Preventing Plant Death With Technology
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2024
- Are you also afraid that your plants might die when you go on vacation? Me too! Now I have finally solved this problem for good!
In this video I'm transforming my prototype of an automated watering system into a final product in a beautiful packaging. It's been somewhat of a long process and I ended up spending much more time on this, than I had planned on. But I definitely think it was worth it! Do you?
Enjoy!
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(If you want to have a look)
Files for 3D printed parts:
www.thingiverse.com/thing:468...
My Arduino Sketch:
github.com/Emilostuff/PlantKe...
QR-Code for my Blynk setup:
imgur.com/a/0YQRhVw
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I had the same concept in mind but with only one pump and different hose sizes. I'll try to make it. Thanks for great video. Good job.
That’s cool man! Reminds me of my dosing pumps for aquarium use, which I’ve been thinking about trying out for automated watering.
Excellent work! Looks beautiful!
Well done ! Excellent information, thanks Emilo !
Just wanted to ask that do you intend to make more videos? These are so good quality.
Great quality, your going places keep it up.
The old blynk is deprecated...so you need to set up a new blynk app...anyway thanks for sharing this project...will try to make it too......
When will you share the transmitter code, waiting for it.
@emilio: Can you integrate the hole setup into a homebridge / HomeKit setup? The setup of more rules like “turn on the water system when you leave the house” are convenient.
Super cool man, excellent work 👏
Que calidad de vídeos, sigue asi que estás llegando muy lejos, saludos desde Perú
The concept of this project is promising, but there are some issues with the moisture sensors that need improvement. The moisture sensors often require calibration and appear to be prone to failure. To enhance the system’s reliability, you might consider replacing them with small aquarium valves to control the flow of water to each plant. Additionally, adding a leak sensor at one of the plants to detect any water input anomalies could be beneficial.
Simplifying the project by implementing manual flow control and incorporating a system to calculate and monitor the amount of water dispensed to each plant would be a great idea. This could be further enhanced by integrating a Wi-Fi switch for daily scheduling and remote control. Overall, with these improvements, the project has the potential to be highly effective and user-friendly.
great one, Emilo!
Inspiring, funny and efficient!! Thank you for the video!
Sad you are not making any more content. Great video, sound, music... Thanks and take care :)
Awesome project.
Hi! Awesome video, but there is one problem - the Blynk QR code is no longer working with their new version. Could you upload a new QR code compatible with new Blynk version so we could try out the build? Thanks!
Great job, you clearly know what you are doing! Well done, liked and subscribed!
Really useful project. Thank you
amazing stuff bro !!!!
Amazing clip!
@Emilostuff Could you possibly share the blue 3D printed bracket you used to mount the mini water pumps to? :) Love the video and the project!
Yep, this one seems missing in the zip on thingiverse. Nice project by the way, thanks for this!
Man great content, +1 subscriber! The project is super cool. Please can you just tell me what is the size of JST connectors?
That is one dope looking mvp
Excellent!!👏
DiyPerks level quality here. Awesome project, build, and video.
That's exactly what I was thinking! These videos have such high production quality, it's insane to think this channel doesn't even have 10K subs yet.
yes, this man deserves so much more subs. 👍
I really like the final product. Useful and relatively simple.
However, I'm a little bit concerned about the calibration process.
You used air and pure water to find the extent of the voltage ranges but in real life, the sensors should never see such values.
To do so the soil should be completely floated or left to the sun for days with 0 water contact and even then I doubt air levels can be achieved.
Maybe a better procedure is to have 2 or more soil samples with a known percentage of water.
I don't think it matters too much. He has a variable threshold so if it waters too little he can turn it up until happy with the result.
Rain : 👀👀👀
@@adrianwahyudi3737 indoor plant you smart ass
This is amazing. I’m currently building a self watering pot similar to this. You killed it in hardware. I’m using Arduino also and similar hardware but your 3D case is amazing.
I’m going hard on the software side, using AI and building a powerful iOS app , but I just wanted to share with you that the casing is on top.
If you design this to sell I would be interested to build the smart pot
love your stuff btw
amazing video!
Amazing sir, briliant 👍👌
you need to add a sensor if you run out of water in container, it better be just 0/1, checks ones a day and before watering to prevent damaging a pumps and water problems. its needs just 1 digital pin
Nice info, thanks for sharing it :)
I know this video is old but I just ran crossed it and could really use it, really cool. Question: is there a wiring schematic for all the components?
