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Based on the work of Makis, SV1AFN i've build a small, stand-alone power meter with a "nice" GUI. This is the second RF head I've received from Makis. Data about the first one can be found here. MainScreen

Construction

The housing is a cheap TEKO box, I bought during last years visit to the HAM RADIO fair in Friedrichshafen.

IMG 0068   IMG 0069

Inside resides an arduino clone, a DC/DC converter, the power-sensor head and the display.

IMG 0061 IMG 0063  IMG 0062 

The wiring is crappy, it will be replaced with permanent cables when I find some time.

Schematic

 Wireing(c) Alain F8BJF

User interface

The user interface for the powermeter is pretty simple. An On/Off power switch, the SMA socket for the input power and the LCD touch display. Next you can see the screens of the UI:

Device powered off OffScreen

Splash screen druing power-up: SplashScreen

Main screen: MainScreen The displays shows the following information (from top to bottom):

  • A simple scrolling diagram showing the relative input power over time
  • A button to switch into setup-mode
  • A button to toggle between fast/slow samplling mode
  • A bar graph showing the actual relative power.
  • A hairline below the bar graph showing the last peak value (peak-hold)
  • The peak-hold numerical value
  • The actual relative input power

Setup screen: SetupMode On this screen, you can adjust the decay time of the peak-hold function as well as the buffer-depth for the moving average function.

Video

Please check the video where you can see the powermeter in action: YOUTUBE

Libraries

AD7887

The ADC is read using my simple AD7887 library and some code. You can find the current source code on GITHUB. Place all files in a subfolder named "RFPowerMeter_Next_V3" inside you Arduino sketch folder.

Nextion Display

I have changed the used Nextion library a little bit - for performance reasons and because some stuff didn't work for me. Please check my changes here.

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact me by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

(c) Dietmar Krause, DL2SBA 2026 Impressum Datenschutz
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