Difference between revisions of "Internet Enabled Cat Treat Dispenser"
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Internet Enabled Cat Treat Dispenser | Internet Enabled Cat Treat Dispenser | ||
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| + | Workflow: | ||
| + | # Hopper filled with cat treats | ||
| + | # ESP8266 Subscribes to an MQTT broker | ||
| + | # ESP8266 Receives command to dispense treat | ||
| + | # Hobby Servo Rotates the hopper so that a compartment is over a hole in the acrylic base plate | ||
| + | # Gravity pushes the treats from the hopper compartment through the hole in the base plate | ||
| + | # Cat contemplates existence and the futility of attachment, enjoys treats none the less. | ||
== Materials == | == Materials == | ||
Revision as of 22:47, 20 April 2016
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Overview
Internet Enabled Cat Treat Dispenser
Workflow:
- Hopper filled with cat treats
- ESP8266 Subscribes to an MQTT broker
- ESP8266 Receives command to dispense treat
- Hobby Servo Rotates the hopper so that a compartment is over a hole in the acrylic base plate
- Gravity pushes the treats from the hopper compartment through the hole in the base plate
- Cat contemplates existence and the futility of attachment, enjoys treats none the less.
Materials
- 3D printed Hopper
- Hobby Servo
- Power Supply
- ESP8266
- Acrylic Base With Hole in it
Pictures
