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Automatic chicken door time input (low power, simple)
Ian.M:
Yes, NivagSwerdna's learning by doing idea is probably the simplest. Just add a button to store the last action as the new opening or closing time so you can still use the other buttons for manual override as required.
It will be a PITA setting the clock in the first place, which you need to do if you want auto-adjustment to track sunrise/sunset so you dont have to tweak its hours so often. Either make the RTC battery backed and removable so you can preset it before you plug the module in, or connect a laptop or tablet with a terminal program to the Arduino, and set it that way.
Amper:
I just do that by putting the example sketch on it wich sets it to the current time when it was compiled. Thats not accurate to the second but enough to me. Downside is i need to redo it when i replace the lithium battery but maybe for that purpose i can add a jumper that when set will put time and date to a known value so i have so reference. It should last around 10a, so its not something to worry about for now i guess.
nsrmagazin:
This became another thread with unnecessary complications.
While you are on it, why don't you put a wifi module so you can check remotely and a chicken counter too.....
Just put a solar cell or a light sensor to a comparator with a potentiometer on the other pin, and use your own system that you have now.
Amper:
Please go somewhere else for trolling, i had enough of it in this thread.
nsrmagazin:
Why am I trolling?
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