Chandler McCowan
Published © CERN-OHL2

Network Traffic Visualizer

Open source custom circuit board that uses an ESP8266 to capture packets on the current WiFi channel, and display the intensity on 8 LEDs.

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Network Traffic Visualizer

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Surface Mount Components
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2 Layer Printed Circuit Board
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Schematic
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Bill of Materials
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Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE
KiCad
KiCad
FreeCAD

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Soldering iron (generic)
Soldering iron (generic)
The design of this board uses 1206 SMD packages for the passives, and other relatively large packages for the ICs. This should make the board easier to hand solder without significant magnification. The trickiest part can be the USB connector.

Story

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Custom parts and enclosures

Stand

A 3D printed stand to prop up the board. Use two M3 or Number 4 Screws

Schematics

Schematic Revision A05

PDF from KiCAD.

Code

Source Files

Github Repository with all the KiCAD files and Arduino sketches

Credits

Chandler McCowan

Chandler McCowan

3 projects • 6 followers
Embedded Systems Engineer and Hardware Designer who loves working on open source hardware and firmware projects.

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