wetWolger
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This is a thread that was started on:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=753363
and then moved to:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=753533
and I am not posting here, since I was recomended to try here.
I want to DIY some LED lights that dim based on the 29.5 day lunar cycle. The easiest/cheapest way I can think of doing this is by using a Microcrontroller. I think a PIC controller is the way to go. I found this site:
http://www.microchip.com/ParamChartSearch/chart.aspx?branchID=1031&mid=10&lang=en&pageId=74
But I am not sure what unit would best suit my needs. I have very little experince working with these, but there seems to be quite a bit of documentation for compiling. So any help on telling me what would unit best suite my needs would be excellent. Also I am not sure what else I would need to do this. If you look at my first post you see that I thought LM555 to dim the LED's since obviously you can't just change the power to them. But with more thought and research I think that if I get the right microcontroller it will be up to the task.
If anyone has done this before please post what you did and how. I have never done any embeded programing but I am a Computer Science student and quite tech friendly. I am mostly using this project as a way to learn and expand my skills. I need lots of info and I hope you guys can help. Thanks
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=753363
and then moved to:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=753533
and I am not posting here, since I was recomended to try here.
I want to DIY some LED lights that dim based on the 29.5 day lunar cycle. The easiest/cheapest way I can think of doing this is by using a Microcrontroller. I think a PIC controller is the way to go. I found this site:
http://www.microchip.com/ParamChartSearch/chart.aspx?branchID=1031&mid=10&lang=en&pageId=74
But I am not sure what unit would best suit my needs. I have very little experince working with these, but there seems to be quite a bit of documentation for compiling. So any help on telling me what would unit best suite my needs would be excellent. Also I am not sure what else I would need to do this. If you look at my first post you see that I thought LM555 to dim the LED's since obviously you can't just change the power to them. But with more thought and research I think that if I get the right microcontroller it will be up to the task.
If anyone has done this before please post what you did and how. I have never done any embeded programing but I am a Computer Science student and quite tech friendly. I am mostly using this project as a way to learn and expand my skills. I need lots of info and I hope you guys can help. Thanks