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* '''Video 1''' - Introduction to the Solar PV with Battery Storage project [https://www.dropbox.com/s/t2mwrl2kwelv5ey/Solar%20PV%20intro%2029%20Mar%202023.mp4?dl=0 Solar PV Intro]
* '''Video 1''' - Introduction to the Solar PV with Battery Storage project [https://www.dropbox.com/s/t2mwrl2kwelv5ey/Solar%20PV%20intro%2029%20Mar%202023.mp4?dl=0 Solar PV Intro]
* '''Video 2''' - YouTube video showing how the Raspberry Pi and Arduino can communicate using (USB) serial communications [https://youtu.be/jU_b8WBTUew Serial Communication between Raspberry Pi and Arduino].  
* '''Video 2''' - YouTube video showing how the Raspberry Pi and Arduino can communicate using (USB) serial communications [https://youtu.be/jU_b8WBTUew Serial Communication between Raspberry Pi and Arduino].  
* The video is actually embedded in this site - but use the video above [https://roboticsbackend.com/raspberry-pi-arduino-serial-communication/#Arduino_code Raspberry Pi Arduino Serial communication]
** Video 2 is embedded in this site - but use the video above as the primary tutorial [https://roboticsbackend.com/raspberry-pi-arduino-serial-communication/#Arduino_code Raspberry Pi Arduino Serial communication]
* Serial communication will be important in gathering data from the Solar PV system so that system performance can be monitored.  
* Serial communication will be important in gathering data from the Solar PV system so that system performance can be monitored.  
* Serial communication is also used to configure the different components of the Solar PV system.
* Serial communication is also used to configure the different components of the Solar PV system.

Revision as of 16:53, 28 March 2023

First Lesson

  • Video 1 - Introduction to the Solar PV with Battery Storage project Solar PV Intro
  • Video 2 - YouTube video showing how the Raspberry Pi and Arduino can communicate using (USB) serial communications Serial Communication between Raspberry Pi and Arduino.
  • Serial communication will be important in gathering data from the Solar PV system so that system performance can be monitored.
  • Serial communication is also used to configure the different components of the Solar PV system.

Materials

  • Access to the internet (YouTube)
  • Arduino Uno
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Serial cable (USB Type A to Type Mini-B) to connect the Raspberry Pi to the Arduino Uno

Building a small scale Solar PV system using an Arduino