Introduction: Automatic Cat Feeder
An automatic pet dispenser made with litlleBits and some recycled stuff I found at home; such as a Cardboard box, a Box of country pâté, a Pringles can, …
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Step 1:
Cut the pringles can
Step 2:
Enjoy a good old box of country pâté and then make holes as seen on the picture
Step 3:
Get a cardboard box and cut a hole on the top as seen on the picture. Glue four wood craft sticks.
Step 4:
(configure your cloudBit: http://littlebits.cc/cloudstart) Circuit: USB Power + cloudBit (+ Timeout (Optional)+ Servo Glue your mounting board on the cardboard and then place your circuit
Step 5:
Glue the Servo on the small hole of your box of pâté
Step 6:
Stick with a powerstrip your X accessory for the Servo on the bottom of the pringles can
Step 7:
Cut the Pringles can’s plug as seen on the picture
Step 8:
Place Pringles can’s plug as seen the picture
Step 9:
Tape pringles can’s plug and the box
Step 10:
Place and glue the box to the cardboard
Step 11:
Place your servo bit as seen on the picture
Step 12:
Clip your Pringles can to the Servo
Step 13:
Almost ready, let's automate it :-)
Step 14:
Go to IFTTT.com, create a new applet: If “Button Widget “Then “littleBits output level 100% for 2 seconds” Bonus: Go to IFTTT.com, create a new applet: If “Date & Time / every day at HH:MM” Then “littleBits output level 100% for 2 seconds”
Feel free to share yours, ask for any improvements or questions on how to build it ! Did you try it at home ?
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