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Solar PV and Solar Thermal projects

View the blog post for Raspberry Pi solar data logger after one year

Raspberry Pi solar data logger after one year

Twelve months of data from our Raspberry Pi solar data logger

06 June 2013 2 min read


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Solar Air Removal Upgrade SpiroVent RV2

Adding an automatic air removal vent to our solar thermal system using a SpiroVent RV2

31 May 2013 2 min read


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Low Voltage Cut off using MAX8212

Using a MAX8212 to add a low voltage cut-off on our off-grid solar PV system

10 February 2013 1 min read


View the blog post for RF Shielding on a Mains Inverter

RF Shielding on a Mains Inverter

Our mains solar inverter is causing RF interference on our ham radio transceivers so we put it in a metal case to improve the RF shielding

19 September 2012 2 min read


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Raspberry Pi Solar Data Logger

Building a data logger using a Raspberry Pi to record data from our solar PV system

24 July 2012 2 min read


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Raspberry Pi Fan Controller and Interface

Raspberry Pi Fan Controller and Interface

20 July 2012 2 min read


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Raspberry Pi I2C Analog to Digital Converter

Our first Raspberry Pi I2C Analog to Digital Converter with a power supply

11 July 2012 3 min read


View the blog post for Raspberry Pi I2C Microchip MCP9800123 Temperature Sensor

Raspberry Pi I2C Microchip MCP9800123 Temperature Sensor

Using a Microchip MCP9800123 temperature sensor with a Raspberry Pi

06 July 2012 2 min read


View the blog post for IOIO Android I2C Light Levels using TSL2561 Logging Code

IOIO Android I2C Light Levels using TSL2561 Logging Code

Measuring Light Levels using TSL2561 and IOIO Android board via I2C

26 June 2012 7 min read


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IOIO Android I2C Temperature Logging Code

IOIO Android I2C Temperature Logging Code

26 June 2012 5 min read


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Thermal Panel fitting

Fitting solar thermal panels to our house.

31 May 2012 2 min read


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Arduino Solar Logging Installed

Our new Arduino based solar PV data logger is installed

26 May 2012 2 min read


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Arduino Solar Logging Update

Arduino solar PV logging system update

13 May 2012 3 min read


View the blog post for Arduino Mains Water Pump Logging

Arduino Mains Water Pump Logging

Arduino mains water pump logger

13 May 2012 2 min read


View the blog post for Arduino Mains Voltage and Current Logging

Arduino Mains Voltage and Current Logging

Measuring mains voltage and current using an Arduino

13 May 2012 1 min read


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