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Update Modbus Wing ReadMe with Pics and RS485 info
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Modbus-Mayfly_WingShield/README.md

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## Parts List
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<img src="https://github.com/EnviroDIY/SensorModbusMaster/blob/master/hardware/Modbus-Mayfly_WingShield/Photos/IMG_6747-crop.JPG" width="600">
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- [Modbus-Mayfly-Wing PCB](https://github.com/EnviroDIY/SensorModbusMaster/blob/master/hardware/Modbus-Mayfly_WingShield/Board_Mrk1.png)
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- Users can have the printed circuit board (PCB) made from these [Gerber files](https://github.com/EnviroDIY/SensorModbusMaster/blob/master/hardware/Modbus-Mayfly_WingShield/RS485_Mayfly_Gerbers.zip).
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- These PCB manufacturers that specialize in small, inexpensive jobs for DIYers:
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- [Bay Area Circuits](https://store.bayareacircuits.com)
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- [Advanced Circuits](http://www.4pcb.com)
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- [OSH Park](https://oshpark.com)
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- [WINGONEER TTL To RS485 Adapter 485 Serial Port UART Level Converter Module 3.3V 5V](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XHH6B6R) from Amazon.
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- [WINGONEER TTL To RS485 Adapter 485 Serial Port UART Level Converter Module 3.3V 5V](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XHH6B6R) from Amazon.
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- There are many other companies that sell this exact same RS485 adapter board (such as [SMAKN](https://www.amazon.com/SMAKN®-Adapter-Serial-Converter-Module/dp/B010723BCE/#product)), so pick any of them that look like this one:
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![u3022-wiring-1](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5166036/46170137-9825d580-c262-11e8-88a8-5ac84e84da19.jpg)
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- NOTE: It is hard to find documenation on this board, but we know from experience that it can handle signal logic level shifting from anything between 5-12V down to the 3.3V digital signal required by the Mayfly. This is the RS485 adapter board that YosemiTech shipped inside a converter box enclosure along with a 12V power adaptor for their sensors, which is why we started using it with sensors that require higher voltages to power them.
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- [Pololu 12V Step-Up Voltage Regulator U3V12F12](https://www.pololu.com/product/2117) or the [Pololu 9V Step-Up Voltage Regulator U3V12F9](https://www.pololu.com/product/2116), depending on your needs.
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- NOTE: If your sensor only needs 5V of power, you can skip buying a regulator and just solder a jumper closed on the Wing PCB to power the sensor from the 5V Mayfly power line.
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* Capacitors:
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- You will probably need a capacitor to handle the initial power surge of starting up the sensor. Here are the three that we used:
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* [CAP ALUM 220UF 20% 10V RADIAL](https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/wurth-electronics-inc/860020273009/732-8911-1-ND/5728854), for the lowest power demand sensors.

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