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hi nice video :) your oxalis triangularis is a little leggy as it needs more light! a full cut back and move to a brighter spot will do wonders 👍
Great video you have all the settings I would like to build bar one. I have a bottom watering system with a valve on each pot and want to water when the sensor dries out but water for say 3mins then wait for about an hour then if the sensors still dry water again for 3 mins and so on till it’s wet. Would this be simple to achieve?
Godt gået. Og behagelig video, lyd og animationer. Cool
Du bist ein Genie
Great content, would love to try it at some point.
How well is the system holding up?
very good
like the idea and reason
Could you anyway do a sketch of the the correct soldering?
You can try a single pump but use a stepper motor to squeeze multiple pipes an only open a single one to be pumped towards - might increase mechanical complexity, but exponentially increases the number of plants you can water with that
I am also thinking about this, please let me know if you know what fundamental changes will be needed to achieve this functionality in this system
@@dalchandsharma1737 you need some t- pieces, a servo, a 3d printed part and more moisture sensors
@@TecSanento Would you need a servo motor per output?
@@andreybushev3020 no - a single servo is using a dented tube to squeeze all but one tube at a time - and to water another plant you just need to turn the motor x angle and open the next pipe
I want to build something similar due to me having 30+ plants and I just don't want to run around all the time and water them and remember all their specific watering preferences.
Some plants are also in not so easy places. Having a system like that a bit scaled will definitely be a help and an absolute time saver (and I can keep up with my plant buying "addiction" lol).
You can replace your plant buying addiction with an electronics buying addiction!
@@Zer0kx why replacing? Adding is the answer to your problems!
I might or might not have bought yet another used office PC yesterday for my homelab...
super cool
superb
Is it possible to have wiring diagram?Thanks
Great video mate, I would like to know if we can get skip the soil moisture sensors and use the automatic timer part can you share some insights on this thankyou.
You can definitely do that. No cool graphs tho. I actually find my self using the timers the most and the moisture data just for monitoring :)
wow, thats impressive!!
"I have a problem, I have plants!"
You mean your problem is plants?
Hi,od you have a wiring sketch or a way to see how to solder this together. Thank you :)
Nice Video
Nice work thank you for the video !
But i have a question why not using 1 pump and 4 electro valves, is it easier or just not worth the effort ?
What kind of electro valves? Arent they more expensive than pumps?
Cool solution! The only one question from 2021 - what the Vacation is?..
Hello there, I have a questio. How have you gotten to the level of electronics you have? Or how can I get as good with electronics to make project like this one.
so useful video
finally, an english host for reference. past 6days theres only tamil channel about this kinda project
Bro search for more their are a lot content like this.. I thinking you didn't explored yet...
Can you make a tutorial on the whole thing please? I cant connect my nodemcu to the blynk app, and your QR code isnt working anymore :(
Hey man, Awesome project! I am stuck on something. I Have an ESPduino (esp8266 arduino board) I followed your instructions exactly have the same sensors, ADS board etc. Blynk connects fine to the board but I am not getting any moisture data on the graph at all. Tried everything and even made sure the ADC is connected by looking at the serial monitor. Do you have a wiring diagram? Maybe i missed something. I have the sensor connected to the 3.3v pin but the ADC to the 5v pin if that helps.
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If the auto mode can turn up the pump based on the humidity level, why can't it turn it off based on the same system? Could eliminate most of the hazle of pumping the right amount of water 🤔
What if I have my plants are about 5-10 meters away from my house like lawn, etc.
nice one
dude how cool, but how much energy does the project at blynk consume?
What can I say, fantastic!
You are a real magician for the plants and for us a
real little genius. Could you please provide us with the electrical plan of your creation! Thank you in advance
and double thank you, I love it !!!
Again and again....
Hello Emilo, good work! could you show scheme?
How much time does the battery last before getting completely drained?
Can you add in the description the circuit diagram?
The build is great but what happens when you're on vacation for a week and the water runs out in the container? I have built a similar setup but using only one pump and I've cut the pipe in a v-shape to allow T-section junctions for multiple outputs in one pipe. The plants I have are pretty needy in terms of water and instead of using a soil moisture sensor, I'm using a timer-based function to turn the pump on for 10 seconds every six hours. I'm now thinking of connecting a bigger motor and getting the water directly from the home water supply line (instead of a small separate tank) and watering the entire garden with it for full automation. First, have to rig the garden with PVC pipes and spinning sprinklers.
The most seamless way would be to use a bigger variant of the ikea food box that he's using. They have really large ones.
Best of luck on your garden build!
What size/type of screw are you using?
Great video, helped me a lot when building a similar system. But a question though, in your case, does the soil moisture reading fluctuate a lot? Mine goes from 70% to 40% and back to 60% between 1 minute interval readings...
