Step 1: Components list The Particle Core (a.k.a. Spark Core) module This comes in a nice little kit with a breadboard and USB lead. You can buy one direct from Particle at https://store.particle.io/, from Adafruit, or in the UK the cheapest I’ve found is from CPC. There are two versions of the Core – one […]
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The basic idea of this project was to turn off a number of lights in a convenient store when the ambient sunlight is sufficient to keep the brightness level above the store’s minimum brightness standard. Here’s a diagram of the system The main compenents of this project are as follows: Three ambient light sensors were used.
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Introduction Following on from using a Raspberry Pi to capture the electricity consumption of my home, I have over the last 2 years installed Solar Thermal Hot Water panels and very recently Solar PV. This meant that I had an opportunity to create something I had been looking to do for a while – an
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