Posted in Sprinkler Projects on Dec 10th, 2011
The OpenSprinkler project was nominated for the Best Internet of Things — Open Source Project category! If you like it, please consider giving it votes. Everyone has 3 votes, you can cast them on different projects, or all on the same project! Thanks! http://postscapes.com/best-iot-open-source-project-2011
Posted in Sprinkler Projects on Oct 29th, 2011
Matt asked about the option of having a backup battery for the OpenSprinkler, so I prepared a short blog article to show how it can be done. Basically, you just need to get a 9V battery (or any battery that can provide 6V or above voltage), connect the positive lead with a diode (such as […]
Posted in Sprinkler Projects on Oct 24th, 2011
Thanks for everyone who ordered the initial batch of the OpenSprinkler controller. A couple of issues have been reported and documented on the F.A.Q. page. If you are learning to use the controller, be sure to check that page. The most recent bug turned out to be caused by the Arduino’s shiftOut function (thanks Matt […]
Posted in Arduino, Sprinkler Projects on Oct 13th, 2011
After several months of hard work, my first ‘serious’ Arduino-based electronics project is up on the project page now. Check out the OpenSprinkler – An Open-Source Sprinkler Valve Controller. This is a collaboration between me and Chris Anderson (editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine). A video demo is included below. For details and how to order a […]
Posted in Sprinkler Projects on Jan 20th, 2011
It has been a while since I updated my blog. Things have been quite crazy the past few months, but now I am back alive writing more blogs sparingly. The first thing I want to share about is an update to my previous post that talked about how to control the Orbit 62035 valve. There […]
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