Automatic Fish Feeder

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Hi, I am new to the Arduino programming world and I am not quite sure how to write/program my arduino Uno. My project is an automatic fish feeder. I designed and am going to 3D print basically an auger like assembly which is run by a motor that turns the auger and drops food into the tank. does anybody have a program that would be able to run a motor every 12 hours for say 1/2 a second - 1 second. And the program has to be able to run every day consistently. Any program/advice is much appreciated!

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Try Google first. This is not a code repository. When you have code (sort of) working, Come back and post it and we'll try and help with whatever problems you're having. If you need some basic help getting started, check out this forum for some excellent tutorials.

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Hi Charlie_r18

I have two suggestions for you.
Both will require more than asking for a ready made solution to your needs.

You could try using something like Visuino. I've not used it myself, but it will allow you to graphically imagine your project, and generate code for you. From what I can see, it has libraries that encompass a lot of commercially available components.

The other is to read/watch through tutorials and design your own solution and build your own code.
There are countless howtos, tutorials etc which will get you on the right path, including several good ones that come with the IDE. For example, here is one one on how to get a motor running.

Cheers...

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Thanks for the responses, I will try to get a code working, and then I will post it to the forum.
Thanks!

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Welcome!

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Nice project, I'm thinking of building an automatic cat feeder, same principal.

But before you put time and effort into 3D printing an auger, get yourself a chocolate fountain
and have a look inside, an auger :slight_smile:

As for code, I'll look up a simple stepper code and post it here later.

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I can't find the stepper code anymore but it's pretty simple.

But if we look at it from a wider perspective:

  • You want to build a fish feeder

  • I want to build a cat feeder

  • Who knows how many people would like to build a programmable pet feeder ?

  • We all have skills but not all of us have áll the skills needed

I for example would like to use a wifi enabled feeder (esp/wemos) to set feeding times.
That would require a web interface, that's a new (no skill) area for me.

How about a project in Gigs and Collaborations ?

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