from seeds import plants: using IoT to grow healthy herbs
With the current climate crisis and the rise of households growing their own fruits, vegetables and herbs, the efficient use of potable water is crucial now more than ever. However, the majority of plant watering systems are either manual or time based - that is, they water plants on a pre-defined schedule. This talk will describe a simple automated watering system programmed with micropython and various extensions to the core product to simplify existing features and add new capabilities using various internet of things devices and data analytics tools.
With the current climate crisis and the rise of households growing their own fruits, vegetables and herbs, the efficient use of potable water is crucial now more than ever. However, the majority of plant watering systems are either manual or time based - that is, they water plants on a pre-defined schedule.
This talk will: - show Core Electronics' plant_io system that was used to grow alfalfa seeds based off soil moisture and give a foundation introduction to the MicroPython code, - explore some hardware extensions made to the base system to collect further environmental data based off additional IoT sensors, - describe some other software and hardware extensions made to the base system to allow remote monitoring and data analysis, and - propose directions for future research.
This talk would be of interest to people with an interest in horticulture, Internet of Things devices, MicroPython and Raspberry Pi programming as well as data analysts.
