💬 Soil Moisture Sensor Pro Mini
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So would you say there are better solutions to building a soil moisture monitoring for many plants ol the cheap? For me, it’s mainly for fun and making sure I don’t miss watering my plants at home :)
@mikaeljones
I think the most suitable device for monitoring processes is a tablet PC based on Intel and Windows. There are simple and cheap models costing less than $ 200. This is much simpler and more versatile than developing advanced controllers with a display. In addition, you can get remote access in a simple way, for example, TeamViewer. Well, the simplicity of developing a program is also important.Since I use the RS-485 protocol and Modbus, it's easy for me to connect all sensors and pumps via USB-RS485 adapter.
I do not use wireless sensors, as I believe that if a pipe comes to the plant for irrigation, it is not difficult to add a cable.
However, from time to time, I return to developing my own simplified watering controller :)
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Hello,
Thanks for this great project.
You have optimized the space used, battery and corrosion, good job man !
About the battery level, can i replace the 0.1uF by a 0.22uF ?
I only have this one.Thank you
@schif
Hello,
Thanx for you comment. Yes you can use it but use a ceramic capacitor ;)
