[nmglug] Computer control of Heliostat

[Le Nguyen]

Hi Anthony K,

Nice little project you've got there.
I am assuming that you're looking for free software. I haven't had to look
for programs or packages which interact with hardware, but perhaps you can
check the NIST website (I found a free OCR package that way), or the Code
Project (http://www.codeproject.com/) website, or just plain Google what
you're searching for.

I happen to be interested in solar energy myself, so maybe we should
continue this conversation thread offline (so we won't bother the forum).
Currently I have a pretty full plate with 2 paying projects, but perhaps in
my occasional spare time, I may be able to help you (as long as it does not
have to be done in a month or less) - no promises.
I do have a basic background in Electrical Engineering, plus a lot of years
doing software development. I fondly recall writing Borland Pascal (running
on MSDOS) to capture data from vital-signs monitors and fetal-signs
monitors.

Regards,

Le Nguyen (in ABQ)


> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: akaluta <akaluta at taosnet.com>
> To: nmglug at nmglug.org
> Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:50:30 -0700
> Subject: [nmglug] Spa algorithm, para port, hiliostat project.
> Dear Glug Persons;
> Now,I am able to access my parallel port,significant to me and thanks
> again to all.
> .
> CONCEPT IN QUESTION: read the pertinent part of the spa.c
> http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/codesandalgorithms/spa/ , output,to a
> stepper motor control program driving motors x,y respectively.
>
> QUESTION PER SE: looking for an analogous sample program or snippet
> which could a read "spa",in this instance every twenty seconds, and
> write to a stepper program. suspect the solution would include time.h.
>
> Anyone able to point me in the direction? Best Regards, Anthony K
>
> The project as it stands is a heliostat, electo-mechanically controlled
> heating my concrete bathroom floor with a conservative pre-loss output
> of 7200 btu's. wishing to add computer control.
>
>
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