https://github.com/microsoft/farmbeatsforstudents

FarmBeats for Students Grove Smart Agriculture Kit

Precision Agriculture Experiences for School and Home

This program combines an affordable hardware kit (based on the Raspberry Pi 4 B) with curriculum and activities designed to give students hands-on experience in applying precision agriculture techniques to food production.

To learn more please visit the FarmBeats website to download the kit instructions, curriculum, and activities for the classroom: https://aka.ms/farmbeatsforstudents

Contents

This project contains 2 code bases:

farmbeats-datastreamer

Python code that runs on the Raspberry Pi. Manages sensor collection, serial data communication, log file read/writes, and the reactive agent.

https://github.com/microsoft/farmbeatsforstudents/tree/main/farmbeats-datastreamer

farmbeats-image-builder

A tool used to produce a custom Raspberry Pi OS SD card image for the FarmBeats for Students Grove Smart Agriculture Kit.

https://github.com/microsoft/farmbeatsforstudents/tree/main/farmbeats-image-builder

Contributing

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This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact opencode@microsoft.com with any additional questions or comments.