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The henmulator enclosure is an old freezer that stopped working a few months before the henmulator project began. It was modified by removing the built-in shelves, cutting a window and vents into the door and retiring the interior of the door, painting the door yellow and adding latches to the door. The latches were added because the door failed to seal without them after the door was modified. [[Andre Houssney|Andre]] recommends ''not'' removing the magnetic seal of freezers while modifying them because it's difficult to re install them exactly flat amd ensure a good seal. (this particular freezer door had prior issues with the seal being fully shut anyway though.)
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==Air circulation==
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==Controls==
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The controls are an arduino pro mini with a HTU21D humidity and temperature sensor and two relays. one relay controls the heater and the other controls the humidifier.
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==Humidifier==
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==Heater==
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==Arduino Code==
 
==Arduino Code==
  
 
The arduino code for the first working version of the henmulator can be found at the [https://github.com/agronimo/incubator/blob/master/program/program.ino agronimo github page]
 
The arduino code for the first working version of the henmulator can be found at the [https://github.com/agronimo/incubator/blob/master/program/program.ino agronimo github page]

Revision as of 12:04, 7 February 2015

Jacob Springs and Agronomo's prototype Henmulator arduino controlled incubator


The Henmulator (hen emulator) is Agronomo and Jacob Springs Farm's inaugural project to incorporate open source hardware and software into useful farm devices.

Earlier versions

Mike Soltys' engineering class at the University of Colorado created the first version of the henmulator - found here. It was a plywood box with an arduino system controlling temperature and turning off the egg turner after 18 days of incubation. The project was never entirely working but it was an important step in developing the henmulator.

Enclosure

The henmulator enclosure is an old freezer that stopped working a few months before the henmulator project began. It was modified by removing the built-in shelves, cutting a window and vents into the door and retiring the interior of the door, painting the door yellow and adding latches to the door. The latches were added because the door failed to seal without them after the door was modified. Andre recommends not removing the magnetic seal of freezers while modifying them because it's difficult to re install them exactly flat amd ensure a good seal. (this particular freezer door had prior issues with the seal being fully shut anyway though.)

Air circulation

Controls

The controls are an arduino pro mini with a HTU21D humidity and temperature sensor and two relays. one relay controls the heater and the other controls the humidifier.

Humidifier

Heater

Arduino Code

The arduino code for the first working version of the henmulator can be found at the agronimo github page