Solar tracker project

Authors: Filip Hanus, Daisy Bristow, Jan Rehak - UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND - UWE BRISTOL

Built as a free time activity, short-term project
Contact: [email protected]

Introduction video

https://youtu.be/uyy_jzF2nDo

Specs

A stepper and a DC motors working together with LDRs to track position of a light source. The construction is available as a kit here: https://www.browndoggadgets.com/pages/dual-axis-solar-tracker

• Microcontroller: Arduino Nano, programming in Arduino IDE. Using AccelStepper library.
• Sensors to detect the ligh source: Light dependent resistor sensors.
• Movement: 28BYJ-48 Stepper motor and a generic DC motor.
• Model: Kit available on: https://www.browndoggadgets.com/pages/dual-axis-solar-tracker

Parts

• Code -> Full measuring code.

• PCB.zip -> Scheme and printed circuit board layout