How to make an Automated Watering System! Automating a Greenhouse with LoRa! (Part 3)
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1x Solenoid Valve: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AC4bnX
1x Tap: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_9gn3BR
2x Adapter: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ae2UJT
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1x Water Level Sensor: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_ACAOE1
1x Relay Board: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AkiYvr
1x Water Barrel
1x LoRa Radio Node: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dYpwqA6
1x LM7805 Voltage Regulator: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dS0705s
1x Solar Panel: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dSNkyma
1x Solar Charge Controller: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dZ5u0f4
1x 12V Battery: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dT3yvjs
1x Wood chest
1x BME280 Sensor: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dSZ4I4W
In this project I will be showing you how to create an automated watering system. My system is made for my greenhouse, but you can use the general principle for pretty much everything and everywhere. The system uses LoRa for remote communication, so that I can water my plants even when I am on vacation. But there is also a push button to water the plants manually. The mains ingredients for my system are a big water barrel, a solenoid valve, a water level sensor and a long garden hose ;-) Let's get started!
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Music:
2011 Lookalike by Bartlebeats
0:00 DIY Greenhouse improvements
0:41 Project overview
1:34 Intro
2:06 What happened to the old electronics?
3:00 Electronics in the new greenhouse
4:40 Watering System mechanical side
6:36 Watering System electronics side
7:49 Arduino Code & Test
8:34 Practical build
10:18 Final test & verdict - Наука та технологія
now put a camera in the green house and record a timelapse of the plants growing
So much stress for the camera
OMG YES
Learn from me:
You need a lid for your rainbarrel. Or else all kinds of algae will grow and that combined with all the dust/pollen/bird-droppings/leaves will clog up your system fast.
There is a lid. It was just not shown in the video
Or put a small fish, or aquatic snails inside
@@Yonatan24 aquatic snails, that's a really good idea!
@@BrettCooper4702 You could get them at any fish store too. I got some accidentally on plants I bought.
@@Yonatan24 also there waste also gives your plants some nutrients.
You can fit a pair of rain gutters directly to the greenhouse to refill the tank in situ. And add capacity with another container with a syphon system (a filled hose between them). Also the garden hose can be replaced with drip watering hosing which have plugs to regulate the amount of water in each one and save even more water (and unwanted growing weeds).
I hope to subscribe to my channel
Dont forget an bell siphon. quit builds made an awsome video about it and he used it in his rain gutter and to an water turbine attached to an 3d printed alternator(an generator which creates ac) to an rectifier, to a buck boost regulator, to an waterproof powerbank and to his phone or with an switch it lights up some Christmas lights outside his garage
That "I will see you next time" gives me a lot of energy 😉😅❤️
I try my best :-)
@@greatscottlab 😍🤜🤛😎👌👌
Myr
@@rahulbindhu ???
Why?
LoRa board: has connectors for inputs/outputs
Great Scott: I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that
Yep. I really like his projects but the soldering and cabling job... Well... :)
@@koga1330 Plus for years and countless comments later, there's still no differentiation between "serious" and "series", and no S on the end of (centi)meters.
@@nrdesign1991 Psst. German doesn't have the final S on multiple centimeters; so it's 1 centimeter, 2 centimeter etc. Same as some other Germanic languages.
Also, I do hear a difference between "serious" and "series", but maybe that's because I'm Dutch.
@@therealdutchidiot I'm German too, but just a tiny bit of practice and will to improve makes a better speaker. It's just really annoying to still hear the same mistakes with barely any improvement years later. It may be on purpose for sort-of brand recognition but I doubt it.
“And ordering a new wood chest was not difficult”
*Reinforce it to not suffer the same fate*
We need a full monitoring station next which will gather data and process it during the year , great stuff !
I can put it on my to do list
And a harvester robot
@@oddzc lol
Yes that's kinda mandatory 😅 I don't quite understand why you didn't add any monitoring. This is a really nice project and it should be fairly easy to just add some soil moisture sensors allowing you to reliably run the system continuously. Is there a reason why you didn't add such a feature?
