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A project log for Open Concentrating PV Solar Tracker Controller

Achieve better than 0.1° sun tracking accuracy with a compass a tilt sensor and a shading beam sun sensor.

ruediger-f-loeckenhoffRuediger F. Loeckenhoff 10/23/2022 at 07:460 Comments

Uff, that was a busy week. My regular work, handling the orders at PCBWay, having long Skype discussions with Ermanno about the best test scheme and polishing up the project site for the contest. In particular, I realized that my video was 6:30 min and only 5:00 min were allowed. I's 4:58 now. Forgive me the somewhat strange cuts in some places. 

Let me go through the checklist:

i. Build a working prototype of your project.

 ii. Create a video, between two (2) minutes and five (5) minutes in length:

iii. Project Profile: On the Project Profile: 

 a. Link to the video 

b. Post high-resolution photos of the project inside and out 

c. Update and add detail to info entered at the previous stage(s) 

d. Show at least ten (10) Project Log updates or at least ten (10) Build Instructions updates 

e. Post a components list that is complete with a bill of materials for one unit 

 f. Post reproducible build instructions 

 g. Post complete schematics and documented input and output requirements and specifications for your module/design h. Publish all design files Including Gerber files (req – RS274 / RS274X), STL files (opt), netlist (opt), nc drill files (req – human readable), ODB++ (opt), STEP (opt), PCB files (opt), or any other design files

I's all there and I feel good about it. I guess we reached a fair level of openness. All publications are under MIT license and we promise to add the test board design and operating instructions for the V2.0f board once everything is working. I may also invest time into the adaptation of this board to robotics (I2C slave) but I cannot promise that yet. It would be great if a 3rd team member (or more) could take over that job. And then it all depends on finding a community and a company that will use the board for solar tracking on large scale.

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