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Originally Posted by peter_4059
Lee,
It would be interesting to look inside some of the commercial detectors. I wouldn't be surprised to find an Arduino in many of them. The detectors in the images all look like the MLX IR sensor I'm using. The tricky part is the code. I'm currently using a simple straight line correlation but might change that if I observe a different relationship over time. In any case I'm not automating a roof, I don't have expensive equipment and I just want feedback of the sky conditions when I'm sitting inside the house.
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Oh I wouldn't be surprised in the least to see an Arduino in commercial products, nor am I trying to detract from your project in any way. I'm giving serious thought to doing the same.
My main concern is that in all but the most trivial of applications, there's bugs. Theoretically a commercial product will have been tested more thoroughly and be in use by many more people so it may be less likely to have catastrophic bugs. The flip side to that is, if there is a bug, you're beholden to the manufacturer to fix it.
Anyway, I think this is a great project and it looks like yours is coming along very well. Great work, Peter!