Electronic embedded system for sun tracking

V diplomski nalogi je opisan postopek načrtovanja in izdelave elektronskega vgrajenega sistema za določanje položaja sonca. Predstavljeni so vsi elementi, ki so potrebni za izdelavo, in vsa teorija, povezana z napravo. Elektronski vgrajen sistem je izdelan iz ploščice, na katero so pritrjeni vsi elementi, in nosilcev, na katere sta nameščena motorja za obračanje. Komunikacijski del naprave je modul Z-Wave, ki ima krmilnik za upravljanje delovanja naprave in komunikacijsko enoto. V začetku je opisana vsa teorija, ki je bila potrebna za to, da smo se lahko lotili izdelave sončnega sledilnika. Razloženi so vsi parametri, ki jih sledilnik meri, in vse naprave, ki so potrebne za njegovo delovanje. Predstavljen je celoten potek izdelave od načrtov do implementacije ter pisanja programske kode. Na koncu so predstavljene vse meritve, ki smo jih izvedli na prototipu.The diploma describes the process of designing and producing an electronic embedded system for determining position of the sun. The elements that are necessary for the production and all theory related to the device are presented in the work. The electronic embedded system is made of a tile on which all the elements and brackets for the stepper motors are fixed. The main part of the device is the Z-Wave module, which has a controller for operating the device and a communication unit. Initially, we described the theory that was needed to start the production of a solar tracker. In the follow up, all the parameters that the tracker measures and all the devices that are needed for operation are explained. The entire process of production from the plans to the implementation and the writing of the program code is presented. Finally, all the measurements we made on the prototype are presented