-google-my-maps/
Anonymous user
2 years ago
The display housing is not right scale. I've tinkered with the scale to make it right, but the mounting in the housing is square, it's rectangular on the display. Am I doing something wrong or is there a better source file to print the display housing?
Anonymous user
2 years ago
Hallo. Glückwunsch...das ist ein super Projekt! Leider ist die Datei für das Gehäuse unvollständig. Es fehlt das Oberteil. Es wäre super, wenn du das noch einfügen könntest! Danke vorab!
Pedro52
2 years ago
I have added the file to the enclosures. sorry for the late response, hope this still helps
Anonymous user
2 years ago
I have a special Question. Obviously I have one of the above Geiger Mueller counter. This one comes with a monochrome display unit on a board mounted on top of the counter board USB connection for power supply and data input I guess all looks the same. I bought the kit and assembled it for my son's school project about cosmic particles beside a fog chamber etc. all the things work great actually. In order to apply some proper statistics I wonder if the USB port or any of the other ports of the micro chip board or the counter itself can be used for a connection to a computer, laptop, pad or smartphone for monitoring the events and measurements over a period of time and if you would know any software to use with it.
Anonymous user
3 years ago
I have a special Question. Obviously I have one of the above Geiger Mueller counter. This one comes with a monochrome display unit on a board mounted on top of the counter board USB connection for power supply and data input I guess all looks the same. I bought the kit and assembled it for my son's school project about cosmic particles beside a fog chamber etc. all the things work great actually. In order to apply some proper statistics I wonder if the USB port or any of the other ports of the micro chip board or the counter itself can be used for a connection to a computer, laptop, pad or smartphone for monitoring the events and measurements over a period of time and if you would know any software to use with it.
ksystom
3 years ago
The display housing is not right scale. I've tinkered with the scale to make it right, but the mounting in the housing is square, it's rectangular on the display. Am I doing something wrong or is there a better source file to print the display housing?
GPaso
5 years ago
Awesome project! I am trying to reproduce it, but i believe that the top part of the housing is missing, can you please share it?
GPaso
2 years ago
Hi, i have some improvements that can be made in the printed parts: 1: the hole for the cables of the display in the top part could be a bit wider in order to let the display pass through. 2: the holes for the screws should be added to the part, in order to give solid grip to the screws and a guide if using flat head screws. Another thing got my attention, the display turns on even without the VCC connected, and seems that gets powered by the RES pin. I also saw that in the diagram you do not connect the GND of the display, is there a reason or just missing an obvious wire?
Pedro52
2 years ago
Thank you for your comments. Yes, you are right about the GND connection of the OLED, it should be grounded. The tumbler powerswitch that I have used has two independent contacts that switch on the 5V and 3.3V simultaneously, so the phenomena that you observed could not happen. You are right about the holes, this is an improvement, thank you. Pedro52
Pedro52
2 years ago
Dear GPaso, You are right, I have added the file to the enclosures.
redeagle38
5 years ago
Hallo. Glückwunsch...das ist ein super Projekt! Leider ist die Datei für das Gehäuse unvollständig. Es fehlt das Oberteil. Es wäre super, wenn du das noch einfügen könntest! Danke vorab!
Pedro52
2 years ago
I have added the file to the enclosures. sorry for the late response, hope this still helps
Anonymous user
5 years ago
https://www.filipeflop.com/blog/arduino-gps-shield-com-google-my-maps/
Anonymous user
5 years ago
Since this is radiation and no one wants it around, it would be interesting to add a geo locator to your project and mark the radioactive points. and also save to a database and publish to a web page for posterity. Congratulations for the project!
chilikov
a year ago
Very nice project and I started to make it. But I am confused how is the external buzzer exactly connected? Is it to the J1 terminals and other side to R34 via 1k Ohm resistor? Where and how is the transistor connected? Many thanks