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Month: August 2017

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Measuring the Solar Eclipse – A Raspberry Pi Project

August 22, 2017

Measuring the Solar Eclipse – A Raspberry Pi Project On August 21, 2017 we had a total solar eclipse in the United States.   In eastern Washington State, where SwitchDoc Labs is located, we had a 92% coverage of the […]

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Sun Tracking for Solar Power – Part 4 – The Video

August 14, 2017

Sun Tracking for Solar Power – Part 4 – The Video SwitchDoc Labs has built a lot of solar power systems over the past few years.   SunControl, Project Curacao2, Project Curacao,  SunAirPlus,  WeatherPi and the recent Solar Powered ESP8266.  We have fooled around with […]

Grove

Sun Tracking for Solar Power – Part 3 – The Results

August 14, 2017

Sun Tracking for More Solar Power – Part 3 – The Results SwitchDoc Labs has built a lot of solar power systems over the past few years.   SunControl, Project Curacao2, Project Curacao,  SunAirPlus,  WeatherPi and the recent Solar Powered ESP8266.  We have fooled around […]

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Sun Tracking for Solar Power – Part 2 – The Software

August 14, 2017

Sun Tracking for Solar Power – Part 2 – The Software SwitchDoc Labs has built a lot of solar power systems over the past few years.   SunControl, Project Curacao2, Project Curacao,  SunAirPlus,  WeatherPi and the recent Solar Powered ESP8266.  We have fooled around with […]

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Sun Tracking for More Solar Power – Part 1 – The Hardware

August 14, 2017

Sun Tracking for More Solar Power – Part 1 – The Hardware SwitchDoc Labs has built a lot of solar power systems over the past few years.   SunControl, Project Curacao2, Project Curacao,  SunAirPlus,  WeatherPi and the recent Solar Powered ESP8266.  We have fooled around […]

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Reliable Projects 4: Internal Versus External WatchDog Timers

August 11, 2017

Reliable Projects 4: Internal Versus External WatchDog Timers Summary: In Part 4 of this series we look at the differences between an Internal and External WatchDog Timer. We also review the issues with the Arduino and the Raspberry Pi Internal WatchDog explain why an External […]

WatchDog Timer
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Reliable Projects 5: External WatchDog Timers for Raspberry Pi/Arduino Systems

August 11, 2017

Reliable Projects 5: External WatchDog Timers for Raspberry Pi/Arduino Systems Summary: In Part 5 of this series we look at setting up an External WatchDog Timer with the Arduino and also with the Raspberry Pi. We use the SwitchDoc Labs Dual WatchDog Timer, which is […]

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Reliable Projects 3: Using the Internal WatchDog Timer for the Arduino

August 11, 2017

Reliable Projects 3: Using the Internal WatchDog Timer for the Arduino Summary: In Part 3 of this series we look at how to set up the Arduino internal watchdog timer. We also talk about the issues with the Arduino internal WatchDog Timer and  explain […]

Project Curacao

Reliable Projects 2: Using the Internal WatchDog Timer for the Raspberry Pi

August 11, 2017

Reliable Projects 2: Using the Internal WatchDog Timer for the Raspberry Pi Summary:  In Part 2 of this series we look at how to set up the Raspberry Pi internal watchdog timer.  We also talk about the issues with the Raspberry Pi internal WatchDog […]

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Reliable Projects 1: WatchDog Timers for Raspberry Pi and Arduinos

August 10, 2017

Reliable Projects 1: WatchDog Timers for Raspberry Pi and Arduinos Summary:  In this series of postings we look at how to set up the Raspberry Pi and Arduino internal watchdog timers.  We also explain why an external WatchDog Timer, such as the SwitchDoc […]

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