Project Progress Update

Challenges:

1. Writing the sketch for the Ph meter to sent a message to  the Arduino.
2. Get a response for the Ardunio
3. Writing the sketch for the wave shield to play a sound.
4. Writing a sketch for the Arduino link to the filter to talk the Ardunio with the pH level when given a command.
5. Getting the filter tray to filter the salt water.
6. Getting the salt crystals to still grow during the process of filtering.
7. The art piece is suppose to demonstrate  a sense of complexity of maintaining  the seawater level to produce grow of crystals with the disturbance of filtering fresh water.

Progress:

1. Assemble my wave shield
2. Purchase and receive materials to begin with colonizing salt crystals
3. Experiment growth speed of crystals
4. Experiment motion senors that adapt with water.
5. Write a sketch for my wave shield
6. Search for a pH meter to hack.
7. Begin hacking the pH meter.
8. Find a filter that will leave in sodium in the water.
9. Looked up the functionality of the pH meter in order to manipulate the voltage of the "probe". C:\Users\Owner\Desktop\pH Meter, pH Meters, Hand Held & Benchtop pH Meters.mht
10. Took the phH meter apart to inspect the parts the can be hack or altered.
11. Start a colony of salt crystals and let sit in the sun.
12. Wire the Switch tail to the ardunio board.
13. Research the ardunio sound wave library in Ada fruit.

Final project

Theory:
I am going to attempt to build a system that instead of filtering the water from the fish back to it pH level, it will maintain the seawater level through a series of processes.

First the filter plugged in to a tail switch that will be connected to the Arduino board , which is programmed to turn off when the pH level of the salt water is being filter to balance out.

Second, the wave shield from another Arduino with play a sound when the Ph meter is back to the correct level and the water filter pump to turn back on.

Third, the salt crystals at the bottom of the water will maintain the salt water levels.
(I am still doing some experiences on what type of crystals is appropriate for this art piece.)

 Challenges:

1. Writing the sketch for the Ph meter to sent a message to  the Arduino.
2. Get a response for the Ardunio
3. Writing the sketch for the wave shield to play a sound.
4. Writing a sketch for the Arduino link to the filter to talk the Ardunio with the pH level when given a command.
5. Getting the filter tray to filter the salt water.
6. Getting the salt crystals to still grow during the process of filtering.
7. The art piece is suppose to demonstrate  a sense of complexity of maintaining  the seawater level to produce grow of crystals with the disturbance of filtering fresh water.

Progress:

1. Assemble my wave shield
2. Purchase and receive materials to begin with colonizing salt crystals
3. Experiment growth speed of crystals
4. Experiment motion senors that adapt with water.
5. Write a sketch for my wave shield
6. Search for a pH meter to hack.
7. Begin hacking the pH meter.
8. Find a filter that will leave in sodium in the water.

*Mapping for this project is still a work in progress.*

Progress

I finally finish my wave shield.

Final Project Proposal

After weeding out the issues with my last project, I realaized that it would be easy if I simplify my project and keep it at low cost....to be continued.

wave shield
ardunio
motion sensor