Hard Drive Persistence of Vision (HDPOV)

Step 12 Build Breakout Board

The breakout board is responsible for connecting the Arduino to the hard drive electronics. Use the schematic to guide your wiring. The labels for the various connections on the schematic are somewhat terse. Here is how to decode it:

Arduino Port:

D3 - Wire to Digital Pin 3 on the Arduino
D4 - Wire to Digital Pin 4 on the Arduino
D5 - Wire to Digital Pin 5 on the Arduino
GND - Wire to GND Pin on the Arduino
5V - Wire to 5V Pin on the Arduino
SOUT - (Sensor Out) Wire to Digital Pin 2 on the Arduino

12V Port:

12V - Wire to 12V supply
GND - Wire to ground of 12V supply

HD Port:

RED - Wire to red wire of LED tape
GRN - Wire to green wire of LED tape
BLU - Wire to blue wire of LED tape
12V - Wire to common wire of LED tape
GND - Wire to ground wires of platter sensor
SPWR - Wire to supply of platter sensor
SOUT - Wire to output of platter sensor