In SX Microcontrollers, SX/B Compiler and SX-Key Tool, George Herzog wrote:

William,
Forgive me for jumping in with questions, but I haven't been around recently.

How you you handle in rush current to the super cap?  Or isn't it a problem with solar cells as the power source?

Also, do you have to have a blocking diode to prevent the solar panel from discharging the super cap if the panel is in a dark state?

This would be great for gather daytime data of ambient light in a greenhouse.  The system naturally shuts down when light is no longer available.  In that way, it also provides you data about useful period of light compared to actual astrological sunrise and sunset.

In some locations with morning fog or having a mountain effect an early dusk due to shadow, that data could be very useful to a grower.

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