SunControl - DIY Solar Power for the Raspberry Pi / Arduino
A project in Liberty Lake, WA by SwitchDoc Labs000days
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SunControl is an easy to use board to hook up your Raspberry Pi or Arduino project to solar panels. It provides what you really need!
Backers: 138
Average Pledge Per Backer: $55
Funded: $7,573 of $3,000
Dates: Jun 22nd -> Jul 17th (25 days)
Project By: SwitchDoc Labs
Backers: 138
Average Pledge Per Backer: $55
Funded: $7,573 of $3,000
Dates: Jun 22nd -> Jul 17th (25 days)
Project By: SwitchDoc Labs
$7,573
current pledge level
Last Updated: July 17 @ 11:30 -0400 GMT
252%
of goal
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Latest News
Last 9 hours!!! 
July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We are pleased to announce that we will be shipping all rewards on time or even early! Newmulti board rewards available! 9 hours to go! Please back us if you want first batch delivery and that free 200mA solar panel!! Best regards, Laurie Our CTO... (Read More)
Production Boards have Arrived!
July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Backers, Good news! Our SunControl boards were delivered today right on time! In fact, we got more than we expected, so we should be able to ship some rewards earlier than we thought. Here is a picture of the first delivery and a picture of the... (Read More)
SunControl Arduino Drivers Released
July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
We are pleased to announce that engineering has posted the SunControl drivers and software examples for the Arduino (all in C++) up on GitHub. This actually completes our software offering for the Kickstarter and we are doing it early! This is... (Read More)
SunControl Raspberry Pi Driver Software Released
July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We are pleased to announce we have released our first version of the SunControl software for the Raspberry Pi. 100% Pure Python Goodness! https://github.com/switchdoclabs/SDL_Pi_SunControl Next up? The Arduino Drivers. And some results: (Read More)
SunControl Specification Released
July 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Folks, Engineering comes through right on time. We have now released the full SunControl Product Specification. You can start designing your project now! You can download it here. BP SunControl Specification First Page (Read More)
SunControl Released to Manufacturing!
July 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We have our first manufacturing run underway now. Our schedules still show shipping all rewards on schedule. Boards should be delivered about July 17th. Best regards,Laurie (Read More)
SunControl Python Software Close for the Raspberry Pi
July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Folks, We are getting close to releasing the Pure Python software for SunControl and the Raspberry Pi. The SDL_Pi_Software will be available on GitHub.com/switchdoclabs in the next week. Here is a picture of the test setup. This is a Raspberry... (Read More)
USB Port Power Control on SunControl - Hysteresis
July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We have been asked about how the USB port is controlled on SunControl and also for an explanation of hysteresis and why it is important in a solar powered system. USB Port Control The USB PowerControl section of SunControl is very similar to the... (Read More)
SunControl Manufacturing Prototypes Checked Out
June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
News from Engineering! The SunControl boards have checked out 100% functional and we will shortly release them to manufacturing. Everything for the rewards still looks correct and on time. Engineering Report:Data Collector I2C INA3221 - All... (Read More)
SunControl Power Efficiency Test
June 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all for backing our kickstarter. We hit our initial goal this morning. We got a question from a backer about the efficiency of just using a solar panel (no battery) directly to a USB port. We hooked up a test setup and measured 4 values... (Read More)
What is on the SunControl Board?
June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
We had a customer ask us what is on the board. Of course, as soon as we finish the full specification, everyone will know! But, that is a couple of weeks out as of now. Here is an annotated picture of the major blocks of circuitry on the... (Read More)
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