Plant Watering Alarm System With Arduino
About the project
A device that warns us with light sound and a sign when our plant needs water.
Project info
Difficulty: Easy
Platforms: Arduino
Estimated time: 2 hours
License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY version 4.0 or later (CC BY 4+)
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Story
A device that warns us with light sound and a sign when our plan needs water. The project was made by the students of the “Little Hackers” evening club of the Experimental Elementary School of Florina. The device contains a moisture sensor, a servo motor a led light and a buzzer.
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The moisture sensor is placed the plant pot and continuesly reads the moisture values. When that values fall under a certain limit the device warns us by:
- Blinking the led light
- Sending a beeping sound from the buzzer
- Turning the small sign so that the “No water” sketch is shown
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The final project was presented along with other projects from students of all schools of Florina at the 7th Students Festival for Digital Creations
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