I would ne curious to see how you realise a monitoring, especially how you improve the capacitive sensors to extend their lifespan. Do you think embedding the circuit on the sensors in resin is a good solution?
@@greatscottlab Higher Placement of water barrel = more pressure. Then you can set up self propelled water sprinklers for a better distribution
Friend is back again to shower love on us with technology innovations!❤️👍🙏🏼
Whether I can implement what he has implemented is not important for me than to see him doing various creations is enjoying.
Oh stop it
@@greatscottlab yah, sure ❤️😀
I'm happy that your video just came out before my exam to make me satisfied.
I really like it!
I'm glad!
You should add a gutter rain water collection system to feed water from the shed roof into the water tank
.. indeed, but also remember to filter it as into the barrel to avoid blocking those tiny holes in the pipe.
@@CTCTraining1 Tiny holes in the pipe is not the issue, the solenoid valve is, it will block long before the holes do. Best to include a in line filter in the feed from the tank to the valve, and also a tip is to get 4 concrete pavers and place on the ground, then put 3 layers of blocks, to raise the drum up a little, and then place it on the blocks, preferably with a load spreader, made from some pallet wood nailed to make a square 2 layer panel, to spread the load. That will allow better water flow when the barrel is low. Then put the lid on the tank, so leaves do not blow in, and it does not become a mosquito breeding pond.
@@CTCTraining1 yea good point
Really great project! I'm tempted to have a go building something like this for my own garden now Summer is just around the corner. Thanks so much!
That window opener was really really new to me and its so simple too
Thanks for making it into my info
As always nice video👍👍
Happy to help!
Just don't forget to dismount them in the winter otherwise they are likely to burst
I live on top of small building which is hot during summer. Thanks for this idea.
You are so welcome!
I definitely hear "Serious" this time.
Keep up the great work Mr. Scott
Good stuff, hope you'll have a good harvest!
The dankest harvest of 2021 🤞
Glad to see some old school gardening automated. Most people would probably do hydroponics (dutch bucket, some NFC or flood and drain system) in their green houses.
*LOVE FROM KERALA INDIA*
hope you'll have a good harvest
Thanks, I hope so too :-)
My Inspiration is Back 💪
i just got a glimpse of the rest of your life, coming up with cool ideas to problems you face.
Good work!! Get regulated drip valves. They cost nothing and you ensure an even pressure and same volume of water around the watering holes.
I made something very similar about two years ago. I used capacitive soil moisture sensors. The irrigation is activated automatically when the soil moisture is below 40%. They still work very well. At first I also went with a drip irrigation too but I found out that spray nozzles actually work better.
Geniale Reihe, mal endlich angewandte Elektronik für die automatische Bewässerung
On the bed watching some GreatScott... lit
Very nice project I think you make your greenhouse more nice now .
This video was just what i needed. Spent 1h30m yesterday designing a float switch with a a little microswitch only to find out the activation force was too much for my float. didn't think of using a reed switch before. that should solve my issues
Yeeaaahh I love DIY or DIY or Buy on your channel!!
This Episode is super🖤
Thanks mate :-) But it was not a DIY or Buy episode.....
No. Sorry I meant I love the DIY and the DIY or buy episodes especially.🙂
You are amazing 🤩! Thanks once again.
Yesss! Great idea! Thanks for sharing :)
As a small tip: You can actually burry your tomato-plants a bit deeper since they will start to root from the stem as well! Handy to add some extra strength and extra roots to them
Just what i wanted to add and compress your soil around plant.
love this project dude keep it up
Nice video sir...❤️
i always hit the like button on first minute on your videos because i know it's good
Nice video. Would add drip irrigation filter to your system to prevent clogging of the drip holes. Also if someone is planning on building such system, pay attention to what solenoid valve you are ordering. Some need municipal water pressure to actually open/close when electricity is sent.
