Hi everyone,
I am wondering has anybody had experience connecting Galileo Gen 2 to water pumps? Are there specific shields necessary for this output or can it be used as a simple I/O. I am trying to create a water level sensor to turn on a pump when the water level in an attic tank reduces and turn off again once the water has risen. The water is being collected in a Rainwater harvesting tank at ground level.
Example if Sensor A = 0
Pump = 1 etc..
The issue is that the head height the pump needs to displace water is approx 5-10 Meters so the pump may have to quite large. I have not done the pump sizing calculations yet but I have only seen very small pumps being used with Arduino Uno etc...
I would appreciate any Info / Advice on the subject.
Regards
Gary.