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• Source code uploaded

  dannyritchie • 05/01/2017 at 10:50 • 0 comments

  Just uploaded the current source code for this project. Should hopefully have to build instructions done in the next couple of days.

• Sunrise/sunset strip getting there

  dannyritchie • 04/17/2017 at 21:02 • 2 comments

  after scratching my head for a while I decided to open up .stack to see if any one was willing to help.https://hackaday.io/page/3076-neopixels-help-help-with-sunrisesunset-lighting

  All though the code I was shown was very helpfull I didn't use any, Maybe when my project gets a bit more finalised then I will probs go back to have a look. I did manage to find a library that I had managed to over look before and that is fastLed.. From this I have managed to create a custom colour pallet which is basically white,yellow,orange,red, purple then blue. Yes I know it's not traditional sunset colours but am sure it will do for now. THe time lapse video doesn't really give the colours much justice but at least can see I starting to get somewhere with it.

  Hopfully will be able to get the code up on the main board to send a pin high for sunrise and another pin high for sunset. I have already created a sunrise colour pallet and that is a basically the same as sunset but just in reverse order.

• MainLight and circulation pumps timers

  dannyritchie • 03/29/2017 at 20:59 • 0 comments

  well not been to bad of a start I have the main light, second light, and circulation pump all working with a timer. Basically just got the main light on for 9 hours and then the second light for 2 hours. The circulation pump activates for 15 minutes every hour but only when the main light is on. The timer is controlled from a ds3231 rtc and the time and output states are displayed on a 1602 LCD display. The outputs are then going through a 8ch solid state relay board which is mains rated. I've just whipped out some neopixels from the parts draw and am wanting to replace the second light output with them. The plan is to have the neoplixels to come on straight after the main light in white then gradually turn off or a dull blur while mimicking a sunset.

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