Russell Brazell
Published © MIT

Self watering plant

Have you ever thought about how much better and happier your plant would be with the perfect amount of water all the time. Here's how!

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Self watering plant

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Argon
Particle Argon
×1
0.96" OLED 64x128 Display Module
ElectroPeak 0.96" OLED 64x128 Display Module
×1
Grove - Water Sensor
Seeed Studio Grove - Water Sensor
×1
SparkFun Atmospheric Sensor Breakout - BME280
SparkFun Atmospheric Sensor Breakout - BME280
×1
Grove - Dust Sensor(PPD42NS)
Seeed Studio Grove - Dust Sensor(PPD42NS)
×1
Grove - Air quality sensor v1.3
Seeed Studio Grove - Air quality sensor v1.3
×1
Relay (generic)
×1
Axial Fan, 12 VDC
Axial Fan, 12 VDC
×1
Gravity: Analog Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor- Corrosion Resistant
DFRobot Gravity: Analog Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor- Corrosion Resistant
×1
5V 2.5A Switching Power Supply
Digilent 5V 2.5A Switching Power Supply
×1

Software apps and online services

Particle Pi
Particle Pi
Particle Build Web IDE
Particle Build Web IDE
VS Code
Microsoft VS Code

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Laser cutter (generic)
Laser cutter (generic)
3D Printer (generic)
3D Printer (generic)
Hot glue gun (generic)
Hot glue gun (generic)

Story

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Custom parts and enclosures

Pot

Base

Base with solid top

Schematics

Wiring

Please email me if you have any questions

Layout

How the wiring looks

Schematic

Logical layout

Code

Plant Watering

Feel free to modify the code for your use. There are wiring schematics included.

Credits

Russell Brazell

Russell Brazell

1 project • 4 followers
Thanks to Adafruit libraries and Grove libraries.

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