07-08-2015 05:00 PM
Please help. I am an engineering professor and new to LabView and am working on an inexpensive system that can harvest energy from solar cells and store it on batteries.
It would need to shut down if it loses power (with low quiescent power needs) and then start back up once power is regained.
The system is to run a simple arduino controller (with lights, servos, sensors, etc.).
Any suggestions, (both hardware and software)?
Thanks,
Peter
07-08-2015 08:20 PM
If you want to interface with an arduino controller and program in LabVIEW I would check out the MakerHub (more specifically LINX)
https://www.labviewmakerhub.com/doku.php?id=libraries:linx:start
As for hardware we would have to know more about your system to give any good recommendations.
07-08-2015 10:20 PM
There is also Arduino Compatible Compiler for LabVIEW http://www.tsxperts.com/arduino-compatible-compiler-for-labview/
07-09-2015 04:44 AM
Can you not do the whole thing on the Arduino? They use very little power.
07-10-2015 10:13 AM
How does an Arduino handle losing power and regaining power. Does it restart at the beginning of a program, from where it left off, or lose the program?
Is there a risk that the solar cells will overcharge and damage the battery? Is this a bad idea for Lithium Ion batteries or NiCad?
Thanks,
Peter
07-10-2015 02:23 PM
06-20-2017 11:01 AM
I have a related question - I plan to use the LabVIEW compiler to deploy some code on a Nano, that reads a table of on/off times (from a PC LabVIEW GUI), then goes to sleep, wakes up, switches a solenoid on or off, goes back to sleep and repeats down the list of times in the table - typically hours / minutes in one 24hr period.
I have a hunch it would be easier to keep the Nano awake for the duration!
06-21-2017 08:38 AM
Here is a thread about arduino nano and LV
06-22-2017 09:52 AM
Any updates?