chrwei

I've toss this kind of project around in my head for a while, but my porch as some odd angles that are holding me back.does this get any full sun, and do you get any green-housing effect warmth on sunny days?

ah, the windows store version has all sorts of oddball issues unless you're just doing official boards. purge it and install the official arduino.cc windows installer

that's only an output summary, would need to see the whole error message. most likely you're missing the library install step

the easiest would be to use one the existing i2c motor contollers out there. Seeed makes one based on the atmega8 that can be reprogrammed. you could modify its program and use the icsp header's data pins for your home sensor.

if you don't consider paint a toxic chemical then you are missing the point. you can buy lots of toxic items a grocery store. portraying spray paint as an inert substance is just irresponsible. in many places you even have to show an ID and be over 18 years to buy it.

then say "less toxic chemicals" because spray paint is still a toxic man made chemical, it's just not corrosive or poisonous when used as directed.

probably a problem with your wiring. can you flash a Blink sketch to it?

I have a 6 55 gallon barrels raised 7 feet and at the end of a 50ft 3/4" hose it's just enough to gently water plants. if I want to run a sprinkler or shoot water more than 2 feet I'd still need a pump.

for(int c=65; c<91; c++) { Serial.println((char)c);}but seriously... if you're looking to hire someone, I'm sure there are freelance sites you can find someone on. I don't do that, and I don't think that's what this site is for either.

no, but it will only charge it effectively when the laptop powered off, and it'll still be on the slow side.

the photos in step2 you can see black spots at some of the joints, those are bolts that act as hinges. I agree some more detailed photos and instructions would be helpful.

the stitching and grommet give this a nice professional look, but aren't really necessary. I just put the fender bolt through the hot-nailed hole and that's it, it's a tight fit and gives more bolt to strap surface for holding power than using a grommet, which easily offsets the losses from stitching. I've had mine on for 2 years now and they still look as good as when I added them. in either case, always inspect your straps before each use!