SmartPanel

 

 

                                                          Precedent Study – eCLOUD by Dan Goods

 

 

 

 

SmartPanel Concept Illustration – Opacity of Panels Increases as Temperature Increases. Panels Provide Shade & Block 98% of UV Rays. Variant Temperature Thresholds Create Pixelated Effect

 

 

SmartPanel Fritzing Diagram

SmartPanel Arduino Circuit

 

SmartPanel Demonstration – Temperature Threshold Set at 77 Degrees. When Temperature Rises Above 77 Degrees, Electrical Current is Applied to SmartPanel, Scattering Liquid Crystals & Transforming Panel from Transparent to Opaque.

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Code

#include <OneWire.h>

// OneWire DS18S20, DS18B20, DS1822 Temperature Example
//
// http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_OneWire.html
//
// The DallasTemperature library can do all this work for you!
// http://milesburton.com/Dallas_Temperature_Control_Library

OneWire ds(10); // on pin 10 (a 4.7K resistor is necessary)

void setup(void) {
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(8, OUTPUT);
}

void loop(void) {
byte i;
byte present = 0;
byte type_s;
byte data[12];
byte addr[8];
float celsius, fahrenheit;

if ( !ds.search(addr)) {
Serial.println(“No more addresses.”);
Serial.println();
ds.reset_search();
delay(250);
return;
}

Serial.print(“ROM =”);
for( i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
Serial.write(‘ ‘);
Serial.print(addr[i], HEX);
}

if (OneWire::crc8(addr, 7) != addr[7]) {
Serial.println(“CRC is not valid!”);
return;
}
Serial.println();

// the first ROM byte indicates which chip
switch (addr[0]) {
case 0x10:
Serial.println(” Chip = DS18S20″); // or old DS1820
type_s = 1;
break;
case 0x28:
Serial.println(” Chip = DS18B20″);
type_s = 0;
break;
case 0x22:
Serial.println(” Chip = DS1822″);
type_s = 0;
break;
default:
Serial.println(“Device is not a DS18x20 family device.”);
return;
}

ds.reset();
ds.select(addr);
ds.write(0x44, 1); // start conversion, with parasite power on at the end

delay(1000); // maybe 750ms is enough, maybe not
// we might do a ds.depower() here, but the reset will take care of it.

present = ds.reset();
ds.select(addr);
ds.write(0xBE); // Read Scratchpad

Serial.print(” Data = “);
Serial.print(present, HEX);
Serial.print(” “);
for ( i = 0; i < 9; i++) { // we need 9 bytes
data[i] = ds.read();
Serial.print(data[i], HEX);
Serial.print(” “);
}
Serial.print(” CRC=”);
Serial.print(OneWire::crc8(data, 8), HEX);
Serial.println();

// Convert the data to actual temperature
// because the result is a 16 bit signed integer, it should
// be stored to an “int16_t” type, which is always 16 bits
// even when compiled on a 32 bit processor.
int16_t raw = (data[1] << 8) | data[0];
if (type_s) {
raw = raw << 3; // 9 bit resolution default
if (data[7] == 0x10) {
// “count remain” gives full 12 bit resolution
raw = (raw & 0xFFF0) + 12 – data[6];
}
} else {
byte cfg = (data[4] & 0x60);
// at lower res, the low bits are undefined, so let’s zero them
if (cfg == 0x00) raw = raw & ~7; // 9 bit resolution, 93.75 ms
else if (cfg == 0x20) raw = raw & ~3; // 10 bit res, 187.5 ms
else if (cfg == 0x40) raw = raw & ~1; // 11 bit res, 375 ms
//// default is 12 bit resolution, 750 ms conversion time
}
celsius = (float)raw / 16.0;
fahrenheit = celsius * 1.8 + 32.0;
Serial.print(” Temperature = “);
Serial.print(celsius);
Serial.print(” Celsius, “);
Serial.print(fahrenheit);
Serial.println(” Fahrenheit”);
if(fahrenheit > 77){
digitalWrite(8, LOW);
Serial.println(“LOW”);
}
else
{
digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
Serial.println(“HIGH”);

}
}

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