The Arduino Get your Arduino (I will be using a Diecimila so if you're at all intimidated by the Arduino, get that one), then download and install the software onto your computer. ***unless you're willing to fabricate your own cartridge holder. Programming a PIC controller or whatever is on you. **actually, any microprocessor that communicates via I2C (aka "Two Wire) protocol will suffice, but the Arduino is what I have available and one with which I am familiar. a CatGenie you're willing to disassemble and put back together.***.a computer with which to program said Arduino.some breadboarding wires and an LED (any color).an Arduino microprocessor (or clone thereof)**.If common sense is an uncommon virtue for you, maybe you should find someone to help you. Safety: There really aren't any safety concerns I can think of beyond common sense. but as long as you don't send back the cartridge with non-CatGenie cleanser in it, I don't see how they would know. Warning: By following this instructable you may in some way void your CatGenie warranty. Should you break or damage your CatGenie, your CatGenie SaniSolution cartridge, an Arduino, your computer, sprain your thumb get divorced or whatever - you follow these instructions at your own risk and I assume no liability for what you do or what happens to you. CatGenie is a registered trademark of PetNovations LTD. This instructable is (obviously) not approved or endorsed by PetNovations LTD. If you need help with the refilling process, please see my other instructable.ĭisclaimer: It should be noted that I am in no way affiliated with CatGenie or PetNovations LTD. NOTE: This instructable does cover resetting but does not cover refilling the solution in the cartridge it assumes you have done so already. This instructable will demonstrate how to reset the counter on the cartridge to "full" - allowing you to drop it back into the unit and rock on. When the counter reaches zero, the cartridge is trash. Proposed Solution: Adding new solution to an empty cartridge is not that complicated (see my other instructable), but it isn't really helpful because the cartridge has a microchip on it that acts as a counter. Environmentally, four cartridges per month equals a lot of foil, plastic and little circuit boards in the landfill - and I really don't see how CatGenie could sell refills without totally redesigning the cartridge. For those of you following along without benefit of a calculator, that totals sixty bucks a month in cartridges. In my home, each unit runs four times a day (I have six cats), so a cartridge lasts only fifteen days. The CatGenie will not run without a non-empty cartridge installed. Some Background: I have two CatGenies, both of which take a proprietary cartridge that are good for sixty cycles.
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