Category Archives: Arduino Projects

Arduino Sun Tracking / Heliostat Program Updated to 0.9.6

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Gabriel Miller

The code for both the Open Source Arduino Sun Tracking / Heliostat Program and the Single Machine Sun Tracking / Heliostat Electronics Set Up has been updated to V.0.9.6. Ver. 0.9.6 fixes a bug in the code which caused the altitude and azimuth … Continue reading →

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Sun Tracking / Heliostat Project Introductory Video

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Gabriel Miller

It’s been a fairly quiet around the site over the last several months as I have been busy with school. I’ve still been working on various projects, but just haven’t had much time to document them. Over this winter’s break … Continue reading →

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Sid’s Sun Tracking Machine at Minnesota State Fair

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Gabriel Miller

  If you remember Sid’s Sun Tracking Machine posted on this site a couple of months ago, you’ll no doubt recognize its design in these pictures at the Minnesota State Fair. The event itself is massive. Their website gives the … Continue reading →

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Single Machine Sun Tracking / Heliostat Electronics Set Up

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Gabriel Miller

This page shows off a single machine sun tracking / heliostat electronics set up. You may have already found it, but, if not, there is a more elaborate electronics system here which includes things like shift registers for increasing the … Continue reading →

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Wiring a Step/Dir Type Stepper Motor Driver Board to an Arduino

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Gabriel Miller

This page will show you how to wire a  step/dir type stepper motor driver board to an Arduino. The driver board used in this particular example is available from Avayan Electronics and has thus far proven to be quite superb.

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Sid’s Solar Panel Sun Tracking Machine

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Gabriel Miller

  The solar panel sun tracking machine in the above picture was built by Sid Frantz. Sid and I have been communicating back and forth by email in an effort to get the Open Source Arduino Controlled Sun Tracking / … Continue reading →

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Link to: Stepper Motor Driver Board

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Gabriel Miller

Thanks to a chance accident, I stumbled across this simple stepper motor driver board. What makes this board especially interesting is that it is basically the same as the board I built to control my heliostats. You can find my … Continue reading →

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New Page: Arduino Sun Position Program_

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Gabriel Miller

Here is a program for the Arduino that will calculate the altitude and azimuth of the sun based off of latitude, longitude, and time. These are the same calculations that are inside the Arduino Sun Tracking / Heliostat Control program … Continue reading →

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