Intro
During this year's Experimenting with Extreme Environments design challenge I have decided to continue my work of identifying edge cases of environmental origin when deploying electronic systems outdoors. And - as of outdoors - I am not even thinking…
The goal of this blog is to take a deep dive into the electronic parts supplied by Hammond for the challenge. Before I can use the parts for my project, I need to understand how the parts fit together. As part of a Design Challenge titled Experimenting…
Intro
This update in the experimenting with extreme environments design challenge focusses on the motor mechanism which allows the camera in a Hammond enclosure to pan across the yard.
The Motor System Video
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Software Development
Starting new projects with new hardware and new software is always an interesting journey and this challenge has not been the exception. In this context, new means new to me though not necessarily to the world in general. I've used…
Wildlife Monitor
Introduction
The purpose of this design challenge is to test the performance of a Hammond IP68 enclosure housing an electronic project in an extreme or harsh environment - "Experimenting with Extreme Environments" .
The inspiration…
This is my last extra credit blog.
Solar Module Assembly
I've had all of the solar panel components hooked up and running with the exception of operating with the actual load of the CM4 and sensor assemblies. The two final integration steps are to…
My challenge hardware kit arrived via UPS on April 2. Thanks E14 and Hammond for sponsoring the challenge. This blog will cover the unboxing of the kit, a detailed description of the components and how I plan to use them. I'll also cover other additional…
Introduction
This is my initial blog for the Experimenting with Extreme Environments challenge.
For Christmas last year I received a 115W bifacial solar panel. I had mentioned to my family that I wanted to build a portable DC solar module that could…
