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    ITMD is Inside the Metal Detector -- a book about metal detector technology and design. It was written by George Overton and Carl Moreland. Currently there are two editions; the 1st Edition is out-of-print and the 2nd Edition is available for purchase on Amazon.com.


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    • ITMD3
      by Carl-NC

      The 3rd edition of ITMD was released on 1 Dec 2024. With a larger format (7x10) than ITMD1/2 (6x9) and over 600 pages it has about 250% more content. About 80% of the book is re-written and none of the projects from ITMD1/2 were carried over. Instead of fully documented projects with PCBs, BOMs, and source code, ITMD3 has example "designs" for which all documentation has been moved to the ITMD3 support forum. This offers more flexibility in upgrading or correcting the designs....
      12-08-2024, 06:58 PM
    • ITMD2 Contents
      by Carl-NC
      Inside the METAL DETECTOR
      2nd Edition

      ISBN 978-0-9858342-0-3
      Publication date: May 2015
      250 pages

      Introduction

      Chapter 1: History of the Metal Detector
       The People
      The Applications
      The Companies

      Chapter 2: The BFO Principle

      Chapter 3: Designing a BFO Detector
      Reference Oscillator Design Search Oscillator Design Mixer and Detector Design Headphone Amplifier Th...
      03-16-2022, 04:35 AM
    • ITMD Edition 2
      by Carl-NC
      This is the support section for the 2nd Edition of ITMD.

      Table of Contents

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      C Source Code

      Errata List
      03-16-2022, 12:09 AM
    • ITMD Edition 1
      by Carl-NC
      This is the support section for the 1st Edition of ITMD.

      Table of Contents

      PCB Gerbers

      C Source Code

      Errata List
      03-15-2022, 11:53 PM
    • ITMD Source Code
      by Carl-NC
      Source code files for ITMD Editions 1 & 2

      The following zip file contains both the C source code and hex files for the PI2, PI3, and PI4 projects.



      The following zip files contains source code for the Coil Calculator.

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      03-15-2022, 05:21 PM
    • Gerber Files
      by Carl-NC
      Gerber files for ITMD Editions 1 & 2

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      03-15-2022, 05:06 PM
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