Hi guys,
im currently working on my final year thesis and was wondering if anyone could help with the programming of a simple PIC it would be great.
i am working on a solar tracker that uses a zero carbon way of turning the system, i.e. Weights connected to a bicycle chain and sprocket connected to a turntable which is mounted on a Lazy Susan bearing.....pretty cool but simple idea?! the turntable will therefore be under constant rotating pressure
i have a small servo motor, with a rotating arm on the end of it, it has a swing of about 270 degrees. Placed on the end of the rotating arm will be a small steel vertical bar. the vertical bar will move up and down and between screws each 14mm apart that are placed on the circumference of the rotating table, the vertical bar will effectivley hold the system in place.
now on to the question....
i need help with a program, that will move the servo's arm from a preset position to another preset position, now the arm needs to be in the upper position for about 11.5 minutes, at each intervil the arm will drop down and up again quickly, thus letting the rotating table move 4 degrees every time.
any help would be really appreicated and thank you in advance guys.
conal mcool
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im currently working on my final year thesis and was wondering if anyone could help with the programming of a simple PIC it would be great.
i am working on a solar tracker that uses a zero carbon way of turning the system, i.e. Weights connected to a bicycle chain and sprocket connected to a turntable which is mounted on a Lazy Susan bearing.....pretty cool but simple idea?! the turntable will therefore be under constant rotating pressure
i have a small servo motor, with a rotating arm on the end of it, it has a swing of about 270 degrees. Placed on the end of the rotating arm will be a small steel vertical bar. the vertical bar will move up and down and between screws each 14mm apart that are placed on the circumference of the rotating table, the vertical bar will effectivley hold the system in place.
now on to the question....
i need help with a program, that will move the servo's arm from a preset position to another preset position, now the arm needs to be in the upper position for about 11.5 minutes, at each intervil the arm will drop down and up again quickly, thus letting the rotating table move 4 degrees every time.
any help would be really appreicated and thank you in advance guys.
conal mcool
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