DIY Solar Scintillation Seeing Monitor with FC support
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Re: DIY Solar Scintillation Seeing Monitor with FC support
Hi,
I have to start all over again as it looks like I fried my LMC6484 due to improper measuring while the Arduino was running. The values from yesterday where too low and so I tested the circuit which I still had on my breadboard and they looked much more logical.
Also the idea of the 3 capacitors un paralel was not good. I finally got my 3.3 uF capacitors and exchanged and it stabilized.
Well I still have holidays and so no problem. At least I have something to do.
saludos
I have to start all over again as it looks like I fried my LMC6484 due to improper measuring while the Arduino was running. The values from yesterday where too low and so I tested the circuit which I still had on my breadboard and they looked much more logical.
Also the idea of the 3 capacitors un paralel was not good. I finally got my 3.3 uF capacitors and exchanged and it stabilized.
Well I still have holidays and so no problem. At least I have something to do.
saludos
regards Rainer
Observatorio Real de 14 San Luis Potosi Mexico
Observatorio Real de 14 San Luis Potosi Mexico
Re: DIY Solar Scintillation Seeing Monitor with FC support
Ooops, can happen. Few months ago i fried a nano Arduino in my focus controller while doing some modifications.
regards,
Paul
regards,
Paul
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Re: DIY Solar Scintillation Seeing Monitor with FC support
Hi,
Yes, " Sh...t happens " and I should have used a socket instead of Hot soldering the LMC6484 onto the board
Well makes me have more experience for the future
Yes, " Sh...t happens " and I should have used a socket instead of Hot soldering the LMC6484 onto the board
Well makes me have more experience for the future

regards Rainer
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Re: DIY Solar Scintillation Seeing Monitor with FC support
Hi,
Went back to the bread boarded circuit and added a LED Bar for the visual identification while the SSM is working.
Video of 1 minute which crunches a real time video I took during 18 minutes.
https://vimeo.com/249602522
Below the circuit on the bread board

Went back to the bread boarded circuit and added a LED Bar for the visual identification while the SSM is working.
Video of 1 minute which crunches a real time video I took during 18 minutes.
https://vimeo.com/249602522
Below the circuit on the bread board

regards Rainer
Observatorio Real de 14 San Luis Potosi Mexico
Observatorio Real de 14 San Luis Potosi Mexico
Re: DIY Solar Scintillation Seeing Monitor with FC support
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Re: DIY Solar Scintillation Seeing Monitor with FC support
Hi Paul,
Is that in real time and are you reading at an iteration rate of 1000 ? I am just starting and learning to program the Arduino so I still have a long way to go.
regards Rainer
Observatorio Real de 14 San Luis Potosi Mexico
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Re: DIY Solar Scintillation Seeing Monitor with FC support
Hello,
no it's just a simulation before integration into my software, I find that the colors are more meaningful than the numbers.
blue very good
green ok
red useless
Paul
a small gift of January 5
, not very stable, the sun is low and the wind is very strong in France

no it's just a simulation before integration into my software, I find that the colors are more meaningful than the numbers.
blue very good
green ok
red useless
Paul
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Re: DIY Solar Scintillation Seeing Monitor with FC support
Thank Paul and yes you are right. My bar when many LED on is bad and few LED on good. At the beginning it is difficult to judge but with the time one gets used to it.banjo wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2018 10:47 amHello,
no it's just a simulation before integration into my software, I find that the colors are more meaningful than the numbers.
blue very good
green ok
red useless
Paul
a small gift of January 5, not very stable, the sun is low and the wind is very strong in France
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LED 1 and 2 I use them for signalizing Sun intensity
Led 1 Sun intensity and > 0.5 to <=1.0 then OK and ON else OFF
LED 2 blinks when Sun intensity > 1.0 abs so I know I have to adjust. It happened to me that I had to readjust because the adjustment the day before was again to high and as I see the sky today I think I have to readjust.
The little BPW34 was delivering yesterday up to 3 mA ( 3000 uA ) of current.
and then LED 3 to 10 are as following
LED 3 -----------< 1.0
LED 4 > 1.0 --- < 1.5
LED 5 > 1.5 --- < 2.0
LED 6 > 2.0 --- < 2.5
LED 7 > 2.5 --- < 3.0
LED 8 > 3.0 --- < 3.5
LED 9 > 3.5 --- < 4.0
LED 10 > 4.0 ----------
regards Rainer
Observatorio Real de 14 San Luis Potosi Mexico
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Re: DIY Solar Scintillation Seeing Monitor with FC support
Excellent idea!!
immediatelly started working on my Solar Monitor again Now still someting similar to add for input value
Regards,
Paul
Re: DIY Solar Scintillation Seeing Monitor with FC support
Hello everyone,
Paul, that's exactly what I would like to do, bargraph input & output super.
Your software is extra !!
Is it possible to have it?
Paul
Paul, that's exactly what I would like to do, bargraph input & output super.
Your software is extra !!
Is it possible to have it?
Paul
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Re: DIY Solar Scintillation Seeing Monitor with FC support
Yes it is possible but this version is not completely ready yet ... and only Linux at the moment, although I am working on a port to Windows (would like to port it on OS/X as well, but no machine, and think my wife will throw me out if I buy yet another computerIs it possible to have it?

I will let you know when it is ready and tested. The automatic trigger of video capture will (should) work wit Planetary Imager and FireCapture.
Regards,
Paul
Re: DIY Solar Scintillation Seeing Monitor with FC support
thank you Paul,
I am with Win7 and do not know much in programming.
I'm waiting for your final version with pleasure.
Paul

I am with Win7 and do not know much in programming.
I'm waiting for your final version with pleasure.
Paul

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Re: DIY Solar Scintillation Seeing Monitor with FC support
Hello everyone,
thank you for this message, sorry not to have answered before, I'll try as soon as the sun will show.
In the south of France just December 5th and January 5th really good, if not only rain and clouds.
Paul
thank you for this message, sorry not to have answered before, I'll try as soon as the sun will show.
In the south of France just December 5th and January 5th really good, if not only rain and clouds.
Paul
bresser/messier 150/1200 Mod -D-Erf 160mm intern-glasspath 1.25-etalon Pst barlow X2 ASI174
http://astropol.pagesperso-orange.fr/soleilbis/soleilen
sorry for my English translators google
http://astropol.pagesperso-orange.fr/soleilbis/soleilen
sorry for my English translators google

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