BN #Nostr!

I spent the first day of Spring inside on the computer building out my chicken coop door opener with my #Arduino Mega. It's a project that I attempted a decade ago but got stymied midway through and tossed on the shelf to sit and collect dust while the idea sloshed around the back of my brain. In a fit of sudden awareness yesterday I managed to cobble together the setup I had wanted to build so long ago. AND IT WORKS!

I get the stepper motor today and once it is tested I will work to get everything installed. It will open the door on times for now with the RTC until I can get the light sensor coding to work right as another requirement for the code to run. I'm trying to get the #LoRa to talk to the Arduino so it can message me on opening and closing but it's not seeming to talk yet. I get new LoRa tomorrow that have GPS and are more powerful so I can try then.

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https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/chicken-coop-door-opener-build-chiro-coding-soldering-learning-practice-sprawl-wednesday?ref=flemingfarm

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Awesome project! Can’t wait to see if you pull this off. Btw you know you can get one for about $50 on Amazon 😅

I've seen them available but this is a looooong standing project that I have wanted to build since I have all the parts except the motor. $15 motor with everything I already have and this is way more satisfying than buying a production setup.