That looks brilliant! Thanks for the link
You must have a CNC machine or maybe a 3D printer if you're doing DXF to G. Very jealous
And it takes a LOT of motivation to learn C++ - it can be such a tedious code. Powerful, but boring also!
I am planning on an auto door. Going to jerry rig something from a small motor. No way I'm paying the $250 for the ones on Amazon. I'm a cheap bastard lol when it comes to electronics that I can do myself.
Yes, going to do a long strip of LED lights which will be controlled by a Arduino R3. And since I'm in the Texas heat, a LOT of ventilation is needed. I've got ducks and chickens, so the new coop is going to be a ducken condo. Ducks on the first floor and the chickens right above them on the 2nd floor. Luckily, they are free range on 3 acres during the day. So that gives me a lot of flexibility on the style of coop I'm making. The entire coop will be under a 15'x25' heavy duty tarp to keep this crazy Texas heat off of the girls. Also, using the tarp as a way to catch as much rain as I can to a 90 gallon water retention barrel.
pi@coop2:~ $ coop6 1
Summer Test Seed Date Jul 17 2018
Natural Light Today is 14:24:23
Dawn Today is 05:25 AM
Dusk Today is 08:49 PM
Door Opens at 05:25 AM
Light On at 05:25 AM
Total Light Today 14:24:23
Light Off at 06:55 AM
Door Closes at 08:49 PM
pi@coop2:~ $ coop6 2
Fall Test Seed Date Aug 17 2018
Natural Light Today is 13:31:22
Dawn Today is 05:52 AM
Dusk Today is 08:18 PM
Door Opens at 05:52 AM
Light On at 05:52 AM
Total Light Today 13:31:22
Light Off at 07:20 AM
Door Closes at 08:18 PM
pi@coop2:~ $ coop6 3
Winter Test Seed Date Dec 17 2018
Natural Light Today is 9:39:06
Dawn Today is 06:39 AM
Dusk Today is 05:15 PM
Last 10h Daylight was 24 days ago
Door Opens at 05:36 AM
Light On at 05:36 AM
Total Light Today 11:39:06
Light Off at 08:07 AM
Door Closes at 05:15 PM
pi@coop2:~ $ coop6 4
Spring Test Seed Date Jan 04 2019
Natural Light Today is 9:43:16
Dawn Today is 06:45 AM
Dusk Today is 05:26 PM
Light Start Date is Nov 23 2018, 42 days ago
Door Opens at 04:13 AM
Light On at 04:13 AM
Total Light Today 13:13:16
Light Off at 08:14 AM
Door Closes at 05:26 PM#!/usr/bin/env python3
import sys
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
import pytz
import astral
localTz = 'US/Central'
centralTz = pytz.timezone('US/Central')
dateFormat = '%b %d %Y'
timeFormat = '%I:%M %p'
extraLight = 60
coordinates = ["Poplar Bluff", "USA", 36.763084, -90.413871, localTz, 110]
pbmo = astral.Location(info=(coordinates))
pbmo.solar_depression = "civil"
"""
Summer and Fall is the same test
If natural daylight is more than 10h and decreasing
Open door and turn on lights at dawn
Winter Test
If natural daylight is less than 10h and decreasing
Find the last date of 10h daylight
Add 5 minutes per day from that date
Spring Test
If natural daylight is less than 10h and increasing
Find the last date of 10h of daylight with daylight decreasing
Add 5 minutes per day from that date
"""
localTz = 'US/Central'
centralTz = pytz.timezone('US/Central')
dateFormat = '%b %d %Y'
timeFormat = '%I:%M %p'
extraLight = 60 # extra light after sunrise
addLight = 5 # how many minutes per day to add light
totalLight = 840 # minutes of total light up to summer
minLight = 600 # minutes of natural light to start adding light
# coordinates = ['City', 'Country', 'latitude', longitude', 'timezone', 'elevation']
coordinates = ["Poplar Bluff", "USA", 36.763084, -90.413871, localTz, 110]
pbmo = astral.Location(info=(coordinates))
pbmo.solar_depression = "civil"
if len(sys.argv) == 1:
