Brown Dog Gadgets
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Solar Tracker V2.0

Track the sun in X and Y with this simple Arduino project.

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Solar Tracker V2.0

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Custom fabricated PCB
OSH Park Custom fabricated PCB
Our Shield and Sensor Holders
×2
Arduino UNO
Arduino UNO
×1
SG90 Micro-servo motor
SG90 Micro-servo motor
×4
Female/Female Jumper Wires
Female/Female Jumper Wires
×5

Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Laser cutter (generic)
Laser cutter (generic)

Story

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Custom parts and enclosures

Laser Cut Files

We use both 1/8th and 1/4th inch plywood for this project. You'll need a bunch of 8-32 screws and nuts. We mostly use 3/4th inch screws, a single 1/2 inch and 2.5 inch screw, and 4 very small #2 wood screws.

Schematics

GitHub PCB Files

The files for our Shield and Sensor Holder. You'll also find a Arduino Nano PCB as well, but we've never tested it before.

Code

GitHub Repo Code

Our simple code.

Credits

Brown Dog Gadgets

Brown Dog Gadgets

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We're an educational science company out of Milwaukee, WI. We create fun projects for Makers of all ages.

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