Category Archives: Programmming 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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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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Ruby Code for Calculating the Sun’s Position_

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Gabriel Miller

Here is a Ruby program that calculates the altitude and azimuth of the sun along with several other values along the way. According to the book from which these calculations were found, the accuracy should be within 0.01 degree, assuming, … Continue reading →

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Simple DIY Arduino Whole House Kilowatt-Meter

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Gabriel Miller

Here is a simple way to turn an Arduino into a whole house power usage logger. The collected data can be graphed using either Excel or another similar program to give you an idea of how much energy your house … Continue reading →

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