test = input('Pick Test 1, 2, 3 or 4 ')
if len(sys.argv) > 1:
test = sys.argv[1]
if test == '1':
# Summer
# test if natural daylight is greater than 14h
testName = 'Summer'
today = centralTz.localize(datetime(2018, 7, 17))
elif test == '2':
# Fall
# test if natural daylight is less than 14h, more than 10h and decreasing
testName = 'Fall'
today = centralTz.localize(datetime(2018, 8, 17))
elif test == '3':
# Winter
# test if natural daylight is less than 10h and decreasing
testName = 'Winter'
today = centralTz.localize(datetime(2018, 12, 17))
elif test == '4':
# Spring
# test if natural daylight is less than 14h and increasing
testName = 'Spring'
today = centralTz.localize(datetime(2019, 1, 4))
else:
print('You gotta pick one test lol')
print('{} Test Seed Date {}'.format(testName, today.strftime(dateFormat)))
# start the test
todayEvents = pbmo.sun(today)
todayDawn = todayEvents['dawn']
todaySunrise = todayEvents['sunrise']
todaySunset = todayEvents['sunset']
todayDusk = todayEvents['dusk']
todayLight = (todaySunset - todaySunrise).total_seconds()
print('Natural Light Today is {}'.format(str(timedelta(seconds=todayLight))))
print('Dawn Today is {}'.format(todayDawn.strftime(timeFormat)))
print('Dusk Today is {}'.format(todayDusk.strftime(timeFormat)))
yesterday = today - timedelta(days = 1)
yesterdayEvents = pbmo.sun(yesterday)
yesterdaySunrise = yesterdayEvents['sunrise']
yesterdaySunset = yesterdayEvents['sunset']
yesterdayDaylight = ((yesterdaySunset - yesterdaySunrise).total_seconds())
# test 1 and 2 daylight is more than 10h and decreasing
if todayLight > (minLight * 60) and yesterdayDaylight > todayLight:
doorOpen = todayDawn
totalLight = todayLight
# test 3 daylight is less than 10h and decreasing
if todayLight < (minLight * 60) and yesterdayDaylight > todayLight:
i = 1
testDaylight = 0
while testDaylight < (minLight * 60):
daylightTestDate = today - timedelta(days = i)
testEvents = pbmo.sun(daylightTestDate)
testSunrise = testEvents['sunrise']
testSunset = testEvents['sunset']
testDaylight = (testSunset - testSunrise).total_seconds()
i += 1
if i > 100:
print('WTF the while loop failed!')
break
days = (today - daylightTestDate).days
print('Last 10h Daylight was {} days ago'.format(days))
totalLight = todayLight + (days * (addLight * 60))
doorOpen = todayDusk - timedelta(seconds=totalLight)
# test 4 daylight is less than 14h and increasing
if todayLight < (totalLight * 60) and yesterdayDaylight < todayLight:
increasingLight = False
i = 1
lastTestDate = today
while not increasingLight:
currentTestDate = today - timedelta(days = i)
events = pbmo.sun(currentTestDate)
currentLight = int(((events['sunset'] - events['sunrise']).total_seconds()))
lastEvents = pbmo.sun(lastTestDate)
lastLight = int(((lastEvents['sunset'] - lastEvents['sunrise']).total_seconds()))
if currentLight > lastLight and currentLight > 36000:
days = (today - currentTestDate).days
totalLight = todayLight + (days * (addLight * 60))
doorOpen = todayDusk - timedelta(seconds=totalLight)
print('Light Start Date is {}, {} days ago'.format(currentTestDate.strftime(dateFormat), days))
break
i += 1
lastTestDate = currentTestDate
if i > 60:
print('WTF the while loop failed!')
break
print('Door Opens at {}'.format(doorOpen.strftime(timeFormat)))
print('Light On at {}'.format(doorOpen.strftime(timeFormat)))
print('Total Light Today {}'.format(str(timedelta(seconds=totalLight))))
lightOff = todaySunrise + timedelta(minutes=extraLight)
print('Light Off at {}'.format(lightOff.strftime(timeFormat)))
print('Door Closes at {}'.format(todayDusk.strftime(timeFormat)))