I have decided to work on this same topic for a very important project, I will be glad if you could give any advice or word of caution.
@@dalchandsharma1737 From my limited research, that's just how these inexpensive sensors work, I'm thinking to calculate an average moisture over time rather than using the raw readings.
@@teezzz20 taking an average reading in every 5 - 10 minutes is a good idea so that the system doesnt overwork or cause unecessary damade to the pumps
@@teezzz20 how should increase the number of plants that the the system can handle, will it be possible to use a stepper motor instead in this same system with a few tweaks.
@@teezzz20 also where did you got the schematics from?
Wish I could install this system in my 1250sq ft nursery.
That’s so amazing am new to electronics and 3D printing as am a truck driver am not very often home but I do love the idea of doing something my self, do you have a video that shows how the wiring goes ? I have printed all the parts in my prusa printer and came out amazing just received all my parts as well and also downloaded the app just the wiring is where I could use some help
Me too
Hi any progress??
Great video
Isn't the attached code missing? I see 0 1 3 4 5 the 2 is missing! Or is it just weong renaming
I would like to know if the pumps can all run at the same time or if only one pump runs before the next pump runs
Depends how you write your code. The relay board would support having all relays on at once, or individually as they are called upon by the moisture sensor.
Can u make it for science project please how much would be for the whole stuff?
Love this build. Its so nice and clean. Im now going to try to build this for my wife. Have all the parts but Im missing a simple schematic? I have paused the video but its hard to see where all cables go. Do you have simple schematic? Would be so awesome.
You are right, schematic is missing, but you can find information in 0-setup.ino file - D1,D2 is I2C interface for AD converter (sensorrs) and D4 to D7 is a pump control etc. In case you want to make it, at least a minimum knowledge of Arduino and electronics is requested. But it is not nuclear science :-).
@@VlastikPospisil Cool. I have the knowledge so thats all good. One cable I cant figure out right now is the Yellow cable going from ESP to the Motors it looks like? Whats that? Thanks for a fun project
@@ludvigaldrin As you can see - 4:49 it is connected to central pin of the connector, but is not used and also I cannot find it in code as well. Maybe it is for future add ons - water level sensor for example? :-)
@@VlastikPospisil a yes. Thats my confusion. But then I understand :) Thanks
question: so u the board u have states 3v, but isn't the relay control input 5v? also do u use the board to power the pumps or do you have a seperate loop?
I would really love a diagram for this. cause it creates so many questions for someone new to it
Am I correct to say, that the Vin can also output 5V of power, and is not just for charging the nodemcu?
Hello, excuse me in advance for my English, I am French. Would it be possible to have the complete code in one part? Where a tutorial to install the 5 parties on github. thank you very much in advance
does anyone know the name of the purple plant that is in the beginning of the video?
Can you please share the entire wiring diagram?
Very nice project. How much power is needed to have in Blynk? There is no information. Thanks.
Hi did you find out how much power we need ?
@@mcvivi19 I contacted blynk support to help me, but they suggested to buy middle package and find out if it is enough or not. If not, buy more. So perfect support :-D
those relays look way oversized for the pumps. you could get away with much smaller relays, or even ditch the relays altogether and use some small power MOSFETs (plus a flyback diode for protection) to switch the motors silently. heck, the MOSFETs used to turn on those giant relay coils are probably themselves strong enough to drive the pumps!
What are the uses of relays ?
what weird magic you have done with connecting Vin on ESP 8266 and JD-VCC on relay and motors? :) do you have an extra 5V power input?
Do you already have the answer for this question? I’m trying to figure it out
@@sebastianwolke4007 yes it is a trick to supply relay with 5V, it is not working with all ESP 8266 but it worked with mine
Hi there, how can I recreate the app for my own setup?
what is motor pump did u use ?
how many voltage for the Power supply?
Did anyone catch what the power supply was for this project?
Man looks awesome! I'm trying to do the same but with a timer, but I'm having trouble to install de librery of DS3132 for the timer in PlatformIO, someone knows how to do that? Thanks
where did you get the pumps
Which pumps did you use?
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Hey Emil. Super fed video man. Hvor studerer du? :)
Hej Tobias. Tusind tak! Jeg studerer på DTU Elektro :)
can you please build them and sell them, i will be your first customer.
Where can I find circuit diagram?
bro this is dummi clean, only gripe is there is no light control
where is your circuit diagram.?
what can i make the same device using STM32F103C8 please
do you sell this pre-made ?
are you making more videos?