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Heliostat G-code Program

Note: This program has been replaced by the Sun Tracker program. Someone might still find it useful though, so I'm leaving it up.

Here is a program which creates a G-code file containing the angles needed to position a heliostat. The file is then loaded into a machine controller, EMC2 for example, and used to control the two stepper motors that keep the heliostat correctly oriented toward the target.

Here is the program. heliostatprogram.zip

The heliostat program is almost identical to the sun tracking program that I wrote, so you can follow the documentation at that link in order to learn how to use it.

The only difference is that there is an added option for setting your target's altitude and azimuth. The default setting has the target at geographic south with zero altitude. To change this, simply swap the zeros with a different number.

 

If you need clarification on anything, you can ask on the forum, and I'll do my best to help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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