[quote:a1ba9ca4c9="AdrianJ"]Measuring the position might be the harder of the several problems.[/quote:a1ba9ca4c9]
For rotational values a digital compass module will do, at least until the earth's magnetic field starts to fluctuate and reverse, but then problem's focus will shift anyway.
For elevation an angle/acceleration sensor will do, I would look out for IMU-quadrocopter hardware, BNO055 seems to be a nice one, breakout boardhttps://www.adafruit.com/product/2472

Hmm,

Measuring the position might be the harder of the several problems.

hi, I have added a HX711 on my clock see https://www.mcselec.com/index2.php?option=com_forum&Itemid=59&page=viewtopic&t=14726
JP :wink:

You can create four types of ports for the program you copied and worked on, and call each of them.
[code:1:31d2cde52f] Hx711_clk Alias Portd.2
Hx711_dat Alias Pind.3

'
' ******************************************************************************
' * Subroutine to retrieve A/D data from channel A of HX711 with a gain of 128 * (Hx711ad = 2's complement format 24bit)
' ******************************************************************************
'
Hx711get:
Hx711ad = 0
For Hx711count = 23 To 0 Step -1 'Extract 24-bit data.
Set Hx711_clk 'Set the [PD_SCK] pin of the HX711 to [H].
Waitus 1 'Period of [H]. (T3 = 1uS)
Hx711ad.hx711count = Hx711_dat 'Place the data of the [DOUT] pin of HX711 in each bit.
Reset Hx711_clk 'Set the [PD_SCK] pin of the HX711 to [L].
Waitus 1 'Period of [L]. (T4 = 1uS)
Next Hx711count
'
' * Send the 25th clock pulse (set channel A and gain to 128 for the next conversion) *
'
Set Hx711_clk 'Set the [PD_SCK] pin of the HX711 to [H].
Waitus 1 'Period of [H]. (T3 = 1uS)
Reset Hx711_clk 'Set the [PD_SCK] pin of the HX711 to [L].
Waitus 1 'Period of [L]. (T4 = 1uS)
'
If Hx711ad.23 = 1 Then 'Is the 24-bit value of A/D a negative value?
Hx711ad = Hx711ad Or &HFF000000 'Set to a negative value of 32 bits.
End If
Return[/code:1:31d2cde52f]
Assign 4 types of ports directly to 4 types of subroutines as shown below.
[code:1:31d2cde52f]Hx711get1:
Hx711ad = 0
For Hx711count = 23 To 0 Step -1 'Extract 24-bit data.
Set Portd.2 'Set the [PD_SCK] pin of the HX711 to [H].
Waitus 1 'Period of [H]. (T3 = 1uS)
Hx711ad.hx711count = Pind.3 'Place the data of the [DOUT] pin of HX711 in each bit.
Reset Portd.2 'Set the [PD_SCK] pin of the HX711 to [L].
Waitus 1 'Period of [L]. (T4 = 1uS)
Next Hx711count
'
' * Send the 25th clock pulse (set channel A and gain to 128 for the next conversion) *
'
Set Portd.2 'Set the [PD_SCK] pin of the HX711 to [H].
Waitus 1 'Period of [H]. (T3 = 1uS)
Reset Portd.2 'Set the [PD_SCK] pin of the HX711 to [L].
Waitus 1 'Period of [L]. (T4 = 1uS)
'
If Hx711ad.23 = 1 Then 'Is the 24-bit value of A/D a negative value?
Hx711ad = Hx711ad Or &HFF000000 'Set to a negative value of 32 bits.
End If
Return

'---------------------------------------------------------------

Hx711get2:
Hx711ad = 0
For Hx711count = 23 To 0 Step -1 'Extract 24-bit data.
Set Portd.4 'Set the [PD_SCK] pin of the HX711 to [H].
Waitus 1 'Period of [H]. (T3 = 1uS)
Hx711ad.hx711count = Pind.5 'Place the data of the [DOUT] pin of HX711 in each bit.
Reset Portd.4 'Set the [PD_SCK] pin of the HX711 to [L].
Waitus 1 'Period of [L]. (T4 = 1uS)
Next Hx711count
'
' * Send the 25th clock pulse (set channel A and gain to 128 for the next conversion) *
'
Set Portd.4 'Set the [PD_SCK] pin of the HX711 to [H].
Waitus 1 'Period of [H]. (T3 = 1uS)
Reset Portd.4 'Set the [PD_SCK] pin of the HX711 to [L].
Waitus 1 'Period of [L]. (T4 = 1uS)
'
If Hx711ad.23 = 1 Then 'Is the 24-bit value of A/D a negative value?
Hx711ad = Hx711ad Or &HFF000000 'Set to a negative value of 32 bits.
End If
Return

'---------------------------------------------------------------

Hx711get3:

'---------------------------------------------------------------

Hx711get4:[/code:1:31d2cde52f]
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[quote:29a5d390c1="O-Family"]All you have to do is assign [PD_SCK] and for 4 circuits to different ports and execute a program to extract A/D data for each port.[/quote:29a5d390c1]

This became a little too difficult for an amateur like me, how can I get someone to make the code for me, it is important to me since there is no finished equipment for this. What I need is to connect 4 pcs. HX711 to a microcontroller which then reads in the data in weight1, weight2, weight3, weight4 and then prints as,
Print weight1; weight2; weight3; weight4
Can I pay anything for it, Paypal?
Oddvar

[quote:673683fdd6="AdrianJ"]You sre going to need that calculation anyway to create your data array,[/quote:673683fdd6]
No, he won't:
[quote:673683fdd6="autoguider"]So the idea is to measure the position and put the data in a lookup table.[/quote:673683fdd6]

@O-Family
An Atmel processor running Bascom is well capable of doing 3D trigonometry and vector maniplulation. If you stick to single precision floating point ( about 6 digits of precision ) you can easily do several hundred math operations per second.

I wrote tracking programs for a glider which allowed 3D tracking from GPS, gyros, accelerometers and other sensors to do realtime tracking at around 5 computation loops per second ( including all the data aquisition and housekeeping ). The math was only a small part of the computational load, but the processor could do it easily ( and running at 4 MHz, not the 16 or so MHz we can use now ).

@ O-family
True, but I would hardly class 3D vector geometry as "advanced" Yes it needs some trigonometry, and possibly vector algebra, but these are easy in Bascom, and if you stick to single precision floating point ( about 6 digits of precision ), reasonably fast..

I have written programs to do such things to track a glider flight in realtime, with inputs from GPS, accelerometers, gyros and other sensors. Cycle time for a set of several hundred trig operations can be well under 100msec.

Rather than forcing a weak microcomputer to perform advanced calculations, it is possible to have a powerful personal computer perform calculations, or output simple calculation results such as Excel to a text file and incorporate it into the microcomputer.
I think that may be more accurate and easier.

Since its essentially a geometric problem, I would solve it by doing some analytic geometry to derive actual math expressions for the values you are trying to find, then just evaluate the formula in real time anytime you want a result. Might take some work to do the math, but its far more flexible in case of a change to the geometry of the system.