Automated plant tending with Arduino
— May 8th, 2019
Do you like plants, but not so much tending to and watering them? If that sounds like you, then you might be interested in your own CNC growing machine. The system—created by 15-year-old maker “daily3dprinting”—is controlled by an Arduino Uno, and uses a single stepper motor to pull a watering head into position based on hygrometer readings.
A relay is used to turn the grow light on at 6am and off at 8pm, and another to activate the unit’s water pump. A third relay is employed to power off the L298N stepper driver when not needed.
The project took home second place in the math and engineering category at daily3dprinting’s high school science fair, and more info on the build is available in its write-up here.
May 9th, 2019 at 18:01:06
wow that’s nice.
May 10th, 2019 at 10:29:34
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June 8th, 2019 at 14:48:55
Thanks for sharing my project!