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This unit provides the parameters for the Lamp. It is not needed for the Lamp's continuing operation, since the Lamp stores the parameters in EEPROM non-volatile memory. An Arduino microcontroller was selected because I could not figure out how to read on incremental encoder in Picaxe Basic. I used one in the Weather Station but via a flip-flop circuit. There are libraries available for Arduinos for this, but the first one I tried did not work in the full program with 3 encoders and a display, although it worked in a simple demonstration. It uses a Pololu 32U4 A-Star mini ULV because it works directly from the battery and contains a switching DC-DC converter with a regulated 5V output for both internal and external use. |
This is a view of the control panel which appears when the cigar box lid is lifted.
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The panel assembly includes everything but the battery and the transmitter. It is hinged to provide access to the battery and the micro USB programming connector on the micro-controller. This is not very visible in this photograph.
All interconnections are by jumper wires. |