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− | Removable solar panel of the [http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/70196857/ IKEA Sunnan table lamp] |
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− | + | The [http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/70196857/ IKEA Sunnan table lamp] contains a removable solar panel including 3 NiMH 1.2V 1200 mA AA batteries. The panel delivers 3.6V DC power. The charging takes 9-12 hours in direct sunlight. |
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− | can be used for powering boards such as Arduino (Pro, FIO, Seeeduino Stalker |
+ | The panel can be used for powering microcontroller boards such as Arduino (Arduino Pro, Arduino FIO, Seeeduino Stalker ...), STM32 Discovery, MSP430 Launchpad ... or DIY wireless sensor nodes. |
+ | This hack is very trivial. However, a 3.3V regulator could be useful for 3.3V boards. This is not the case for the Arduino FIO (with XBee module) of the photos. The panel is glue into the cover of a low cost electric box (IP55). |
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− | a 3.3V regulator could be useful |
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[[Image:solarpanel1.jpg|400px|IKEA Sunnan solar panel]] [[Image:solarpanel2.jpg|400px|IKEA Sunnan solar panel]] [[Image:solarpanel3.jpg|400px|IKEA Sunnan solar panel]] |
[[Image:solarpanel1.jpg|400px|IKEA Sunnan solar panel]] [[Image:solarpanel2.jpg|400px|IKEA Sunnan solar panel]] [[Image:solarpanel3.jpg|400px|IKEA Sunnan solar panel]] |
Revision as of 03:28, 24 November 2011
The IKEA Sunnan table lamp contains a removable solar panel including 3 NiMH 1.2V 1200 mA AA batteries. The panel delivers 3.6V DC power. The charging takes 9-12 hours in direct sunlight.
The panel can be used for powering microcontroller boards such as Arduino (Arduino Pro, Arduino FIO, Seeeduino Stalker ...), STM32 Discovery, MSP430 Launchpad ... or DIY wireless sensor nodes.
This hack is very trivial. However, a 3.3V regulator could be useful for 3.3V boards. This is not the case for the Arduino FIO (with XBee module) of the photos. The panel is glue into the cover of a low cost electric box (IP55).