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I wanted to automate our chick coop. Other people have used a variety of micro processors. I figured a small Linux computer would be a good fit. I can use cron to schedule tasks like open/close the door, turn on/off the lights, measure temperature & light levels, etc. It operates a linear actuator to open and close the door as well as turn on and off the LED lights inside. There’s a light sensor attached and magnet switches to let me know the position of the door. The state of the light, LEDS, door, etc are recorded every 15 minutes to a log file which gets copied to my NAS. Later I added code to gather my solar panel generation. And when I get to it, I’ll link up my weather station to it.
Here's the finished project
[Info & pictures about COSMAC Pi.]
[Info & pictures about project #8.]