Sunflower: A Picaxe Solar Tracker
Bill Prats K6ACJ
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Source code for this project
http://hamradioprojects.com/authors/k6acj/+sunflower/code -
Quartzfest
http://www.quartzfest.org/ -
HFPack
http://hfpack.com -
Picaxe
http://www.picaxe.com/docs/picaxem2.pdf http://www.picaxe.com http://www.sparkfun.com/categories/125 http://www.phanderson.com/picaxe/ -
Other parts sources
http://www.goldmine-elec.com/ http://www.allelectronics.com/ http://www.jameco.com -
Sun path and elevation
http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/grad/solcalc/ http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/AltAz.php -
Solar Tracking Benefits
http://www.wattsun.com/pdf/Wattsun_Tracking_Advantage.pdf -
Specialized Photo Voltaic Equipment and Tutorial
http://www.imtsolar.com/ -
Hitec Servo
http://www.hitecrcd.com/products/analog/standard-sport/hs-425bb.html http://servocity.com/html/hitec_servos.html http://servocity.com/html/rotation_modification_difficul.html http://servocity.com/html/hitec_servos.html -
Modifying Servos for Continuous Operation
http://dangerousprototypes.com/2012/07/02/tutorial-on-modifying-servos-for-continuous-operation/
License
The schematics and mechanical design for this project are
licensed under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
The Picaxe software is licensed under the GPL license: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
Bill Prats K6ACJ