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[Oct 3 2020] Arduino Weather Balloon Project

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October 3, 2020

11:51 am

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Project AALAB, or the A(utomated) A(rduino) L(ow) A(ltitude) B(alloon) is a weather balloon project I’ll be researching for a projected launch date of summer 2021. The point of the project is to show that an arduino controlled balloon could launch, communicate its findings, & be successfully recovered for future relaunches. The ultimate goal is to have a weather balloon connect to an AURA unit so that I may have a drone fly from the edge of space down to the ground. I’m sure there’s some legislation that I must abide by, but I’m sure there’s a permitting system to navigate around to make my dream com true. Despite the dream, we will focus on the easily attainable & work with the AURA attachment at a much later date.

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[6April2020] Project Aurora

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April 3, 2020

10:57 am

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End Goal: To have a fully automated solar panel system that maintains the health & welfare of all animals stowed there.

The time has finally come to move all of my animals to a larger, more comfortable space as their current location is becoming crowded. As I’ve grown my collection I’ve known that eventually I’d move to another space & that it’d have to be automated per the usual, which is where project Aurora comes in.

Aurora is a solar panel based project that uses the energy from the sun in order to power all arduino boards. The intent is for this to be a long term location for the animals as not only my collection grows but my programming abilities as well. I’d also like to spruce up the overall facility it’s in with a lighting system, office desk, & move my programming table out there as well. For now, here are the overall requirements for Aurora.

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Administrative Addresses [Updated:12Mar20]

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October 24, 2019

9:55 am

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This page is a play-by-play of any events, projects, or posts I’m working on. While the Site Updates page displays individual projects, this page gives a detailed narrative of whatever I’m working on. Know that I’ll be updating the title with the updated day I made a post. Stay tuned & don’t forget to check out my social media links!

Black Falcon Administrative Address

Date Of Post: March 12, 2020

 

Big big updates for the new year! I’m starting on a lot of projects for this year & will delve deep into using the HC-12 as the primary communication medium for most of my projects. We also have beginner programming kits for sale & will have a video demonstration posted shortly complete with a tutorial video. Stay tuned for the next Administrative Address as well as updates on projects!

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DHT22 Replacement: The BME280

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May 26, 2019

2:20 pm

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1. The Design

The BME280 is a cheap I2C/ SPI compatible unit capable of displaying temperature, barometric pressure, elevation, & humidity of its environment. I find that its a lot more useful than the DHT22 in that it not only requires just four wires to operate, but also doesn’t require a 10KΩ resistor & is less prone to failing. Its also a lot smaller that the DHT22 as pictured below & is overall sleeker & has a more professional look.

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Programming The Arduino I2C LCD

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May 13, 2019

1:05 am

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The I2C LCD is a truncated version of the traditional LCD in that the six digital pins typically assigned to the Arduino are eliminated in favor of just two analog pins. In this project we will assemble an Arduino circuit that displays the current day and time on an I2C LCD screen. Use this link to be briefed on assembling the DS3231 RTC as this section focuses on the LCD only. Note that multiple I2C units can be used provided you’re using a TCA9548A I2C multiplexer.

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