SolarMAX2 - Solar Power for your Raspberry Pi!

A project in Spokane, WA by SwitchDoc Labs
000days 
:
00hours 
:
00minutes 

Funding Successful

Ever wanted to put a solar power system on a Raspberry Pi? This is the system for you. Collects all the solar data! NO SOLDERING!
Backers: 61
Average Pledge Per Backer: $167

Funded: $10,175 of $2,500
Dates: Sep 3rd -> Sep 23rd (20 days)
Project By: SwitchDoc Labs
Tags:
Aw shucks, no tags yet. +Suggest

Suggest Tags

Begin typing to search or pick from a list. You can add multiple tags at the same time!
SubmitCancel
Saving your suggestions...
Suggestion Saved Successfully
Thank you for your help! The Kicktraq gnomes will get to work on your suggestions very soon.

Please keep in mind not all suggestions may be used, and repeated re-submissions may result in being rejected automatically (and we don't want that to happen).

If you have any questions, have a good idea for a tag, or a more in-depth suggestion - please feel free to let us know!

Ok
Hrm... something went wrong.
Hey, bad things happen to the best of us. Don't worry, the gnomes have been dispatched. Maybe try again in a little while.

Ok

$10,175

current pledge level
Last Updated: September 23 @ 14:21 -0400 GMT

407%

of goal
funding period ended

$0

trending toward
Trends are not projections. Read More >>

0%

of goal

(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)

(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)

(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)

(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)

(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)

Now you can share!

Help your backers reach your daily goals and help others see how you're doing. It's easy, with Kicktraq Mini.

Here are a few quick snippits of code you can use to embed your personalized widget on your website, in your blog, and even on your favorite forum.

HTML for websites & blogs
Copy HTML

BBCode for forums
Copy BBCode

Reddit code for... well, Reddit
Copy Reddit Code

Special Note: Kickstarter recently disabled remote embedding for images on project pages, so embedding code doesn't work on project pages (yet) - just everywhere else.

You can read more about it here.
Latest News

New Article about SolarMAX2 being written

September 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Just wanted to let you know about a new article that is being written about SolarMAX2.   It is about adding a bidirectional 433MHz Link to SolarMAX2 between the Raspberry Pi and the SolarMAX2 computer.   The link is designed for the following... (Read More)

SolarMAX2 Assembly and Test Manual Published

September 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Folks, We have now published the SolarMAX2 Assembly and Test Manual.   This completes the documentation for SolarMAX2 and we have published all the open source software.  Whew!  And even a little ahead of time. Version 1.1 of the manual is here:... (Read More)

Backers Only:

September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

SD Card Link Published

September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Folks, We are releasing V17 of the pre-formatted SwitchDoc Labs SD Card.   We will send the image link as another update to backers only.  You need to use a high quality SD Card for this iamge. Contents of the Card This card comes preloaded with... (Read More)

Project Update

September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
1) John told me he would get the assembly and weatherproofing manuals done this weekend.  Look for these on Sunday or Monday. 2) All the software for SolarMAX2 has now been released.   Even works!  Thank you BP! 3) Our factory tells us that... (Read More)

WeatherSense Software Support for SolarMAX2 released

September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Our Python3 WeatherSense Logging software now supports SolarMAX2.  Get the latest version here! https://github.com/switchdoclabs/SDL_Pi_WeatherSense  Laurie SolarMAX2 Beta perking away running SkyWeather2 (The WeatherSense software was off on the... (Read More)

SkyWeather2 Software Released with SolarMAX2 Support

September 13th - via: kickstarter.com
SkyWeather2 Python3 Software has now been released with SolarMAX2 Support. https://github.com/switchdoclabs/SDL_Pi_SkyWeather2 See full bug list and info on releases at: https://forum.switchdoc.com/thread/1452/skyweather2-software-releases Next Up is... (Read More)

First software release for SolarMAX2

September 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Folks, Thanks for your support! Here is our first open source release for SolarMAX2.   This is the code that is used on the Mini Pro Plus and supports the 433MHz transmission of data. https://github.com/switchdoclabs/SDL_Arduino_SolarMAX2_433_Tx... (Read More)

Extend 433MHz Range in SolarMAX2

September 4th - via: kickstarter.com
We were asked how to extend the 433MHz range of the SolarMAX2 data signal.  This is done by adding an external antenna. We have added an Add-On for the external 433MHz antenna kit to the Kickstarter. The easiest way is to increase your antenna size... (Read More)

If you have additional news that doesn't appear here, shoot us a link!