Light Pollution Monitor

After a semester of school and a whole metric crap ton of procrastination, I am back. I will be pulling an all-nighter tonight and be getting this project finally done! The website will be the first thing I take care of, then I will post the code, update the schematics, build the device, update the description with new videos and information, and put up instructions on building the hardware. Stay tuned for updates!

-Caleb

Sorry about the lack of recent updates! I have been busy with my education and waiting for suppliers of components to deliver. However I have time off so expect the project to be finished by Labor Day!!

The gerber files have been linked to! Find them in the links section of the project!

The PCBs have been finished and have been ordered! A download link to the gerber files will be coming soon to the links section on the project page

Just an update:

This project was rejected to continue in the competition, however this project will continue to be improved upon. Stay tuned for further updates.

Project Log 9:

I have reconsidered the flow of the website and have been sprucing up my code and reconsidering my choice of hosting. I am also working on the esthetically refined flowchart and schematic.

Things to finish at the moment:

1. Push arduino code to the repo.
2. Finish board layout and order pcbs.
3. Finish the website and push all code of the website to the repo.

Project Log 8:

I am now working on creating an arduino test setup for taking light values to be used to calibrate the prototype. Code for the arduino will be pushed to the github repo soon.

Project Log 7:

I am currently working on taking readings of good and bad examples of light pollution by writing the data to the eeprom of the ATTINY and reading them on my computer with an FTDI chip, so that I can compare them to their Lux values.

Sorry about the absence of Arduino code on the Git repo. I have been researching methods of hosting and PHP for the website. The gerber files are nearly complete and will be added, along with an updated schematic, to the project page.

Project Log 5:

I have now designed and uploaded the new schematic. The Git repo is setup and the refined Arduino code will be pushed to it soon.