<meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">Due to various other stuff (job, new house, etc) I kinda dropped this but Harry is obviously keen to get going again soooo..</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">Who's interesting in doing some work this weekend?</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">We still need to fix up the controller box that is attached to the scope, and replace the power (something I'm not too sure about).</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><br></span></div><div>We'd probably also need to provide a mounting solution for the board Harry is building.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Anyone keen for Saturday evening?</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><br>
</span></div>------- Original Message --------<br>Subject: Radiotelescope project<br>Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:43:43 +0800<br>From: Harry <<a href="mailto:harrymc@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 204); ">harrymc@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au</a>><br>
To:�<a href="mailto:committee@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 204); ">committee@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au</a><br><br>Hello Committee<br><br>I'm about to build up an interface board (shield) between an Arduino Mega and<br>
the two stepper driver modules for the Radiotelescope.<br><br>I've got some stepper motor code done on the Arduino which could be used to<br>serially instruct the stepping (ramp up, constant speed slew, ramp down) in<br>
the final system. Alternatively, it could be used for testing the mount motion<br>and then reassigned to another project requiring an Arduino.<br><br>The parts cost (including Arduino Mega) is around $150 and I've just asked Bob<br>
whether that is appropriate expenditure to be reimbursed as a UCC project. If<br>UCC has an Arduino Mega then the interface-board-only cost is closer to $70.<br><br>I can buy the parts and proceed but if it runs and remains at UCC, would<br>
committee let me know if that is a recoverable cost ?<br><br>All the best</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><br></span></div>