Sunlight Alarm
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Proposal
We hope to create an apparatus that opens your window shades automatically in the morning, acting as a nicer way to wake up than an annoying alarm. Our apparatus would use a stepper motor to open the shades paired with a Raspberry Pi. The stimuli to open the shades would be based on time as inputted by the user using a keypad attached to an LCD. The LCD would display the current time as well as the current weather.
Possible Add-ons:
- Stimuli to open shades based on light sensor
- Second stepper motor/mechanism to control orientation of slats
- Motor powered by solar panel
Overview
Overall objectives:
- Build frame and shade
- Program Raspberry Pi display LCD (time and weather)
- Use NPD (I think that’s what it is called)
- Program Raspberry Pi to accept input from user
- Program Raspberry Pi to control motors
- Program Raspberry Pi to respond to stimuli
- 3D print pieces to attach blind to shade
- Attach motors to frame/shade
- up/down pull-string
- twist bar
Team Members
Objectives
Challenges
Gantt Chart
Budget
note" Still need to add prices and links
Raspberry Pi (supplied)
LCD and Keypad
Stepper motor (2?) (at least 1supplied)
Battery to power stepper motor
22ft of 2X4s: http://www.homedepot.com/p/2-in-x-4-in-x-96-in-Premium-Kiln-Dried-Whitewood-Stud-161640/202091220
1 inch #8 wood screws
straight brackets for side of frame
Light sensor?
Solar panel and associated battery?
