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== Disclaimer ==
 
== Disclaimer ==
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The designs on this page are valid as of v0.2.3304.16432 (2022-06-06)
 
The designs on this page are valid as of v0.2.3304.16432 (2022-06-06)
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While this specific Guide calls out the sensor being place a specific direction(north), its not necessary to orient your sensors to a specific direction.
 
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If you find your panels don't point at the sun, you can add either 0,90,180 or 270 to the horizontal until they point at the sun. This guide is an attempt
 
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to simplify the setup by removing an extra math, and memory chip(6 chips instead of 8).
 
  
 
== Geometry Of Solar Panels and Daylight Sensors ==
 
== Geometry Of Solar Panels and Daylight Sensors ==
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==Solar tracking using Logic Chips ==
 
==Solar tracking using Logic Chips ==
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=== Two-chip single-axis tracking ===
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This is the most basic solar tracking available, and is all you need on the Moon. It even works reasonably well on Mars.
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'''What you need:'''
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* Kit (Logic I/O) x2
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* Kit (Sensor) > Daylight Sensor
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Place the Daylight Sensor facing sunrise or sunset (doesn't matter which), with the Data Port facing north.
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{| class="wikitable"
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! '''Chip''' !! '''IN''' !! '''VAR''' !! '''OUT'''
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| Logic Reader || Daylight Sensor || Vertical/Solar Angle ||
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| Batch Writer || Logic Reader || Vertical || Solar Panel
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|}
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Hand-crank the panels to face the sunrise, and they will do their thing.
  
 
=== Six-chip dual-axis tracking ===
 
=== Six-chip dual-axis tracking ===
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[[File:2022-10-02 Two-axis solar tracking.png|Accurate two-axis solar tracking]]
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[[File:2-Axis-Solar-Logic (accurate) - fixed.png|Accurate two-axis solar tracking]]
  
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The panels should align themselves to the sun if you make sure to put the Power Port on the panels facing east (90 degrees). If you've already built the panels and logic with the Power Port facing west, swapping the direction of the sensor so that its Data Port faces south will allow the setup to work with no additional changes.
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The panels should align themselves to the sun if you make sure to put the Power Port on the panels facing east (90 degrees).
  
 
== Solar tracking using Integrated Circuits ==
 
== Solar tracking using Integrated Circuits ==
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Place the Daylight Sensor facing up, note which direction the Data Port is facing, and which direction the solar panel Power Port is facing. These two directions are needed in the code. The Daylight Sensor is connected to the d0 screw, that's all you need.
 
Place the Daylight Sensor facing up, note which direction the Data Port is facing, and which direction the solar panel Power Port is facing. These two directions are needed in the code. The Daylight Sensor is connected to the d0 screw, that's all you need.
  
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A simple code example can be found here: https://stationeering.com/tools/ic/_2FpmwojGnBq<br>
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The code can be found here: https://stationeering.com/tools/ic/_2AB4Y9MFmKD
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This code is considered "inefficient" since it's hard-coded to spam all types of solar panels, even if you don't have them.
 
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A better code example can be found here: https://stationeering.com/tools/ic/_2FpoBEcd3QK<br>
 
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It targets the solar-panel types on d2 and (optionally) d3, so it's less spammy. It also has an option for a display (Kit (Console)) on d1 that shows the sum of power output from both types of panels
 

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