Example of a Lab in Advanced Mechatronics at Placer High School

An example of a lab in Advanced Mechatronics at Placer High School. Each tracker will individually track the sun via inputs from various sensors. In this video, 18 trackers are hooked together via serial communications. All are tracking off one "master" while the others act as "slaves". Each tracker is controlled by a picaxe 20M microcontroller. Each tracker is 100% student built, wired, and programmed. This lab was made possible by a generous grant from PG&E solar schools as well as a Sierra College STEM grant.