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Replace Arduino Nano with super-low-energy alternative #6

Closed jamievicary closed 7 years ago

jamievicary commented 7 years ago

There's a way to run it for years on just a couple of AA batteries:

https://openhomeautomation.net/arduino-battery/

davidreutter commented 7 years ago

This seems quite complicated, hardware wise. Maybe we should go with the arduinos for now and get some experts (maybe Jenny or Jared) to think about an optimal (hardware & design) implementation.

jamievicary commented 7 years ago

I agree to stick with nanos for now. But why do you say this is complicated?

On 23 Jan 2017 11:30 pm, "davidreutter" notifications@github.com wrote:

This seems quite complicated, hardware wise. Maybe we should go with the arduinos for now and get some experts (maybe Jenny or Jared) to think about an optimal (hardware & design) implementation.

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davidreutter commented 7 years ago

Mainly because it says so in the article: "This project is a bit complex to build, so be sure to follow the instructions." I think it just slightly complicates our breadboard circuits to add energy supplies in the way sketched in the article.

jamievicary commented 7 years ago

Slightly, I agree, but worth the huge increase in battery life and the removal of an on/off switch I'd say. Something for v2.

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Mainly because it says so in the article: "This project is a bit complex to build, so be sure to follow the instructions." I think it just slightly complicates our breadboard circuits to add energy supplies in the way sketched in the article.

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