Update on Progress

Teak on the current project:

Due to the time restrains, hacking into the pH meter is taking a lot more time than I had antiscipated. Also the salt crystals are not growing as fast enough or forming within the time frame as well. There were some  crystals forming  but not enough to that would work for my project. So, I am going to swith out the pH meter for a piezo sensor and the salt crystals for my Betta fish. The piezo sensor measures vibrations of the water, the vibrations is generated from the sound fo the wave shield with a pair of headsets that is placed over the fish tank. Once the vibrations reach the assigned threshold, the water filter that has fish food added to the devive, will turn on to feed the fish.

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.
14. Reached out to Carlos for help with finding a way to manipulate the pH meter,
15. Crystal growth failed.improved.
16. Found an SD that can be formated to FAT in order to use for the wave shield.
17. Wired the switch tail to the ardunio with the piezo sensor.
18. Wired the Piezo to the ardunio.
19. Programmmed the piezo sensor in Ardunio.
20. Format the music files for the wave shield.
21. Test the water levels with the water filter.
22. Attempt to work on the sketch fo rthe wave shield.