projects:blinker:work_logs:1_beginnings
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====== The Beginnings ====== | ====== The Beginnings ====== | ||
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I want it to be very reliable, which means as few points of failure as possible. The initial versions will have a very simple, inefficient circuit. I plan to use supercapacitors for the storage, for their long life. Ideally the solar panel would produce a voltage no higher than the rated voltage of the supercaps. | I want it to be very reliable, which means as few points of failure as possible. The initial versions will have a very simple, inefficient circuit. I plan to use supercapacitors for the storage, for their long life. Ideally the solar panel would produce a voltage no higher than the rated voltage of the supercaps. | ||
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I'm planning to use an attiny10 to blink the LED. It can run happily down to 1.7v, and only uses a tiny amount of power. | I'm planning to use an attiny10 to blink the LED. It can run happily down to 1.7v, and only uses a tiny amount of power. | ||
- | The housing was designed to hold the electronics, | + | The housing was designed to hold the electronics, |
Once the enclosure is clamped shut, using two bars and two bolts, or a vice, it will be welded closed along the seam. | Once the enclosure is clamped shut, using two bars and two bolts, or a vice, it will be welded closed along the seam. |
projects/blinker/work_logs/1_beginnings.txt · Last modified: 2022/02/17 02:24 by tjhowse