/picopasco-water

Automatically water plants based upon moisture sensor feedback.

Primary LanguageC++GNU General Public License v3.0GPL-3.0

picopasco-water

automatically water plants based upon moisture sensor feedback

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requirements

see wiring and firmware details below.

parts:

minimum (by firmware design)

$12.95 - $20.46 Total cost of materials

how to:

  • wiring

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  • firmware inputs

    • [soilUL] [soilLL] - upper and lower moisture sensor limits
    • [ctlmode] - fully AUTO closed loop = -1; TIMER open loop = 1 [default]; OFF = 0
    • [doseSP] - target dispense dosage per pump trigger
    • [waterIntSP] - open loop trigger period for dispense check
  • tuning

    • Set [ctlmode] = 0 this will turn off hydration
    • Monitor the current min and max measurents obtained by the sensors
    • Update [soilUL] [soilLL] limits outside of the measurement variation

details/demos:

controls

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demos