Posted in Arduino, Sprinkler Projects on Dec 31st, 2012
As I’ve given you a heads up in the previous post, there is now an iOS app for OpenSprinkler called SprinklerAce, developed by Michael at FeedFriendly.com. I know many people have requested an OpenSprinkler mobile app. I haven’t been able to split time to work on it myself. I am happy that Michael went ahead […]
Posted in Arduino, Sprinkler Projects on Dec 23rd, 2012
Hi everyone, Christmas is coming in a few days, and soon we will be entering the year 2013. I figured this is time that I post about recent progress on OpenSprinkler. Sorry that I haven’t blogged for a while. Various projects have been keeping me busy. I am excited to post and talk about the […]
Posted in Arduino, Sprinkler Projects on Nov 12th, 2012
Logging is a useful feature which allows you to find out how OpenSprinkler has worked say, in the past week. While you can check the scheduled water programs using the ‘Program Preview’ feature, it does not account for dynamic changes like rain delay, power loss etc. This is where logging comes in handy: you can […]
Posted in CNC, Sprinkler Projects on Oct 21st, 2012
I have a new toy that came in two weeks ago: it’s a Full Spectrum 40W hobby laser cutter! It has been sitting in the shipping box for all this time. This weekend I finally gather everything I needed to set it up, and here are some fresh-made engravings: Not too bad for the first […]
Posted in Arduino, Sprinkler Projects on Oct 18th, 2012
Recently I received a request to customize OpenSprinkler for a 12V DC external relay board. It turns out to be relatively easy to do. Since it may be useful for other folks, I am writing a post here to briefly describe the modifications. First of all, the relay board has built-in opto-couplers and flyback diodes. […]
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