I love these green house videos I've been looking into making a green house as well
Go for it👍
This is gold! Thanks
Good idea
very nice thanks for sharing this idea
Just what I was looking for !
Great work👏👏
Good construction of the greenhouse and watering system.
Thanks :-)
Pretty fantastic work, dude! It's looking great! 😃
Something you could do and would help a lot when you're traveling, for example, is a multi level for the water barrel. You know? This way you can know exactly where the water level is. 😊
Anyway, stay safe and creative there! 🖖😊
I was thinking along the same lines. It should be possible to use a pressure sensor to track the water level, this will give much more precision than using multiple discrete sensors.
absolutely genius. I wish I could build everything you can. I would recommend some spray nozzles for the hose to get a more uniform and controlled water spray.
Thanks mate :-) And thanks for the feedback :-)
Early and finally a watering system have been waiting for it!
I hope you like the end result :-)
Yep. Video is already done. Patreon supporters can watch it now. It will come out in 2 weeks for everyone else :-)
@@greatscottlab oh yea i liked it i once made an automated watering system with an raspberry pi 3, some pump from conrad, 2 meter cables and hoses
Noice next awesome video! Thank you for making these videos!
I made something simular with ESPhome to be able to connect to my HA automations. It checks for water level and switches between 5 watering circuits. And you can set how long each will run. It was great.
Push button execution 😂😂
Love your videos man, keep them up❤️
Thanks👍
Good and awesome 👏
I would suggest using a T-joint for watering pipe the one which is inside the GH, so the water pressure throughout all the holes is equally distributed rather than closing the end with a stopper
Solenoid valves need a lot of current to open but much less current to hold. You can take advantage of this phenomenon to save power and prevent the solenoid from overheating by using PWM to modulate the holding current with the help of a mosfet.
wow ..awsome👍
❤️❤️🔥🔥nice oneee👍
The best content as always
Excellent video
Thank you very much!
IM SO EARLY ITS INSANE! THANKS!
When I was watching the"Induction motor as generator"then this video uploaded!!!
Also feel free to watch that classic video
There will be a new part of the induction motor generator videos series ;-) It will come out in 2 weeks ;-)
@@greatscottlab I will definitely check the new video out!!! I'd like to build my own low-speed wind generator , which will be used to supply my server. But the coil winding just confused me.
I think you are saying serious when you mean series.
Great video, I plan to setup my own watering system soon and hook into home assistant.
Interesting!
Nice video! They sell irrigation hoses that are porous to allow water to seep out through them and they don't require any holes to be drilled. Perhaps this might also work for you but you might have to do a bit more code to figure out water usage as they are slow.
Great idea
Thank you
You’re welcome 😊
Was waiting for this :)
I hope you like the end result :-)
@@greatscottlab i do, great video man! As always, very informative. Please make more videos using esp32 or esp8266, this is always interesting when you present it.
Greets from Belgium :)
11:00 hi idea for you. If you raise the hieght of the water barrel, there will be more water pressure. Then possibly more holes in the pipe. You can make a platform out of pallets and rope the green water barrel down to the ground pegs (like a pyramid shape)
The solenoid valves usually consume a high value of current ( from 0.5 A to 1 A). An alternative for that would be to couple a DC motor to a tap and then turn on/off the tap by changing the direction of rotation of the DC motor. Bu doing so, you can save a considerable amount of power.
Or maybe a servomotor, that would make the control more precise
@@luisfelipesaldivar5100 I don't think precision is a matter of concern in this case. It is just an on/off operation right?
@@patrickjoseph9476 of course, but i had the idea on mind, but anothet advantage is that you only need one pin to control the servo, so, in consecuence you have more pins yo work if you need them, and also it's easier to control the servo.
@@luisfelipesaldivar5100 You can also control the DC motor using LM293 motor driver.
Great video and very good channel!!
Thank you very much!
