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  The Open Source Sun Tracking / Heliostat project has been entered in the Build Lounge laser cutter contest. These contests are always a lot of fun since they inevitably introduce new individuals to your project. You can read about the contest … Continue reading →

There has been an update to the Arduino Sun Tracking / Heliostat Electronic Control System page if you want to check it out. I added some info about the Arduino board itself, some different options for the RTC, and also … Continue reading →

There has been a couple of bug fixes to the Arduino Sun Tracking/Heliostat Control Program. The current version fixes a bug that caused the stepper motors to lose steps every time they updated the machine’s position. It also fixes a … Continue reading →

(This message is posted in the forum as well, but I’ll post here to once because it’s new and someone might not have noticed.) The spam bots that attempt to enter this site’s forum are relentless. At least one manages … Continue reading →

The transition to WordPress has been a success! It didn’t quite go as smoothly as I had hoped, but it did go about as smoothly as I expected. I’m sure there are still a few bugs in the site that … Continue reading →

The rat nest of wires and electronics you see in the picture below is what I use to control my heliostats.  This page will give you an overview on how it all works and information for putting together your own … Continue reading →