Hello, I am new to electronics in general. I am trying to do my research and figure out what I need to know. Not having any back ground in the area has made it very difficult for me to find a good starting point. Fortunately I've found this site and have learned a lot from my own research on the site. I know I am far away from where I want to be and what I want to know. I love to tinker with project and my lack of knowledge is holding me back from making my ideas reality. I'm hoping this site and the help from everyone here I can over come my weakness.
Currently I am working on a chicken coop. First and most importantly I would like make a dc timer to run a trap door. I would like this timer to be able to switch the polarity of a motor. So the motor would open the door at a set time and close the same door at another time. I have drawn up a circuit from my reading. Unfortunately it doesn't make sense to me to go from DC to AC to DC. My current design starts with solar (DC) has to go to a converter(AC), to control timers(then transformers to DC) for my H-bridge controls on my relays. It seems to me this set up will work. I'm just hoping for a simpler idea.
I've considered using an arduino uno microcontroler. But my knowledge is zero when it comes to this. I have been researching this, but I think it maybe way above my head to what I want. The other reasons I'm leaning towards the arduino. Things I would like to add later to the coop. 1. 2 timer controlled servos 2. audio notifications for different actions made 3. temperature and humidity sensor. 4. AC heat lamp controlled by temp sensor 5. maybe some other stuff also...
If some one could point me in the right direction I would be greatly appreciative. Thanks
Currently I am working on a chicken coop. First and most importantly I would like make a dc timer to run a trap door. I would like this timer to be able to switch the polarity of a motor. So the motor would open the door at a set time and close the same door at another time. I have drawn up a circuit from my reading. Unfortunately it doesn't make sense to me to go from DC to AC to DC. My current design starts with solar (DC) has to go to a converter(AC), to control timers(then transformers to DC) for my H-bridge controls on my relays. It seems to me this set up will work. I'm just hoping for a simpler idea.
I've considered using an arduino uno microcontroler. But my knowledge is zero when it comes to this. I have been researching this, but I think it maybe way above my head to what I want. The other reasons I'm leaning towards the arduino. Things I would like to add later to the coop. 1. 2 timer controlled servos 2. audio notifications for different actions made 3. temperature and humidity sensor. 4. AC heat lamp controlled by temp sensor 5. maybe some other stuff also...
If some one could point me in the right direction I would be greatly appreciative. Thanks