Previous tenant just bailed out (earlier than contract), so place is back=
 up=20
for rent, and the lawn needs some work/help/prayer.  Since it's about 15=20
miles away, driving over every other day to switch on the sprinkler is no=
t=20
appealing.  Did I mention that "lawn" is a 4-letter word?  :-)

Cheers,
-Neil.


On Wednesday 18 June 2003 10:20, Randy Ott scribbled:
> Watering the grass is an emergency?
>
> Randy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Picdude" <picdude@NARWANI.ORG>
> To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 5:28 PM
> Subject: [PIC]: Emergency PIC application dev
>
> > Need to implement a super-simple sprinkler system really quickly, and
>
> since I
>
> > don't live at that property, I need a controller.  [ My (X10) home
>
> automation
>
> > controllers are all in storage so I don't have that option easily
>
> available.]
>
> > Some quick discussion with a gardening-savvy neighbor gives me a wate=
ring
> > schedule of 3 times per day for, 5 mins each, and only on every alter=
nate
> > day.  The low-cost controllers I can find (up to ~$40 will not do thi=
s
> > easily), so it'll have to be a PIC controller.  Woo-hoo!!!
> >
> > First thought, no prob, I have been working on a clock w/alarm and ot=
her
> > features, so I'll hack that code/circuit and for now I'll hardcode th=
e
> > trigger times/days.  Yes, I promise I'll do it the correct way later.
> >
> > I figure I can actually pull this coding off in a few hours.  I'll mo=
dify
>
> the
>
> > buzzer output to drive a relay instead, which'll switch 24VAC to the
>
> valve.
>
> > Only cost out of my pocket is a 24VAC transformer from Radio Shack, w=
hich
>
> is
>
> > $6.  Add the other plumbing, hoses, valves, spray heads, etc and I'm =
up
> > to $52 total max.
> >
> > But before I start, it seems like this would be a common app.  Anyone
> > here know of such code available on the web?  Seems better not to
> > re-invent the wheel, if this wheel already exists.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > -Neil.
> >
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