Solar panel with arduino

[Stephen]

Hi Marcus,

Check out this other thread where I suggested a solar setup for a similar project:

Solar for environmental sensors

Hi, I am setting up a system of environmental sensors in different locations, outdoors in a tropical environment. They currently come able to be plugged in to the mains, but I don’t have mains - so I want to know how I can run them on solar. specs: DC Power Supply Requirements: Typ:5.0 Min:4.5 Max: 5.5 Volt (V) Active Current: ≤200 Milliampere (mA) Peak Current: ≤600 Milliampere (mA) What would I need and what is the unit cost? I want a battery as well as I want them to be able to run cont…

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