Author Archives: Gabriel Miller

Over the last several weeks I have spent a lot of time updating the documentation for the Sun Tracking / Heliostat Project. In particular, the documentation for the Arduino Sun Tracking / Heliostat Program has been rewritten and the documentation … Continue reading →

It’s been such a long time since I last updated the homepage of this site that I figured that a new post was long overdue. Suffice it to say, I’ve been busy trying to take the Open Source Sun Tracking … Continue reading →

Here are a couple of pictures showing the latest updates to the Arduino Sun Shield. I still need to design the PCB that toggles power on and off to different pairs of stepper motors, but that should hopefully be relatively … Continue reading →

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything, so I figured that I would upload a 3D image of the Arduino “Sun Shield” PCB that I have been working on. It’s not finished, and you have to use your imagination a … Continue reading →

This is a “quick” video of some of the updates to the electronics and Arduino program for the Sun Tracking / Heliostat Project. There’s not much to say here that I haven’t already said in the video, so um, I … Continue reading →

  The update to the Sun Tracking / Heliostat Electronics Circuit is one step closer to being completed. I have swapped out the shift registers for an i2c 16 input/output port expander because it is a little easier to wire … Continue reading →

I have added some info about the new Arduino Mega Based Sun Tracking / Heliostat program’s  sun position calculation accuracy to the “Checking the Output Error of the Arduino Sun Position Calculations” page. You’ll have to scroll down towards the … Continue reading →

If you never visit this site’s forum, you are missing out on the action. Member iamtawon’s posts in particular are worth a visit. Tawon has been a big help with testing the features of the Sun Tracking / Heliostat Program. … Continue reading →