SATELIDOM

Proud of what I did this time, thank you all for the support :) see you next time on a (Hopefully) amazing project, this is everything, Andrea over and Out!

DEVLOG #2

Today I reached a major milestone in my project: I finished the complete 3D model of my satellite!

After many hours of prototyping, wiring components, debugging code, and testing sensors, I finally assembled the full digital design. My goal was to build a compact satellite-inspired device where every component has a real purpose and the necessary sensors remain exposed to interact with the environment.

Current hardware:

🔹 Raspberry Pi Pico W
🔹 PIR motion sensor
🔹 DHT11 temperature & humidity sensor
🔹 16×2 I2C LCD display
🔹 Status LED
🔹 Passive buzzer

Current features:

✅ Motion detection
✅ Audible and visual intrusion alarm
✅ Real-time temperature and humidity monitoring
✅ LCD interface that alternates between the satellite status and environmental data

Next milestone:

📡 Integrate Telegram notifications so the satellite can send real-time intrusion alerts directly to my phone. After that, I’ll move on to 3D printing the enclosure, assembling the final hardware, and testing the complete prototype.

It’s exciting to see this idea evolve from a concept into a working project (a sexy one).

There is still work to do, but every iteration gets me one step closer to the final satellite.

Feedback and suggestions are always welcome!

DEVLOG #1

This is a summary about what I did from day 1 to day 3 (Today) of my newest project, a satelite, I hope u Like It:

Throughout the days, I dedicated myself to making it work, because I didn’t really have an image in my head of how I wanted the polished version to look, so I got to work.

I tested each component individually, which were:

1. DHT11: A humidity and temperature sensor.

2. LCD Screen.

3. PIR: Presence sensor (Although let’s call it a motion detector).

4. Buzzer: A little device that produces vibrations to generate sound.

5. LED: Just an LED.

6. Raspberry Pi Pico W: The brain of everything.

In general, I didn’t have many problems with the components, EXCEPT for the LCD screen. It gave me the most trouble because I had never worked with one before, and there I was for an hour trying to make it work.

Then I realized that I didn’t want to risk my components foolishly, so I did an online test (which I had to repeat because I didn’t do it right). But I already assembled it IRL, and these are its functions:

1. An LED that blinks slowly when the satellite is active.

2. The PIR detects when something moves in its field of vision, and triggers an alarm that is audible through the Buzzer, and the LED starts blinking faster.

3. The DHT11 measures the ambient temperature and humidity and displays it on the LCD screen.

4. The object is identified through a message on the screen.

There is another part of the project in development, and I hope to show it soon.