I bouild pretty much the same system a year ago. It works fine. I would really sujest to add a diode between the Input an output of the valve I forgot that and destroyed two relays over two weeks. Maybe your Battery controller already has such protection bould in, but it does not hurt to be careful. Keep up the good work
You might also add a line of deep shelfs on a second level at 140 cm cause the sun arrives in a non vertical angle so both levels can live with that amount of sun and heat offering a lot more opportunities too.
The hotter space in the upper half will let grow some plants faster or better.
Very Nice
awesome project 👌
Thank you! Cheers!
Awsome project, I had some bad experiences with that type of relay board, i think that it does not have an optocoupler on the board. Cheers mate👍
Did you look into DC latching valves? I have a few and they only require a 5-9v DC pulse to open, then another in opposite direction to close. I have been using them with just lipos and they work great
How about a hydroponics system in your greenhouse featuring automated nutrient/pH dosing and grow light crontrol?
Building an automated greenhouse has been on my todo list all year. With your video i have no excuse to not get started. More important to me was the previous video though about the wind turning it into a kite. I wouldnt have thought of it and been devestated if i built one only for it to get ruined by a storm.
Good luck to you and your build :-)
thats pretty helpfull actually
I like your vids
Hi bro I love your videos and big fan from India
You’re best !
Instead of ordinary water hose, you could use drip hose for a garden. Thus you can setup the the watering circle of each “hole” based on the pressure. They are adjustable.
That's what I was going to suggest. It also has a known water delivery rate, so you can calculate the time it needs to supply enough water.
you can lift container for some more pressure, and if the container has lid you should have a small hole in it to let air into it when water drains out
Saludos desde Colombia.
Ultrasound works brillant for exact waterlevel! And saves a hole in the Barrel
Love your channel and following the greenhouse build...Have you looked at integrating it with Home Assistant?
What a coincidence! I'm planning an automatic watering system for my Chicken Coop right now! Since the water needs to stay at a constant level, I'm thinking of using a flow valve and a bucket. PVC piping at the bottomwill go into the coop and be connected to a nipple system for the chickens. Still working out what I'll use to keep the above ground pipes from freezing in the Winter. The coop has electricity, so I could possibly use heat tape.
great!
That was a great video overall, actually inspired me to improve my College's Greenhouse which the last year students weren't able to do it completely.
Just one question, what do you think about using a large flowrate peristaltic pump for a more controlled flow of water? I mean you can well define how much water is given to the plants in this way, right?
I would love to see you make a automated hydroponic system!
You should post a follow-up status once your flowers grow up :)
The best and cheapest rainwater storage tanks are used 1000 litre IBC bulk liquid shipping containers. Very cheap and compact.
10:52 small tipp about growing Tomatos. they like wet Feet but rot away if anything else gets wet. put them a litle bit aside. ^^
nice awsome make more video like this
Im exited
I hope you liked the video :-)
Nice tap.
Yes I do like to wisit my garden in the willage.
I don't know if they are available in your country, but sprinkler valves are relatively cheap and available at the big box stores. I even used them with compressed air for a Halloween decoration. Yes, they honk, but that's a good thing :). The ones I bought are compatible with many off the shelf adapters, I went to schedule 40 PVC.
It a useful video
Glad to hear that
Great ♥
You should add some water spouts to the roof to collect and redirect rain water to the tank :)
Super 😘😘
Nice job, You could install a few cameras to either timelapse the growth of the plants or to monitor things while you are away. I noticed you don't have any soild moisture sensors anywhere, is this because they are mostly all very poor quality or is this something you plan on adding some time in the future?
Informative. 👌👌👌
BME280 I think. You can find about this topic in part 1 of this automation video series.
Got in description. Thanks
I want to use analog temperature sensor for 10 feet range, can you suggest any?
Hi Scott. Would not a spray system on the roof cover the greenhouse more effectively and evenly? You could add a small motor to pump water and shift the entire water container to an elevated platform to let gravity help you out.