Project Idea

[jbuss_au]

Hi all,

I saw an article in Diyode on servos and they had a competition where you can win one by sending in your ideas.

I had an idea to use one for opening and closing a door on a chicken coop at a set time.

I know I'd need and Arduino, servo and a timing device but i also want to power it from battery, charged by solar.

The door isn't very heavy so I wouldn't need a strong servo.

Any help is appreciated to point me in the right direction

[KMoffett]

Google: door on a chicken coop servo

Ken

[SiliconWizard]

I'd think this would be doable with a few off-the-shelf parts from a decent hardware store.
Electric door openers do exist. Programmable timers as well. Solar rechargeable batteries as well. If the door opener and timer you find are mains-powered, you need an additional inverter after the battery. Also off-the-shelf.

So, not sure this is worth designing completely from scratch...

[soldar]

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