[F&S] Solar Panel Tracking

Description

Tracks the position of the sun, at night moves to the position of the sunrise.​ Optionally can turn on the light at nightfall, at the beginning of the morning, turns off the light. Works for Moon, Mars, Europa, Vulcano, and any modified suns angle.

Requirements

[olist] [*]1 Daylight Sensor. [*]1 IC Housing. [*]1 Integrated Circuit (IC10). [*]1 Area Power Controller. [*]1 Battery Cell (Large). [*]At least one Solar Panel. (Supports both versions, normal and heavy panels) [/olist]

IC ports description

[table] [tr] [th]Port[/th] [th]Device[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]D0[/td] [td]Daylight Sensor (Optional not required)[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]D1[/td] [td]Dial (Optional not required. Controls the horizontal angle of the solar panels)[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]D2[/td] [td]Night Signal (Optional not required)[/td] [/tr] [/table]

Changeable values in IC code

define SolarHorizontalAngle 0
define EveningMorningAngle 85 #90=night,85=twilight

SolarHorizontalAngle - acts like a dial if you don't want to build it EveningMorningAngle - Turns on the light just before dark. (90+ mean sun below the horizon). You can set a value less than 90, then the light will be on until the night appears.

D1 Dial settings

You can place the panels as you like, but you need a dialer to adjust their angle. (All panels should be located at one angle.)

0: 0 1: 90 2: 180 3: 270

If you don’t want math, mount and turn the dial until the result is achieved.

D2 Night Signal

1 - At sunset and all night. 0 - At sunrise and all day.

Turns on the specified device at sunset and off at sunrise (Holds device state On or Off.). You can use any device that supports On/Off or you can use memory chip, and read value from another device.

Note

You must place the sensor in the correct position, see the pictures. All panels should be located at one angle.

Game version support

0.2.5116.23239 05/08/2024