Dr. Decks har länge varit en av våra mest värdefulla kunder och vi har tidigare arbetat tillsammans på ett antal spännande automationsprojekt. Vi samarbetar igen och arbetar på ett tillägg till hans serie av "Phantom"-enheter, den här gången Phantom BBQ. Tidigare "Phantom"-skapelser som vi har arbetat tillsammans med inkluderar Fantombänk, Fantom fåtölj och Fantomtrappprojekt.
All of these creations involve having outdoor furniture and appliances that are able to appear and disappear at the press of a button, giving customers more space in their backyard and saving them the hassle of setting up and putting away all those appliances manually.
The newest automated appliance we've worked together on that continues that tradition is the automated Phantom BBQ. Located on a customer's large backyard deck in Tacoma, WA, together we have been working on installing a BBQ that is able to raise and lower itself from the deck with one push of a button. When Dr. Decks came to us with the idea we knew we wanted to be a part of it and our expert engineer staff began working on a custom control system prototype for the project.
För det här systemet kombinerade vi en mängd olika styrenheter och samlade allt i en kapsling på 12 tum x 12 tum x 4 tum. Vi använder kapslingar som denna för att hysa alla styrenheter för kunder som behöver ett specialbyggt styrsystem. De styralternativ vi använde i det här systemet var:
- 1x PS-10 strömförsörjning
- 1x PA-31 kontrollbox
- 1x PA-35 WiFI-kontrollbox
- 1x LC-067 Arduino mikrokontroller
- 3x LC-80 MegaMoto Plus
- 1x LC-203 prototypsköld
- 1x LC-202 8-kanals relä
- 1x LC-201 4-kanals relä
We sent our lead engineer down to the project site to help with the installation process of our prototype system. We used six actuators in conjunction with the custom control system to bring this project to life. The actuators used were four PA-04-40-100s (40 tum stroke, force of 100 lb) with custom hall effect sensors added for lifting the BBQ platform and two PA-17-14-2000s (14 tum stroke, force of 2000 lb) industrial actuators for opening and closing the lift door.
De PA-04 ställdon were chosen mainly for their built-in IP-66 rating, making them completely impermeable to dust and able to withstand strong jets of water. This makes them ideal for outdoor use where potentially harmful weather is always a factor. The other actuators, the PA-17 were chosen because they are the strongest actuators we carry in regards to force output, capable of lifting up to 2000 lb, perfect for the large lift door of the deck that needs to be opened and closed for the BBQ platform.
Remember that this Phantom BBQ system is still in the early stages of development and we will work on upgrading the system in the near future. Below we have a video showing off the prototype system in action and we will keep you updated once the project is completed at a later date. If this project inspired you to create your own automated appliance or if you just want to learn more about our products, don't hesitate to kontakta oss today. We have custom actuator and control system options like the one we did for this project available for all our customers, just take a look at specialbeställning sida som beskriver alla tillgängliga anpassningsalternativ.