[Lab] windPOV project

[Andrew O'Malley]

Looking good!  I assume it comes out clearer in real life as opposed to the
vid.

Looking forward to seeing more updates.

ao.


On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 1:29 AM, krazatchu Grant <krazatchu at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  Hey...
>
> I've just uploaded a video to youtube of the WindPOV ...
> I haven't got the sensor code running yet but everything else is working...
>
> It seems that the SHT21 follows the actual I2C spec as opposed to the older
> SHT11 which is somewhat proprietary in it's interface.
> There is an Arduino library for the SHT21 which should be easy to port...
> However, it's a bit slow to test as I have not included serial or LCD on
> this board...
>
> You can see the video at youtubehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ89A6P1ULQ
> Or on my website... http://krazatchu.ca/?page_id=198
>
> It's currently displaying my name until I get the temp & humidity sensor
> code going...
>
> Michael...
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> Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:36:26 -0400
> From: john at thebestjohn.com
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> Subject: Re: [Lab] windPOV project
>
> It's funny that you mention that! I just got my hands on several steppers
> and the first thing I did was make a rectifier and power some LEDs. Just a
> tip. you can cut the number of diodes you use in half by pairing pins 1&3
> and 2&4 on the same bridge because they are both the same polarity at the
> same time I believe...  One more question... is that a hall effect sensor on
> there?
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>   Subject:
> [Lab] WindPOV project...
> From:
> krazatchu Grant <krazatchu at hotmail.com> <krazatchu at hotmail.com>
> Date:
> Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:08:08 -0400
> To:
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> Hey peoples...
>
> For the last day and half I've been working on a wind turbine powered
> weather station using an 8 bit/LED POV on the spinning blades for the
> display...
> I'm trying to one up the neighbors solar LEDs.. lol
>
> The stepper being used as a generator is mounted to the blades and the
> shaft is held stationary to negate the need for slip rings...
> I have the hardware built and am currently working on the code. The entire
> system is running under 5 volts (3.5v) which is a first for me...
>
> The project is semi-written up on my site here http://krazatchu.ca/?page_id=198
> <http://krazatchu.ca/?page_id=198%20>
> I will add the code and eagle files once it's finished...
> Let me know what you think...
>
> Michael
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