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Today in Green Tech we first went over a few things for the test and a few things about the weblog.
Then, we split off into our independent projects. Lucas, Awe and I controlled motors using a car battery and the phidgets application. To do this you first have to screw drive the positive (red) and negative (yellow) wires of the motor into the phidgets motor control board. Then, you screw drive the positive (white) and negative (black) wires into the power source on the phidgets control board and hook the wires onto the car battery. After that, you plug it into the computer using the USB cord so you can control the motors using the phidgets application found in system preferences.
PROJECT
Then, we split off into our independent projects. Lucas, Awe and I controlled motors using a car battery and the phidgets application. To do this you first have to screw drive the positive (red) and negative (yellow) wires of the motor into the phidgets motor control board. Then, you screw drive the positive (white) and negative (black) wires into the power source on the phidgets control board and hook the wires onto the car battery. After that, you plug it into the computer using the USB cord so you can control the motors using the phidgets application found in system preferences.PROJECT
Project title: Working with Phidgets and RFID readers
Project goals: We first hope to use the phidgets program as a security system inside the Energy Lab. But, eventually hope to integrate the phidgets program with RFID tags and readers into HPA's security system. Our ultimate goal is to have a RFID reader out side of the front gate, and to enter the school, you must have an RFID tag.
Team Members: Lucas Cohen, Koiawe Ryan, Cat Bradley
Time Line: Our first step is figuring out how to connect to the phidgets program wirelessly. By doing that we can expand the usage and hopefully get it running in the energy lab as soon as we can.
Materials: Phidgets board, RFID tags, RFID reader, Wireless connection.
Deliverables: This project will hopefully continues past the energy lab to the point where HPA is using RFID as a security system. On a smaller scale, we hope that we can soon identify everyone that enters the energy lab.
TEST
• Explain the difference between a pano, an object and a scene?
An object is when you are on the outside and you are looking directly at an object instead of looking around it. A scene is when objects and panoramas are all together. Like a collection of panoramas and objects.
•Mr. Kamrow has negative numbers in his energy audit report because he must have something creating energy on his property. COTTAGES kWh used this month: 0.0 kWh
Predicted kWh usage this month: 0.4 kWh
Average daily kWh usage: 0.0 kWh
kWh usage per person: 0.0 kWh
Money spent this month: $-0.01
This months predicted bill: $-0.08
Average daily spending: $0.00
Money spent per person: $0.00
CO2 emissions this month: -0.1 lbs
Predicted CO2 emissions this month: -1.0 lbs
Average daily CO2 emissions: -0.0 lbs
CO2 emissions per person: 0.0 lbs
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