# wagiminator/ATmega-Soldering-Station

T12 Quick Heating Soldering Station

Repository: https://github.com/wagiminator/ATmega-Soldering-Station
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/atmega-soldering-station
Homepage: https://oshwlab.com/wagiminator/z-solderingstation-smd-v2
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: avr, atmega328p, atmega, arduino, pcb, t12, soldering, station, oled, diy, project
Last push: 2023-02-16T06:11:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2353, "days_push": 1294, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1079, forks 322 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:30.401025+00:00)

## What it is
An open-source firmware and hardware project for a DIY T12 quick-heating soldering station controller based on the ATmega328P. It provides PID temperature control, OLED display UI, tip calibration, sleep/power-off modes, and movement detection, with PCB designs shared on OSHWLab.

## Use cases
- build a DIY T12 soldering station controller
- flash custom firmware for an ATmega328P soldering iron
- calibrate and manage multiple soldering tips
- add OLED display and PID temperature control to a soldering station
- replicate an open-source soldering station PCB
- add sleep mode and handle movement detection to a soldering iron

## When to choose
- you want to build your own T12 or T245 soldering station from scratch
- you need open-source firmware with PID control and tip calibration for an AVR-based station
- you want a well-documented DIY electronics project with PCB files and BOM

## When to avoid
- you need a commercial, ready-made soldering station with warranty
- you are not comfortable soldering SMD components or flashing AVR microcontrollers
- you require a non-AVR platform such as ESP32 or STM32

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: embedded, gui, configuration-management
- domain: hardware, developer-tools
- platform: embedded, cpp, c
- tags: soldering-station, t12, atmega328p, avr, arduino, oled-display, pid-control, diy-electronics, open-source-hardware, pcb-design, automation

## Member repositories
- wagiminator/ATmega-Soldering-Station (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:30.401025+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:53:06.878258+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wagiminator/ATmega-Soldering-Station (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:30.401025+00:00, sha d21196d5d3d0)
  - homepage: https://oshwlab.com/wagiminator/z-solderingstation-smd-v2 (fetched 2026-08-29T12:54:03.674962+00:00, sha ba3ddaf8ba6b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.