Arduino Based Home Automation Dusk To Dawn Lighting Timer Based On Vintage Sangamo Suntracker

[@mrporridge2304]

I followed almost none of that but still kept me hooked right until the end... excellent stuff, thank you!

[@SilverEchoes]

This was fascinating. Thanks for sharing your build.

[@MikaTheAboveAverageDog]

Thank you for another video, keep them coming!

[@TheGuigui68]

Excellent work, the cleanlyness of the hardware and software is Amazing! Thank you for sharing this!

[@SpamMouse]

Brilliant. The sort of thing many of us wish we had the time/motivation to develop, personally I'd add a simple web-interface for easy access edits.

[@rajeshroshan2877]

Yes, I was thinking the same thing and also a status indicators like graphs/colour codes etc for a nice panel.

[@nikond90ful1]

Thanks for the video. Very interesting.

[@motorrad1527]

welcome back :-) hope there are more videos in the pipeline?

[@GuyBarry1]

Very good!

[@ianbertenshaw4350]

I have been working on a similar project but not turning lights on/off , i want to turn on an esp32 that is set up to stream internet radio on certain days at certain times and record certain programmes . The most annoying thing has been that the DS1307 library and the DS3231 library are different with how they call the time .

[@andyjohnson4485]

Excellent project! What approach did you take in learning to code the arduino? I got myself in knots trying to learn this. The only programming I ever did was BASIC on a zx81 and that's where the confusion started! I don't think there is any crossover between the two🤔

[@IBWatchinUrVids]

Almost all languages are similar at the root of it all, it's more syntax changes that makes it difficult to switch. Best suggestion I have is to get into an Arduino, download some sample sketches for whatever you're interested in, and give it a try. Play with numbers, try making some edits, and Google for answers when you get stuck. There's a LOT of pre-written code out there, when I need to make something quick and dirty, it's usually made of code snippets. No need to reinvent the wheel, unless you want to :)

[@davewilliams6172]

@@IBWatchinUrVids My main problem is combining several sketches to read an array of different sensors then send the data to Google sheets...I never liked coding and still don't lol

[@tomf3150]

Sync your rtc clock with gps frame.

[@cannonroberts5129]

Where did ya go bud?

[@zaprodk]

You need to remove the zener diode on the RTC board or it WILL charge the CR2032 rendering it dead very soon. These boards were designed by someone that wasn't thinking, and as such expect a LIR2032 cell, and not a primary cell. The mAh rating on the LIR2032 is laughable, so it makes absolutely no sense to use a rechargeable cell instead of a primary.

[@davewilliams6172]

So that's what killed it...I had that problem and thought it was a faulty board!

[@Asyss_Complex]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing!