Batmonitor » History » Version 1
Txinto Vaz, 11/12/2014 10:57 PM
| 1 | 1 | Txinto Vaz | h1. Construction of a BATmonitor |
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| 3 | 1 | Txinto Vaz | {{>toc}} |
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| 5 | 1 | Txinto Vaz | Present mini-project will develop a Battery monitor using an Arduino Uno R3 and the uCANca tools. |
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| 7 | 1 | Txinto Vaz | To build a testable circuit, we will implement a solution like this one: |
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| 9 | 1 | Txinto Vaz | http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/ReadAnalogVoltage |
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| 11 | 1 | Txinto Vaz | After we have played with the potentiomenter, the idea is to switch the input to monitor the battery level of a robot or toy controlled by the Arduino. |
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| 13 | 1 | Txinto Vaz | h2. Project creation |
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| 15 | 1 | Txinto Vaz | We will create a project called BatMonitor in uCANca. |
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| 17 | 1 | Txinto Vaz | !Bat01.png! |
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| 19 | 1 | Txinto Vaz | And add ourselves as team member (as contributor). |
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| 21 | 1 | Txinto Vaz | !Bat02.png! |
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| 23 | 1 | Txinto Vaz | Add the main function of the system: Monitor the battery voltage value. |
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| 25 | 1 | Txinto Vaz | !Bat03.png! |
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| 27 | 1 | Txinto Vaz | !Bat04.png! |
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| 29 | 1 | Txinto Vaz | Add the secondary function of the system: Discretize battery voltage values into different battery ranges. |
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| 31 | 1 | Txinto Vaz | !Bat05.png! |
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| 33 | 1 | Txinto Vaz | Add a diagnostics function on battery: Warn (and register) battery low levels. |