Automatic skylight hatch

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Hi Folks,

I'm new to Arduino, so please be gentle on me :slight_smile:

I'm currently carrying out a project for college.

I am planning to install a automatic skylight hatch for my house.

It has to open and close automatically when the temperature reaches a certain level

It also has to open and close when a certain level of light is detected

It has to incorporate a time clock and a override switch.

I intend to use a Arduino Uno,

Has anyone attempted anything like this?

I would be grateful for any advise and help

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Do the mechanical design first.

Paul

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Buy an Uno.
Install the IDE and play around with the example sketches. Get to understand them.
Look at some examples for switches. Get your "override" switch working...
get a real-time clock (RTC) and get it working
get a temperature sensor and get it working
get a light detector and get it working
Figure out how you are going to open/close your skylight - it will take a lot of power, more than the Arduino can deliver.

Then start incorporating it all together. I'd say this is a pretty ambitious first project - Good Luck!

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Thanks Blh64,

I only have to do a prototype and not the full project, thankfully so i don't need to worry about getting the correct actuator.
It is just the control system that i have to concentrate on.
thanks for your guidance

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i don't need to worry about getting the correct actuator

The outline in reply #2 is nevertheless the way you need to proceed, if you want to avoid endless frustration.

You could use an LED in place of the actuator to demonstrate functionality.

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You might want to detect rain too !