RasPiConnect Pi Camera
Arduino

Solar Power on the Raspberry Pi – Part 3

Solar Power on the Raspberry Pi Here are some additional results from today from the RasPiConnect iPad app screen attached to the Raspberry Pi and Arduino on Project Curacao in the Caribbean. Pi Camera Picture The first RasPiConnect screen (don’t you […]

DS1307 Python Raspberry Pi Test Jig
Arduino

Raspberry Pi Python Library for DS1307

Raspberry Pi Python Library for DS1307 Real Time Clock We have now released the first of a series of Python libraries for the Raspberry Pi for various Real Time Clocks (RTC).  We are also including how to modify the DS1307 to […]

Arduino

Wind Power and the Raspberry Pi / Arduino

Wind Power and the Raspberry Pi /Arduino As a last minute addition  to Project Curacao (a massive solar and wind powered Raspberry Pi / Arduino project), I added a small 12V 50W (supposedly 50W – see characterization) wind turbine to […]

Solar Power
Project Curacao

Solar Power and the Raspberry Pi

Solar Power and the Raspberry Pi I have been asked several times in the last few days to put up some more information about the Project Curacao Solar Panel design.  More results here (1), here (2) and here (3). When I […]

MouseAir Control Panel
MouseAir

MouseAir Control Panel – Pi / RasPiConnect

We have always enjoyed building control panels for my projects. We used to laboriously build physical control panels with switches, meters and lights. Lots of lights. MouseAir is a complex project. 4 Servo Motors, 3 Sensors, 4 relays, 2 DC motors, one […]

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Project Curacao

PC Solar Power Subsystem – Part 2

Project Curacao – Solar Power Subsystem NOTE:  The Solar Panel Charger Controller in this project has been replaced by a 3rd Generation Controller by SwitchDoc Labs called SunAir. The Subsystem The solar power subsystem consists of two solar panels, a […]

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Arduino Software

Software Description Done

We have published the description and architecture of the software system used for Project Curacao. Check out our Project Curacao Software Description page above.

Arduino Software

Software Status (02/19/14)

Our release software is done.  It’s been in final test for the past week now.  Here is the list of  issues and latest additions.As of today (02/19/14), the current state of the software in Project Curacao is as follows:– Arduino Battery […]