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    LastSamurai
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    #114

    Version 1.5 should work if you do it right. It does for me.
    In your case the sensor can't seem to get any connection to your gateway.
    You should try adding a capacitor to the radio, check your power supply and change the nrf module. These are the reasons for most errors imo (especially the power supply)

    There are extra Threads/Topics to finding an error with your setup here in the forum. I think this doesn't really belong to this thread anymore.

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      Okay. I search

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        Okay. I search

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        LastSamurai
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        @Fat-Fly said:

        Okay. I search

        This might help.

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          #117

          Today morning i can say : working. I bought arduinos 3,3v 10 pcs from Aliexpress. Yesterday i change this to 5V pro mini and this sensor get work. I take picture from this Arduino. Maybe 5volts not 3,3. Voltage stabilizer on the arduino is S201 ?
          0_1467781824908_13607043_10210198205936111_585322452755227500_n.jpg
          I'll change this china moisture fork with something stainless steel

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            #118

            One question. This sketch measure moisture every 60000 ms, 10 min.It is possible to measure every 30 min ? Battery power lost is minimal.
            If this fork in water domoticz reported 88% of moisture. How to change value?

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              Fay Candiliari
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              @Fat-Fly Hi there! This is Fay from codebender.cc Thank you for using codebender! I just wanted to let you know that the sketch you are using here has been deleted and so it is not available for users to view it. Let me know if you have any question!
              Cheers!
              Fay

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                @Fay Candiliari good morning.
                I copied this scketch to my comp and delete all mysensors libraries and install development. After this all in ok.

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                  Thought I would throw this in the pot
                  Why not change the sensor Probe ?? no credit to me , just was googleing as you do,
                  Home made sensors I think less prone to corrosion
                  here's the link

                  http://www.cheapvegetablegardener.com/how-to-make-cheap-soil-moisture-sensor-2/

                  Had some seeds from very tasty tomatoes last year ,have planted and this year growing like tiffids !!
                  Getting quite big so have move from kitchen to Greenhouse ASP really
                  Will try with this type of sensor

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                  • clivecC clivec

                    Thought I would throw this in the pot
                    Why not change the sensor Probe ?? no credit to me , just was googleing as you do,
                    Home made sensors I think less prone to corrosion
                    here's the link

                    http://www.cheapvegetablegardener.com/how-to-make-cheap-soil-moisture-sensor-2/

                    Had some seeds from very tasty tomatoes last year ,have planted and this year growing like tiffids !!
                    Getting quite big so have move from kitchen to Greenhouse ASP really
                    Will try with this type of sensor

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                    mfalkvidd
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                    @mutantx nice idea, thanks for sharing!

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                      #123

                      I build moisture sensors from stainless wire. If this in pot at a depth of 1 inch domoticz reported 83% of moistre level.Real plant was dry and needed watering. I put moisture level on the soil

                      0_1468159204580_IMG_4526.JPG

                      and sensor reported moisture level 43%. I test and put moisture sensor to the soil at depth 1 inch

                      0_1468159222643_IMG_4527.JPG

                      Sensor reported moisture level 96%.

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                        #124

                        Hello,

                        After several weeks I finally succeed to create a dedicated PCB ! It was started yesterday evening and works fine.

                        Some pictures:
                        0_1469782265724_Photo 1.jpg
                        0_1469782279459_Photo 2.jpg
                        0_1469782286758_Photo 3.jpg

                        Measure is reported each two hours. So I expect more than two years on a CR2032 (using @GertSanders firmware).

                        I can off course provide any information as PCB.

                        Thanks @mfalkvidd for the idea and the code. The project is now WAF ;)

                        David.

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                          Fat Fly
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                          Great. Nothing to say. But i need build this. 10 pcs first time. :) I live in farm or how to right say in english. With rubber boots from the land ?

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                            Lukács Attila
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                            Is it possible to purchase it somewhere? :)

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                              Fat Fly
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                              Why not mastered it self ?

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                                Yesterday my sensor reported moisture 80% but soil was very wet. Thoughts.

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                                  Yesterday my sensor reported moisture 80% but soil was very wet. Thoughts.

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                                  @Fat-Fly that is normal. Did you expect something else? If so, what did you expect?

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                                  • Fat FlyF Fat Fly

                                    Yesterday my sensor reported moisture 80% but soil was very wet. Thoughts.

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                                    flopp
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                                    @Fat-Fly
                                    I have sensors that report 25-35% and they are still not dry.
                                    I water for 10-20 min and they report 40%, sometimes 45%. But I know that when they report 25% it starts to be time to water.

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                                      @Fat-Fly
                                      I have sensors that report 25-35% and they are still not dry.
                                      I water for 10-20 min and they report 40%, sometimes 45%. But I know that when they report 25% it starts to be time to water.

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                                      @flopp the level reported will depend on the following things (maybe more):

                                      • the pullup resistor - varies between different arduinos
                                      • the soil composition - varies between different pots
                                      • the temperature - varies throughout the day

                                      That means it is impossible to compare readings from two different Arduinos in the same pot and it is impossible to compare readings from different pots using the same Arduino.

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                                        @flopp the level reported will depend on the following things (maybe more):

                                        • the pullup resistor - varies between different arduinos
                                        • the soil composition - varies between different pots
                                        • the temperature - varies throughout the day

                                        That means it is impossible to compare readings from two different Arduinos in the same pot and it is impossible to compare readings from different pots using the same Arduino.

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                                        flopp
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                                        @mfalkvidd
                                        Thanks

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                                          From temp varies moisture level and from fertilizer too. At the bottom of the bucket was more. Yesterday i install moisture sensor to the greenhouse. Level was 60-70%. This is normal if i check with finger. :). Today i try drive relays and water pump.
                                          0_1470039173699_34c652b1-4f64-42a6-9ffd-f41f8e3964ca.jpg

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