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Russell Brazell

Russell Brazell

Published July 15, 2021 © MIT

Self watering plant

Have you ever thought about how much better and happier your plant would be with the perfect amount of water all the time. Here's how!

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Self watering plant

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Argon

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0.96" OLED 64x128 Display Module

ElectroPeak 0.96" OLED 64x128 Display Module

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Grove - Water Sensor

Seeed Studio Grove - Water Sensor

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SparkFun Atmospheric Sensor Breakout - BME280

SparkFun Atmospheric Sensor Breakout - BME280

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Grove - Dust Sensor（PPD42NS）

Seeed Studio Grove - Dust Sensor（PPD42NS）

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Grove - Air quality sensor v1.3

Seeed Studio Grove - Air quality sensor v1.3

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Relay (generic)

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Axial Fan, 12 VDC

Axial Fan, 12 VDC

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Gravity: Analog Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor- Corrosion Resistant

DFRobot Gravity: Analog Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor- Corrosion Resistant

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5V 2.5A Switching Power Supply

Digilent 5V 2.5A Switching Power Supply

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Software apps and online services

Particle Pi

Particle Build Web IDE

Particle Build Web IDE

VS Code

Microsoft VS Code

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Laser cutter (generic)

Laser cutter (generic)

3D Printer (generic)

3D Printer (generic)

Hot glue gun (generic)

Hot glue gun (generic)

Story

Here's how you can make your own self-watering plant. All you have to do is keep water in the tank and your plant will grow like crazy! Check out the GitHub for more info.

Backside with the air, dust, and BME sensors.

Custom parts and enclosures

Schematics

Code

Credits

Russell Brazell

Russell Brazell

4 projects • 5 followers

Thanks to Adafruit libraries and Grove libraries.

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