roaming | ajdressm - 11/13/2015 19:23
Thought I would share my project I pieced together using off the shelf parts and a few late evenings. Uses existing trimble monitor w/ centerpoint unlocked to output NMEA to a Arduino micro controller. Micro controller calculates grade based two recorded points then compares that to the scrapers current elevation. It then outputs to a lightbar which tells me to raise or lower the scraper to grade. I spent most of the day fixing terrace waterholes, and so far it's worked awesome.
This is my first time doing anything like this. I still can't believe the thing works. For less than the price of a wire harness, I have the end result of survey grade depth control.
My first thought was, "wait - you're in Kansas. You actually have grades out there??" :-)
My second thought was, "that is awesome!"
Well done, and thanks for sharing. With the explosion of high-quality, affordable microcontrollers, like Arduino, Beaglebone, etc, I think it's only a matter of time before some enterprising guy or gal starts turning out precision products that will make the major industry players sit up and take notice. At least I hope so. And your project is a step in the right direction. |
intellislope on the cheap
