Hey thanks guys, I plan on adding a few more features to the algorithm. Adjust the watering times based on precipitation percentages acquired from the local forecast. You all should of seen the faces on the contractor's that came out when i told them i wanted everything but the control system, and that i planned on using my own. Unfortunately the bids all came in at $4000.00, well above our budget. My system with controller and sensor's, and sprinkler heads totals $1200, plus an additional $500.0 to pay a licensed plumber to run the pipe and install the back flow system. Also i designed my entire house in solid works, including the yard with slope's and elevation, then designed sprinkler heads showing the water trajectory in 3d for each head, made it very easy to place them accordingly
I can honostly say the possibilities with the software are very much limited to ones imagination, and though the learning curve may be slightly higher to some. With help from all of the active people on this list and the IRC one can easily achieve the results required for the task at hand. I want to push linuxcnc's fan base and spread the knowledge, in fact the newest machine i am completing for a customer will be demo'd at an open house for 1000's of business owners. On theframe around the lcd and the control box, i will proudly have linuxcnc decals. This is a hidden gem among software its time someone digs it up and display's it for all to see! Gabe On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 7:59 AM, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: > On Sunday 02 September 2012 08:47:42 Mark Wendt did opine: > > > On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Gabriel Willen <gabewil...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I thought you all would get a kick out of this, but i designed my > > > sprinkler system controller using Gladevcp & a few custom hal > > > components. I doubt this was in mind when EMC2 was being made but i > > > figured hey what the heck. > > > > > > I have 9 zones. I bought 9 < > > > > > > http://www.vegetronix.com/Products/Soil-Moisture-Sensor-Probes.phtml> > > > and 9 <http://www.vegetronix.com/Products/THERM200/>, along with 9 > > > small solar cells. i monitor the sensor readings using an atmega > > > micro-controller, pass the analog value to Hal, and adjust each zones > > > watering accordingly. then using a parallel port relay board i turn > > > the valves on and off. I should have it up and running this week. I > > > know I know, why didn't i just write a python program to do it all, > > > well i'm just a linuxcnc fan-boy i guess. Plus i feel like this > > > sprinkler.comp would be a great addition to the component list on the > > > wiki. > > > > > > okay, let the joke's begin > > > > > > Gabe > > > > Jokes hell! That's just too cool for school! Wish I'd have thought > > of that. ;-) > > > > Mark > > > I have to agree. Dee's niece, on the dairy farm in NY, is also running a > CSA garden, part of which is one of those vertical garden, no dirt thingies > that she usually has strawberries in. I've had a couple out of it, just as > tasty as the usual garden grown, but twice or 3x as big. I would imagine > that might be better controlled to economize on the nutrient $olution used, > and linuxcnc could probably be used for the brains. I'll investigate as I > have no clue what the setup uses to control itself now. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------ Live Security Virtual Conference > > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. > > Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the > > latest in malware threats. > > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > Cheers, Gene > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> is up! > The number of feet in a yard is directly proportional to the success > of the barbecue. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
