Miniviax
What Is Miniviax?
The Miniviax is small model for a sun tracking photovoltaic assembly. It is controlled by a microcontroller based circuit board. The purpose of the model is to show the features of the circuit board. The mechanics was not built by me, but is a demonstration model I got hold of.Main Features.
- USB Interface
- 2 × 20 Character LCD
- Integrated real time clock and radio clock (DCF77) receiver
- Graphical Control Software for Windows and Linux
- Besides the microcontroller only few parts are needed
- Cost for circuitry is less than 20 EUR (microcontroller included)
Pictures
Figure 1. Miniviax — Complete View
Figure 2. Miniviax — Gear and Electronics