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wiki:make_treat_dispenser [2020/09/28 16:21]
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wiki:make_treat_dispenser [2020/09/28 16:51]
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 +You can make a treat dispenser for your pet out of some fairly basic ingredients,​ the main ingredients being cardboard and a solenoid. ​ It's pretty fun, and after you're done you can say "I made a robot to feed my precious <insert pet's name>, what did you do today?"  ​
  
  
-You can make a treat dispenser for your pet out of some fairly basic ingredients,​ the main ingredients being cardboard and a solenoid.  ​Here's what you will need:+Here's what you will need:
  
  * Some corrugated cardboard -- it can be used/​recycled  * Some corrugated cardboard -- it can be used/​recycled
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-We'll start by making a box.  We're making a gravity-fed treat dispenser, so we need a fair amount of height to keep things moving along and not getting ​clogged. ​ Our box is 7"​x7"​ on the base and 8" high.  ​+We'll start by making a box.  We're making a gravity-fed treat dispenser, so we need a fair amount of height to keep things moving along and not get clogged. ​ Our box is 7"​x7"​ on the base and 8" high.  ​
  
  
-Cut out five 8"​x7"​ rectangles. ​ We'll use four of the rectangles for the sides of the box and save one for later. ​+Cut out five 8"​x7"​ rectangles. ​ We'll use four of the rectangles for the sides of the box.  Save the extra for later. ​
  
  
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 +And don't forget to plug the terminal block into Vizy. 
  
  
 ===== Testing ===== ===== Testing =====
  
-Test the treat dispenser with the  [[wiki:​pet_companion|Pet Companion application]], or with some simple Python. ​ Just type into a Python instance (you can bring up a Python instance by pointing your browser to ''​http://​vizy.local/​python''​+Test the treat dispenser with the [[wiki:​pet_companion|Pet Companion application]] ​by clicking on ''​Dispense treat''​. ​  
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 +Or you can punch in some simple ​lines of Python. ​ Just type into a Python instance (you can bring up a Python instance by pointing your browser to ''​http://​vizy.local/​python''​.)
  
 <​Code:​python>​ <​Code:​python>​
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 </​Code>​ </​Code>​
  
-You can then turn trigger the solenoid with:+You can then trigger the solenoid ​(open shutter) ​with:
 <​Code:​python>​ <​Code:​python>​
 power.io_write_bits(1) power.io_write_bits(1)
 </​Code>​ </​Code>​
  
-then turn off with:+and turn off (close shutter) ​with:
  
 <​Code:​python>​ <​Code:​python>​
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wiki/make_treat_dispenser.txt · Last modified: 2022/03/08 12:01 by vizycam