help needed

[miss green]

i doing a project about automatic pet feeder..can someone help me to choose the best item..

[ABSF]

What do you want your pet feeder do?

Allen

[miss green]

it have a sensor to indicate the wter and food lvel when it is minimum..it has voice record to call the pets and the user can set the timer for how many hours..

[ABSF]

it have a sensor to indicate the wter and food lvel when it is minimum..it has voice record to call the pets and the user can set the timer for how many hours..

Cytron does have a liquid level sensor SN-LLS but it is not cheap. You can actually make your own water level using a cork or something that can float. Refer to how that toilet bowl for ideas.

As how to indicate the food level low, I dont have any idea. What about detecting the weight of the food together with the container? When the weight falls below a certain value the food will automatically fill up the container. For measuring the weight, the force sensor can be used....
http://www.cytron.com.my/viewProduct.ph ... 5%20Inches
or
http://www.cytron.com.my/viewProduct.ph ... or%20(A201)

For generating voices, refer to this project
http://www.cytron.com.my/viewProduct.ph ... Wg=&store=
Though this PR is already discontinued, the project files are still there for your reference.

For time measuring you can refer to the RTC (Real Time Clock) project here:
http://www.cytron.com.my/viewProduct.ph ... wY=&store=

Allen

[miss green]

as for the food lvel min i thought of using sensor so when the lvel is mnimun the buzzer or LED will light..how about to cntrl the flow of food especially the water?

[yonghui]

hi,

i am curious on what is your pet.



thanks&regards,
yh

[miss green]

hi...i hve cats btw...

[ABSF]

as for the food lvel min i thought of using sensor so when the lvel is mnimun the buzzer or LED will light..how about to cntrl the flow of food especially the water?

Is this project for your FYP? If not, for water feeding, there is a special designed bottle placed up-side-down. At the mouth of the bottle there is a mechanism. When dog or cat is drinking water from it, the pet's mouth would pressed against the lever to release the water. When the lever is not pressed, the water will stop.

For automation, you can visit a fish aquarium, and see if they have any small water pumps operating at low DC voltages. OR you can use the electric valve of a washing machine that can on and off the water from the water tap.

For food feeding, you have to visit the pet shop looking for food that can last 7 days in case you're away and nobody was there to feed your cat. Meat or fish will get rotton and becomes not fresh. You have to use more of your imagination.

Allen

[miss green]

as for the food lvel min i thought of using sensor so when the lvel is mnimun the buzzer or LED will light..how about to cntrl the flow of food especially the water?

Is this project for your FYP? If not, for water feeding, there is a special designed bottle placed up-side-down. At the mouth of the bottle there is a mechanism. When dog or cat is drinking water from it, the pet's mouth would pressed against the lever to release the water. When the lever is not pressed, the water will stop.

For automation, you can visit a fish aquarium, and see if they have any small water pumps operating at low DC voltages. OR you can use the electric valve of a washing machine that can on and off the water from the water tap.

For food feeding, you have to visit the pet shop looking for food that can last 7 days in case you're away and nobody was there to feed your cat. Meat or fish will get rotton and becomes not fresh. You have to use more of your imagination.

Allen

yup...this is for my fyp..i thought of doing the water upside down coz i'm using a plstic bottle for both water and food..just to find the correct mekanism to control the flow of water and food

[yonghui]

hello ,


probably u can take a look on last volume magazine of cytron vol 11. article auto feeder under project and features by SC lim. see whether it can give some idea?
here is the link to magazine website.http://www.robothead2toe.com.my

go to download tab and login to download

rgds,
yh