# Open Soldering Station PCB (Seeed Studio)

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** SS319010046 · **Brand:** [Seeed Studio](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/seeed-studio-australia)
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## Retired product

This product is retired and no longer available for purchase. Search the catalogue for an alternative.

## Description

Hardware hacking is more fun with open source, DIY tools. That's why Arhi designed a completely open soldering station controller motherboard. 
The completed PCB is the heart of a soldering station, able to control several types of name-brand (and clone) soldering iron pencils. The key to this universal design is the analog front-end which is capable of reading both thermocouple and PTC temperature sensors commonly used in most soldering irons.
Tip status is monitored by a mircrocontroller, and accurately adjusted via PID temperature control. Temperature, configuration, and calibration settings are shown on a 2x16 character LCD display, and controlled with rotary encoder knobs. Soldering pencils currently tested by the community include Hakko, Solomon irons, and Weller PES51 irons. See a full list of tested soldering pencils.
**Features**

- Compatible with most PTC or TC type soldering irons
- Accurate and adjustable PID temperature control
- Potential for USB data logging, and firmware updates
- UART/serial data logging
- Uses a HD44780 2x16 character LCD
- Low noise, zero crossing AC heater control
- Dangerous Prototype's version is public domain (CC-0)

This is just a PCB. You will need to source parts, a transformer, and most importantly a suitable fuse.
**WARNING
This PCB is intended to be used with hot pointy things and dangerous voltages. This is a community developed board, copies are available to interested experimenters. NO SUPPORT OR WARRANTY IS AVAILABLE WHATSOEVER. This project is not recommended for anyone.
**Resources**- Documentation
- Design overview
- Discussion forum

**If you encounter any problems when using this product, here is the forum from which you can get the technical support.**

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/s/o/soldering_20iron_20station_20controller_20pcb.jpg)