13. Case 11: Feed at Fixed Time#

13.1. Introduction#


  • Feeding animals in manual is not convenient, we can make a device that could feed them at fixed time.

13.2. Function#


  • Make the timing with RTC module and program to drive the servo for feeding at the fixed time.

13.4. Picture#


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13.5. Hardware Connection#


Connect the servo to P1, and the OLED to IIC on IoT:bit.

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13.6. Software Programming#


Click “Advanced” in the MakeCode to see more choices.

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For programming, we need to add a package: click “Extensions” at the bottom of the MakeCode drawer and search with “iot-environment-kit” in the dialogue box to download it.

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For programming, we need to add a package: click “Extensions” at the bottom of the MakeCode drawer and search with “neopixel” in the dialogue box to download it.

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Notice: If you met a tip indicating that some codebases would be deleted due to incompatibility, you may continue as the tips say or create a new project in the menu.

13.7. Program#


Initialize the OLED display as 128×64m and the time settings of RTC module, set the sevo to drive to 0°.

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Display the current seconds on OLED screen.

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If the second is 1, set the servo to drive to 90°, pause 5000ms and then set the servo to drive to 0°.

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Link: https://makecode.microbit.org/_RE7cgtJCJMFP

13.8. Result#


  • The device makes the feeding every 1 minute.