This project was inspired by the fact that I will be leaving my house for two weeks during the holidays and absolutely needed to take care of my house plants. The goal here is to automate the process with the Arduino and not have to rely on neighbors failing to show up.
Relevant Tutorials:
1. Analog: https://youtu.be/u_2SLqrKWLM
Goals:
- To connect an analog Soil Moisture Sensor
- To gather data on the Arduino and display it on the Serial Monitor.
- To scale the data into a meaningful range.
Hardware Required:
- Soil Moisture Sensor: FC-08
- Breakout board for the sensor above
- Arduino
- Jumper Cables
Optional Hardware:
- Breadboard
Full Design and Code:
http://eeenthusiast.com/house-plant-watering-automation-arduino/
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