Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Parts
- Using Alligator Clips
- Solar Board Reference
- Project 1 – Sun Finder
- Project 2 – Garden Light
- Project 3 – Self Charging Cooling Fan
- The BBC micro:bit
- Getting Code to Run on the micro:bit
- Project 4 – Adding an Energy Meter
- Project 5 – Energy Logger
- Connecting Up
- Code for the Energy Logger (MakeCode)
- How it works
- Connecting to Your PC
- Pairing Your micro:bit With MakeCode
- Showing the Device Console Graph
- Capturing Data From a Charge and Discharge Cycle
- Downloading Data
- Getting Data into a Spreadsheet Program
- Analysing the Data
- Graphing the Data
- Results
- Understanding the Data
- Understanding Duty Cycle
- How the Solar Store Works
- Project 6 – Intelligent Cooling Fan
- Troubleshooting
- About the Author
- Learning
- Monk Makes Kits
PROJECT 5 – ENERGY LOGGER
In this project you will build a device that can be connected to your personal
computer, and it will allow you to draw graphs of energy usage in real time. This will
make it easier for you to measure and understand how long it takes to both harvest
and consume energy.
You will use this device to record some key measurements about the energy you
are harvesting, so that the right design decisions can be made in the final project,
based on the amount of light you have around you that can be harvested and
stored.
Connecting Up
Factory for Lines
Lines: 4 pixels
Black: #000000
Red: #B00712
Yellow: #DDD045
Green: #18BE1F
White: #E6E6E0
Duplicate (not clone)
and use path tool
to adjust ends.
Factory for Clips
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